Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign ...

Aside from recent outbreaks of polio in war-torn regions of the world, the deadly virus is close to being eradicated, thanks ...

The 1950s was a turning point for polio. Amid deadly outbreaks, Jonas Salk developed a vaccine that saved countless lives ...

Jonas Salk's polio vaccine, developed in Pittsburgh, was declared safe and effective 70 years ago this week. Why it matters: ...

Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with creating the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh. The government licensed the shot in 1955 for its safety and efficacy.

Officials say a roadside bomb has exploded near a vehicle carrying security personnel in Pakistan’s restive southwest, killing three officers and wounding 18 others.

WHO has decided to extend travel restrictions on Pakistan for another three months, stressing that Pakistan and Afghanistan ...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired key meetings on polio eradication, digital economy reforms, and development projects in Islamabad and Balochistan. He praised polio workers, announced a Rs300bn ...

JERUSALEM--A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus has begun, the Health Ministry said Saturday, as Palestinians in the Hamas-governed enclave ...

Polio ravaged human bodies for hundreds of years, but the misery began to wane 70 years ago when two polio vaccines developed in the U.S. halted the virus’ ...

The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. Health officials say the easily preventable disease has ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas counties in part ...