Make America Healthy Again is making a mistake by minimizing the importance of the polio vaccine, which was celebrated by Americans when it emerged in 1955.

The CDC is urging people to make sure their vaccinations are up to date, as the polio virus has been detected in several parts of the world during the past year.

American tourists are being warned to travel at their own risk as a ravaging polio virus rampages across the globe, threatening to disable — or even kill — those who contract it. Outbreaks have ...

While polio may seem like a disease of the past, its eradication is still unfinished business—and one of the most ambitious global health undertakings in history. In honor of World Polio Day on ...

The CDC’s travel advisory includes the United Kingdom, Germany, Pakistan and 27 other countries. How concerned should you be?

Spring is in the air, and many families are beginning to plan summer vacations. When traveling to faraway places, it is common to visit a travel clinic for vaccines such ...

As a child, Catharine Coleborne’s mother spent a year in bed with polio. Stories like hers reveal why we can’t afford to go ...