New York has declared a disaster, opening up more vaccine resources, as wastewater samples suggest community transmission of the disease. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on ...

Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. A case of polio, the viral disease that ...

World Polio Day is Oct. 24. I am a polio survivor, contracting polio in 1953. Most polio survivors cannot tell you who gave them the virus or exactly where they contracted it. However, I can tell you ...

Most American parents today can't fathom the horror that summers brought during the first half of the 20th century. Summer meant polio season, and whole communities waited in dread for an outbreak to ...

If it seems like we've been battling one virus after another for the past two years, you're right. Federal officials are now stepping up to monitor and potentially fight the spread of polio. It's a ...

Polio vaccination rates fell across Europe and Central Asia last year, leaving about 450,000 babies vulnerable to the highly contagious disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Polio (medically termed Poliomyelitis) is derived from Greek words Polio – meaning grey and myelon – meaning the spinal cord. The disease commonly affects the spinal cord leading to classic paralysis.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: How is post-polio syndrome diagnosed? Are there any new treatments for it? ANSWER: Post-polio syndrome refers to a group of symptoms that can surface decades — often up to 30 or 40 ...