His earliest memory is the day he left the polio treatment center for the final time. Of course, Addison’s weak left leg ...

The notorious migrant shelter and arrival center at Manhattan’s Roosevelt Hotel will close in a couple of months, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday — as data showed the number of asylum seekers ...

Trump’s decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization, coupled with his elevation of RFK Jr., has no doubt hurt the global eradication cause. But Trump himself has sent mixed signals. He ...

Image Courtesy: Pittwire The most famous victim of a 1921 polio outbreak in America was future President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was then a young politician. The disease spread quickly and left ...

FDR’s schooner, the Amberjack II, would often accompany him to Marion. When sailing, Coast Guard and Secret Service boats would accompany him. He was known to “evade” these vessels for fun and sport.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who became president of the United States, was 39 in 1921 when he fell ill with polio. In some areas, public health officials advocated for adults under 40 who worked ...

A third mass polio vaccination campaign began in Gaza on Saturday, AFP journalists reported, with the aim of delivering the first dose to nearly 600,000 children across the Palestinian territory.

A spokesperson from McConnell’s team assured the public that he was “fine” and pointed out that the “lingering effects of polio in his left leg will not disrupt his regular schedule of ...

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Wednesday (Feb 19) that mass polio vaccination would resume in Gaza on Saturday, targeting nearly 600,000 children, after the virus was again detected in ...

What Is the Polio Vaccine? The polio vaccine or shot helps stop the spread of polio. The U.S. uses the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). It's one of two types of polio vaccinations to prevent ...