A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions ...

A virus that can cause a polio-like illness among children has been found in Bay Area wastewater as influenza cases spike.

"There really shouldn't be any cases at this point, because these diseases are preventable," said epidemiologist Mathew Kiang ...

Measles could be well positioned for a comeback in the United States in a very short period of time. If immunization rates ...

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

The polio virus was detected in an environmental sample taken during routine monitoring tests conducted in Israel's sewage, the Health Ministry announced on Thursday. Additional tests from the ...

The world is so close to wiping out polio. But in 2025, there are signs that the virus is not quite ready to go the way of ...

Childhood vaccination rates have been falling in the United States, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

A health worker gives polio vaccination drops to a child during the National Immunization Days campaign in northwest Pakistan ...

The United States is at a tipping point for the return of endemic measles a quarter century after the disease was declared ...