The U.S. government may restrict funding for research that uses human fetal tissue. The move would undermine medical science ...

History has a strange way of forgetting the people who shaped it most. Open any textbook and the names that dominate are ...

One example we wrote about maybe in our second book was about polio, which was a really terrible but interesting ... later a decrease in crime because it made available abortion to women whose ...

Some stories keep you up long past midnight, not because they demand it, but because they pull you in completely. These books change how you think, feel, and see the world, the kind you finish at ...

When Nigeria was certified free of wild poliovirus five years ago, it was a moment of pride not just for our country, but for the whole African region. I still remember that day vividly. After decades ...

UNICEF health consultant Hadiza Waya immunizes a child during vaccination campaign against polio at Hotoro-Kudu, Nassarawa district of Kano in northwest Nigeria, on April 22, 2017. Credit - Pius Utomi ...

Thanks to vaccines, the eradication of polio is within reach, just as smallpox was eradicated almost 50 years ago.

Legendary ‘60s beauty icon Brigitte Bardot was reportedly rushed to the hospital with an unknown illness. Citing French media outlets, the Daily Mail reported Thursday that the French former actress, ...

A fierce advocate for the downtrodden during her husband’s presidency, Roosevelt spent her later years pushing for human ...