Back in the 1950s, a psychologist proposed that ‘refrigerator mothers’ (moms who are cold or neglectful) cause their child’s ...

On 24th October every year, World Polio Day is observed all over the globe, in memory of Dr. Jonas Salk, the scientist who was instrumental in developing the first successful vaccine for polio. This ...

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).

Diseases can change our lives in many ways, and some can be especially serious. Polio is one such illness. It can affect your limbs and, in severe cases, be life-threatening. Although vaccines have ...

Poliomyelitis, also known as polio, is a contagious disease caused by the poliovirus. Thanks to the development of effective vaccines, the poliovirus has been largely eradicated and was endemic in ...

A nurse fills a syringe with a vaccine before administering an injection at a kids clinic in Kiev, Ukraine August 14, 2019. Picture taken August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (Corrects ...

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a coalition including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Gates Foundation, will face a 30 percent budget reduction in 2026 and a $1.7bn funding ...

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - (This Oct. 21 story has been corrected to say 'disease,' not 'infection,' to clarify what the inactivated polio vaccine protects against, whether dosed fully or fractionally ...

October 24 marks World Polio Day. The vaccination against poliomyelitis is considered one of the greatest achievements in preventive medicine. It has prevented millions of cases of paralysis and saved ...

The Staff Selection Commission, SSC, is scheduled to conduct Tier 1 Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam 2025 from November 12. In an official notice, the commission said it has decided to extend the ...

NOWSHERA: Unidentified armed men opened fire on a polio team in the Kahai area of Nizampur, resulting in the martyrdom of a police constable assigned to the security of workers, officials said. The ...

Militants killed a police officer guarding polio vaccination workers in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, police said, in the second such attack in as many days. Pakistan is one of two countries, along ...