Dr Jonas Salk announced that he had successfully developed a cure for polio. The year before, there were tens of thousands of ...

The National Institutes of Health has been integral to scientific progress in treating countless human diseases. Without its ...

Dr. Michael Anderson worked for HHS during the pandemic. Here are some of his takeaways as a physician and former hospital ...

Polio ravaged human bodies for hundreds of years, but the misery began to wane 70 years ago when two polio vaccines developed in the U.S. halted the virus’ spread.

Polio remains a debilitating disease with no cure. Vaccination efforts are crucial, with the oral polio vaccine being a vital ...

For 138 years, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society has worked alongside our region’s physicians to improve the health and well-being of our community. From early efforts to combat diseases ...

As you can imagine, many of the people I work with on a day-to-day basis have a variety of physical, cognitive and mental ...

Credit: Unsplash/ Kelly Sikkema. Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare but serious neurological condition that impacts the ...

That era might now be over. In recent years, the U.S. had already begun to neglect its public-health infrastructure, ...

Peter Barr-Gillespie, chief research officer at Oregon Health & Science University, held an emergency meeting with staff ...