I am one of only two members of Congress who are polio survivors. If Kennedy rolls back the vaccine's approval, many will ...

On an August morning in 1949 when I was 6, I got out of bed and collapsed on the floor. By evening, I was paralyzed from the neck down and ...

As 2025 unfolds, US faces an increasing risk of such diseases, and the reason is also the declining vaccination rates, policy shifts and coming of new pathogens.

Thanks to Dan Rodricks for highlighting the efforts of one childhood polio survivor to remind us of the importance of ...

Supporters of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda have a message for senators who may be entertaining the idea ...

My mom's memories of her paralytic polio are just one reason I worry about progress Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could undo, writes ...

Only by working together to find compromise on parts of the president-elect’s agenda can we make progress for Americans who ...

In media interviews and countless speeches, Dr. Gallo, emeritus director of the Institute of Human Virology in Baltimore, ...

As 2025 begins, public health experts warn of rising threats from infectious diseases like bird flu, measles, polio, and mpox ...

Anti-science attitudes have historically encumbered societal progress in the U.S., often with serious ramifications, writes.

The 119th Congress is around the corner, and confirmation battles featuring President-elect Trump’s slate of nominees are set ...

EDITOR: The good within everyone is paramount to our democracy’s success. Most good people are satisfied with their lives.