An executive order by Trump rolled back some efforts by the Biden administration to control Medicare costs but it didn't ...

Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its $500 million pledge to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), the World Health ...

Variant polio is caused by the weakening of the oral polio vaccine. The GPEI hopes to declare an end to the wild virus and the vaccine-derived variant by 2027 and 2029, respectively, compared with ...

He noted that despite strong political commitment, Nigeria has continued to face operational challenges hindering the complete eradication of poliovirusNigeria has spent $500 million on polio ...

Following the signing, H.E. Dr. Abdullah al Rabeeah will join GPEI and other global leaders and health advocates for a panel discussion on the importance of reaching all children with polio vaccines, ...

The vaccine is to combine GSK’s injectable polio vaccine (IPV) and Biological E’s pentavalent vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (whole cell pertussis), hepatitis B, and ...

Measles is highly contagious. Without a vaccine, 9 out of 10 people exposed to measles will become infected, the CDC said. About 1 to 3 of every 1,000 children with measles will die, usually from ...

Keep up with the latest moves made in health policy under President Donald Trump's second administration. This timeline will ...

Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

While most services come with a cost, some preventive screenings, vaccines and counseling are covered without charge.

On February 23, 1954, the world’s first-ever polio vaccine was administered in Pittsburgh, United States. This day is also significant because the Gutenberg Bible was first published in Germany, ...

A significant change occurred following the Second World War, with the development of antibiotics and vaccines for the treatment and prevention of everything from polio to measles, mumps, and ...