Somedays it feels like the Covid-19 pandemic that brought the entire world to its collective knees was a lifetime ago. Sometimes it feels like it was just yesterday. The palpable fear and paranoia.

An ancient virus, polio has crippled and killed humans for centuries. Etchings on Egyptian vessels show people with withered legs on crutches. Striking children younger than 5 the hardest, the worst ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — On one side of the car, a man peers hopefully in the window, his weak legs supported by crutches. A crippled child scratches at the glass on the other side. Two men with shriveled ...

This Sunday, Oct. 24, is World Polio Day. Many people do not realize that polio still exists. Two countries are currently polio endemic — Afghanistan and Pakistan. Efforts toward the complete ...