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Ending polio: 89-year-old Edison pilot will cross Atlantic twice during 37-day fundraising journey
New ReviewHe'll be joined on the controls with Peter Teahen, 72, of Iowa. The pair will travel 8,800 nautical miles in a single-engine Cessna plane – making 15 landings in 11 countries.
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Setback in the global fight against polio with outbreaks of rare form of virus
New ReviewExperts say challenges with vaccination programmes on the ground have led to the ongoing transmission of the wild polio virus, notably in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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The riding of Battle River-Crowfoot, explained
Canada’s next byelection is slated for Aug. 18 in the Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot. Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is running in a bid to return to the House of Commons but now finds himself in an increasingly...
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Polio-like illness targeting kids appears in Canada
After a small surge of cases in the U.S., children are now being diagnosed north of the border. The illness is not unheard of in this country, but what causes it, and how it is transmitted, are unknown.
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Cinema: London Film Festival opens with ‘Breathe’
The 61st London Film Festival has opened with the European premiere of “Breathe” from the director better known as Gollum, Andy Serkis. It’s the story of Robin Cavendish who became paralysed from the neck down from polio at the age of...
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Could polio be eradicated by 2018?
Poliomyelitis – or polio – could be gone by 2018, according to the latest data from the World Health Organisation. Only seven cases have been identified globally so far this year. It is highly infectious and can invade the nervous system...
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Pakistan’s health workers fight the spread of polio
Despite demanding working conditions and even targeted killings, field workers continue to battle the disease.
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Paul Alexander, the 'man in the iron lung,' dies aged 78
After contracting polio aged 6, Alexander went on to spend his entire life paralysed from the neck down and living in a cylinder that encased his body.
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B.C. reports first measles case since 2019
A case of measles has been reported in British Columbia — the first since 2019 — as the number of infections rises in some parts of the world, and provincial health officials are urging residents to make sure they're up to date on vaccines.
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Gaza vaccinations: Displaced families rush to get infants vaccinated
The United Nations children's agency, UNICEF says it has delivered at least 600,000 doses of vaccines to Gaza.
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Ottawa hospital crisis could repeat without prevention effort, says specialist
The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and other hospitals could see a repeat of the current crisis without an increase in capacity to deal with the emergencies created by viral infections, says epidemiologist Dr. Christopher Labos.
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Everything You Need to Know About Monkeypox Right Now
The White House announced 1.8 million doses of additional monkeypox vaccines amid spiking cases. Cheddar News speaks with epidemiologist Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding about who is most at risk, who needs to get vaccinated and how the disease...
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100s could be infected with polio in New York, health officials say
A health official in New York State says hundreds of people could be infected with the polio virus.
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Health officials say 100s could be infected with polio in New York
A health official in New York State says hundreds of people could be infected with the polio virus.
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US: CDC warns of polio outbreak, race to contain disease in NY
Emergency vaccines to prevent a re-emerging disease. 30 years after it was eliminated, polio returns to the US.
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Malawi finds wild polio case; first in Africa in five years
Investigations show infection is linked to a strain circulating in Pakistan’s Sindh province as WHO sends assistance.
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Why this history professor thinks COVID-19 vaccine uptake in kids could take time
Catherine Carstairs, a history professor at the University of Guelph, notes how even with the polio vaccine in the 1950s, people choose to wait awhile before choosing to be immunized.
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Afghanistan sees first polio vaccination campaign since Taliban takeover
The campaign signals a change in policy towards vaccines from the country's new rulers.
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Afghanistan: Burials held for female polio vaccinators
Three women have been buried after they were shot on Tuesday while vaccinating people against polio in Afghanistan.
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Senegal’s storage challenges limit COVID vaccine options
Al Jazeera talk to doctors in Senegal about the challenges of getting coronavirus vaccines to its most remote villages.
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Indonesia children at risk as COVD-19 disrupts vaccination drives
Health experts warn efforts to contain pandemic could lead to an increase in preventable but fatal childhood diseases.
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COVID-19: UN warns of potential health crisis among children
Warning comes as vaccination programmes are put on hold and pandemic blocks supplies of potentially life-saving drugs to millions.
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Gates Foundation CEO wants to eradicate polio, tuberculosis, and malaria by 2045
The Gates Foundation announced that it will be making a $200 billion commitment over the next two decades to eliminate or drastically reduce deaths from several disease—then it will close its doors.
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Childhood vaccines: Lack of food and medicine threatens Gaza's youngest
Doctors recommend multiple rounds of vaccines for babies and children to keep them healthy as they grow.