The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel alert due to the circulation of polio virus. The list of ...

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Minnesota lawmakers are set to debate the creation of a new council on Thursday that would advise the state on vaccine schedules.

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Oregon will now mark March 4 as HPV Awareness Day each year under a new bipartisan law to help Oregonians learn about the virus, get vaccinated and catch cancers earlier just as federal health ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Level 2 advisory as poliovirus appears in parts of Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

The World Health Organization notes that polio is a “crippling and potentially deadly” disease that can invade the nervous ...

A public health expert breaks down the the most important public health issues facing Americans for the March 2026 CDC ...