"It wasn't Guinea-worm disease. After receiving treatment, he was able to resume his life as a fisherman. I was very proud to have helped him." In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the elimination ...

Salomon Kosoma, a fisherman and farmer in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is also a community mobilizer with a strong ...

Kennedy to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon): “I support the measles vaccine. I support the polio vaccine. I will do nothing as HHS secretary that makes it difficult or discourages people from taking ...

As a polio survivor, I believe that lethal diseases will recur if RFK Jr. is the next secretary of Health and Human Services. As the Senate undertakes its examination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ...

Polio is highly contagious and can spread easily from person to person. The poliovirus causes polio, short for poliomyelitis. The virus can live in your throat and digestive system. It enters the body ...

And that’s especially true when it comes to the vaccine for polio. The state’s infants and toddlers are falling short of thresholds needed to fight off all-but-eradicated diseases, such as ...

"My blood flow now sucks, so my hands and my feet are freezing ... Also, her tongue is constantly swollen and dry. "I've had multiple doctors look at it and tell me they don't know what's going ...

"I shouldn't say this. I'm going to get hell when I say this, but her feet are absolutely aching. You know, those heels." Advert He continued to explain that he and Melania 'thought they were leaving' ...

Less common causes include a bone spur on the bottom of the heel, a bone infection, tumor, or fracture. Swollen feet: This is usually a common temporary nuisance caused by standing or sitting with the ...