The latest goal for the end of polio transmission will almost certainly not be met, according to a frank and concerning report about the future of the decades-long polio eradication effort that was ...

Routine childhood and adolescent vaccinations, as outlined in national immunization schedules, have significantly reduced the burden of many dangerous infectious diseases over the past few decades.

In the 1980s, UNICEF and partners took on Guinea worm, a debilitating parasitic disease. Joining them in that fight: former President Jimmy Carter. In June 2023, Mariam, a Sudanese refugee from the ...

During a routine health checkup, a gastroscopy revealed gastritis and Helicobacter pylori bacteria. The doctor recommends eradication therapy. The treatment involves taking two antibiotics and a ...

In an effort to protect grasslands, a plan to cull pikas and zokors in China is having the opposite effect, say scientists. Now, a new paper reveals another example of the eradication of a keystone ...

“Ending extreme poverty is at the heart of the world’s efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and build a sustainable future for all”, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Despite ...