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The Conversation · Oct 26

Gunmen kill 2 cops during polio vaccination drive in Pakistan's Balochistan

On Tuesday, gunmen in Balochistan province of Pakistan killed two police officers while they were safeguarding a door-to-door polio vaccination campaign. Thankfully, the health workers giving oral vaccine drops escaped without injury. Sadly, this incident highlights the ongoing security challenges that hamper vaccination drives in Pakistan, leaving it and Afghanistan…

The Times of India · Sep 22

Mitch McConnell ‘got 92 days of paid’ leave but ‘a mother gets none’: Internet trashes senator’s absence

McConnell cited the lingering effects of childhood polio as a factor in his slow recovery

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Beaten, abandoned but spirit unbroken: The making of Sharmila Dhankar's Commonwealth gold

Sharmila Dhankar overcame domestic abuse and polio to win a gold medal. Her first husband abandoned her with their young daughter after years of violence. She rebuilt her life and found success in para athletics with her second husband's support. Coach Tek Chand recognized her talent and guided her to…

The Economic Times · Jul 28

CDC Publishes Six Years of Acute Flaccid Myelitis Data Ahead of the Condition's Late-Summer Window

CDC surveillance shows 17 to 48 acute flaccid myelitis cases a year since 2020. What AFM is, how it is confirmed, and what parents should watch for.

Medical Daily · Jul 28

Bihar vegetable seller's son wins Commonwealth Games bronze: Meet Jhandu Kumar, who drove an e-rickshaw to fund his training & turned years of taunts over his name into triumph

Jhandu Kumar secured India's first Commonwealth Games medal in para powerlifting. He won bronze in the men's heavyweight event after lifting 190kg. Kumar overcame polio and taunts to achieve this significant sporting success. He previously drove an e-rickshaw to fund his training and supplements. Kumar now aims to break world…

The Economic Times · Jul 25

'People laughed at my name': Jhandu's bronze a triumph over taunts and adversity

Jhandu Kumar secured India's first Commonwealth Games medal in para powerlifting. He won a bronze medal in the men's heavyweight category with a total of 130.9 points. Kumar overcame polio and taunts to achieve this significant sporting accomplishment. He previously drove an e-rickshaw to finance his diet and supplements for…

The Economic Times · Jul 25

Antiquated Devices and Diseases: The Survivors of the Iron Lung and Polio and How They Lived Full Lives

Martha Lillard and Paul Alexander survived decades in iron lungs after polio. Their stories reveal how vaccines transformed a once-devastating disease.

Medical Daily · Jul 22

Gates Foundation finds no evidence of wrongdoing in Epstein review, approves new governance measures

The Gates Foundation conducted an external review that concluded there was no evidence of misconduct related to its interactions with Jeffrey Epstein. The foundation emphasized that its main dealings were centered on a potential fund and grants for polio eradication. In response, its Governing Board unanimously approved new governance measures,…

The Times of India · Jul 21

A six-year-old entered an iron lung after polio. More than 70 years later, he had become the world’s longest-known survivor

For many people, the iron lung belongs to history books, a symbol of the years when polio swept through communities before vaccines transformed public health. Rows of large metal cylinders once filled hospital wards, keeping patients alive when damaged muscles could no longer draw breath. Most disappeared decades ago as…

The Times of India · Jul 21