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Who was Martha Ann Lillard? Husband, cause of death and legacy

Martha Ann Lillard, who spent nearly seven decades living in an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, has died at 78.

Published 16 days ago

India’s helping to lead the world against drug-resistant infections

Drug resistance

Published 70 days ago

Polio risk rising globally: CDC issues travel advisory for 32 countries

This 2014 illustration made available by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. CDC has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for 32 countries due to polio cases, urging travelers to ensure vaccinations are up to date.

Published 143 days ago

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on February 8 in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram

Gram it: Vintage charm was relived by onlookers as some beauties from the automotive world rolled down the roads of Lutyens' Delhi on Sunday. Out for a ride as part of the 59th Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally, this was one of the vintage cars.

Published 170 days ago

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on February 1 in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram

Gram it: Surajkund Mela is back! Here's a glimpse of how artistes performed during the inauguration of 39th Surajkund International Aatmanirbhar Crafts Fair at Surajkund on Saturday (31 January). Details of the mela are below.

Published 177 days ago

India stopped polio 15 years ago; now it can end polio everywhere

Polio free

Published 195 days ago

Andhra Pulse Polio drive: Over 54 lakh children vaccinated

With robust organization and government support, Andhra aims to maintain its polio-free status through continued vaccinations and outreach efforts.

Published 219 days ago

Bihar: RJD claims ‘truck with EVMs’, poll officer responds showing empty trunks

RJD's Tejashwi Yadav has expressed fears of "unconstitutional activity".

Published 256 days ago

Gurugram bars now liable for drunk drivers, says top cop, calls out Thar owners

Bars have been asked to deploy staff who will monitor the customers and arrange cabs or drivers for customers if they see them intoxicated and drinking for long.

Published 261 days ago

World Polio Day 2025: All on deadly disease and global efforts to eradicate it

World Polio Day 2025: All about the deadly disease and global efforts to eradicate it

Published 276 days ago

The campaigns that made Piyush Pandey the ‘Voice of Indian Advertising’

Piyush Pandey and the ads-campagins by him

Updated 276 days ago

Gurugram: Man strangulates wife in anger after she attacks him with hot tongs

The victim was identified as Nisha Devi, 34, while her husband was identified as Rajender Kumar.

Published 339 days ago

Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan reports its first polio case

This is the first case of wild poliovirus reported from Gilgit-Baltistan and the 11th confirmed case in Pakistan this year, according to the country's Polio Eradication Programme

Published 420 days ago

‘Anti-vaxxers existed before, but never led governments’

Drew Weissman arrives at the 9th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (FilmMagic,)

Published 518 days ago

Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, says UN

Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Published 679 days ago

Wasn't polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countries

A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in Karachi, Pakistan.

Published 697 days ago

Health Talk | Understanding vaccine-derived polio and its implications

Vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of poliovirus that has mutated from the strain originally contained in oral polio vaccines (OPV).. (AP)

Published 708 days ago

Meghalaya’s polio case derived from vaccine: Officials

Vaccine-derived poliovirus is a well-documented strain of poliovirus mutated from the strain originally contained in Oral polio vaccine (OPV). (AP)

Updated 712 days ago

Rise in polio cases in Pakistan: Is there a way out?

A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in Lahore, Pakistan

Published 767 days ago

Get your hands dirty: Sewage surveillance is critical for public health in India

“Sewage surveillance is essential for knowing the pathogen dynamic in cities." (MAHENDRA KOLHE/ HT PHOTO)

Published 803 days ago

Polio: All you need to know about the viral disease

Despite progress, wild poliovirus persists in Afghanistan and Pakistan while vaccine-derived poliovirus spreads in Africa.

Published 865 days ago

Paul Alexander, US author and lawyer who spent life in iron lung, dies at 78

A picture of Paul Alexander shared on the GoFundMe page.

Published 866 days ago

J&K health worker braves 5 ft snow to administer polio drops. Watch

A health worker with a polio vaccine box walking through deep snow to administer polio drops to children.

Published 875 days ago

Polio Day on March 3, 2024: 5 benefits of polio vaccine for your kid

Polio Day on March 3, 2024: Polio, short for poliomyelitis, is a highly contagious viral infection that primarily affects the nervous system.

Published 878 days ago

Post-Polio Syndrome: Causes, symptoms and promising treatment options

Post-Polio Syndrome: Causes, symptoms and promising treatment options

Published 955 days ago

World Polio Day 2023: Date, history, significance; types of polio vaccines

World Polio Day 2023: Polio virus can life in an infected person’s throat and intestines and can be contracted by food and water in unhygienic conditions

Published 1008 days ago

Pakistan considers a new way to boost polio vaccination: Jail

A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a railway station in Karachi, Pakistan.

Published 1030 days ago

Polio remains a public health emergency of international concern: WHO

Published 1061 days ago

32 positive environmental samples of polio detected in Afghanistan

Afghan women health workers administer polio vaccine drops to children during a campaign in Herat on August 21, 2023.

Published 1066 days ago

Afghanistan's first polio case of 2023 detected in 4-year-old: Report

A health worker gives a polio vaccine to a child at a Healthcare Center in Bogor, West Java.

Published 1171 days ago

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