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WASHINGTON — Experts say the spike in overdoses and diseases related to sharing needles means it’s time to revoke a longtime ban restricting federal funds for syringe exchanges. But lawmakers in both parties remain resistant to allowing taxpayer dollars to go to clean needles and syringes for drug use.

Biden’s recent announcement that the pandemic is ending could slow process further, as parents question the necessity of shots

Fewer than half of children in the United States with sickle cell disease get a needed screening for stroke, and only about half or fewer get a treatment that can help with pain and anemia.

Public health officials say that syringe service programs are a key part of the toolbox used for harm reduction for people who use drugs.

Rafiq feels public hearings would help bring closure after he first made allegations of racism more than two years ago

Given recent headlines, you may be wondering why polio is even an issue in 2022. For more than 60 years, vaccines against the poliovirus have protected virtually everyone in the United States from the disease. Due to an enormously successful polio vaccination campaign beginning in the 1950s when the first…

Naegleria fowleri grows in warm fresh water, making it well-suited to proliferate as temperatures rise in the US

DENVER -- Reminders of life outside Lilly Downs’ Denver hospital room dotted the walls.

The poliovirus has been detected in wastewater in New York. If you are unsure of your vaccination status, here are a few ways to find out.

Polio is popping up in NY wastewater. What does this mean for school-aged children?

Over half of pregnancy-related deaths occurred between seven days to one year after the pregnancy.