LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A life-changing therapy at the University of Louisville is helping children with complete paralysis take steps again. Researchers at UofL’s Kosair for Kids Center for ...

A mysterious outbreak of child paralysis cases previously linked to enterovirus D68 may instead have another cause, doctors at the University of Virginia Children's Hospital are cautioning after ...

Physicians have yet to identify the mysterious polio-like illness that has paralyzed more than 100 children across 34 states since last summer, according to a USA Today report. The cases mark the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When 13-year-old Billy Sticklen woke up the morning of Sept. 24, he discovered he couldn’t lift his arms above his chest. Within days his paralysis had progressed to the point where ...

The CDC is investigating about 160 additional reports of children with possible acute flaccid myelitis, but are still puzzled by the sudden spike in cases, according to STAT. Health officials have ...

The value of a recent biochemical discovery can be seen in the case of an 8-year-old boy. In August 2023 he was able to play typical sports, but by November he needed a wheelchair because of a rare ...

Learn how a University of Louisville study is helping children take a big step forward. Five children with complete paralysis due to spinal cord injuries were able to take their first steps while ...

New York on Thursday had its first recorded polio case in more than a decade, bringing back bad memories for a generation that remembers when the disease was a scourge. Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a ...