Polio has broken out before in Papua New Guinea, with the most recent incident happening in June of 2018, after a reported 20 ...

The World Health Ogranization says wild poliovirus type 2 was eradicated in 1999, but the deadly disease has been detected ...

The World Health Organization says the PNG outbreak is linked to strains circulating in Indonesia, posing a serious risk to other countries in the region.

The plane and its occupants were never seen again. Interest continued during the Biden years, where PNG was designated as one of five focus places for implementation of the Global Fragility Act, with ...

The support must be there, waiting." CARE International's peace project Manager Benoni Masalo said child negligence is everywhere in PNG. "Parents often do not realise the importance of emotional and ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a news conference on April 22. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted ...

The top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability wants answers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about why its public records staff was gutted on April 1 ...

Overwhelming emotional distress experienced by children and teenagers during school times affects whole families, a new study showed. Researchers in the UK found that parental mental health suffered ...

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The clear-cutting across the federal government under ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand teens’ experiences and attitudes around teen mental health and social media. Part of this study also examines parents’ perspectives. The Center ...