The FDA granted a new brain cancer treatment that uses the polio virus with "breakthrough status"

The FDA granted a new brain cancer treatment that uses the polio virus with "breakthrough status." This means clinical trials can move more quickly than usual. Scott Pelley and "60 Minutes" have been following the trials at Duke University for two years, tracking several of the study's participants. Dr. David Agus joins "CBS This Morning" from Los Angeles to discuss what's next for the cancer breakthrough.

• May 16, 2016
• 04:08

VP Biden toured Duke labs to learn about the polio trial for the Cancer Moonshot Initiative. There he met Patient No. 1, Stephanie Lipscomb

VP Biden toured Duke labs to learn about the polio trial for the Cancer Moonshot Initiative. There he met Patient No. 1, Stephanie Lipscomb

• May 15, 2016
• 00:44

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from the May 12, 2016 edition

The FDA has declared a breakthrough for treatment against a vicious form brain cancer; In an attempt to fortify its cyber security, the Pentagon made an unprecedented and unexpected move

• May 12, 2016
• 20:14

The FDA has declared a breakthrough for treatment against a vicious form of brain cancer

The FDA has declared a breakthrough for treatment against a vicious form of brain cancer. The experimental procedure, featured on "60 Minutes" last year, uses the polio virus to combat cancer. Scott Pelley has more.

• May 12, 2016
• 03:25

A conversation with Jeff Fager and Michael Radutzky about the 60 Minutes story that followed cancer patients treated with polio

A conversation with Jeff Fager and Michael Radutzky about the 60 Minutes story that followed cancer patients treated with polio

• Feb 25, 2016
• 07:35

Three years after her brain tumor was injected with polio virus, Stephanie Lipscomb was declared cancer free, an unimaginable outcome for a patient with recurrent glioblastoma

Three years after her brain tumor was injected with polio virus, Stephanie Lipscomb was declared cancer free, an unimaginable outcome for a patient with recurrent glioblastoma. Watch Pelley's report "Killing Cancer."

• Mar 29, 2015
• 01:29

The symptoms may be related to Enterovirus D68

The symptoms may be related to Enterovirus D68. A hospital spokesman said that patients who meet three sets of criteria will have additional samples sent to be tested by the CDC.

• Sep 30, 2014
• 01:35

"CBS This Morning" takes a look at some of the headlines from around the globe

"CBS This Morning" takes a look at some of the headlines from around the globe.

• May 6, 2014
• 01:44

Doctors in California are trying to unravel a medical mystery of a handful of children afflicted with polio-like illness

Doctors in California are trying to unravel a medical mystery of a handful of children afflicted with polio-like illness. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips reports.

• Feb 25, 2014
• 02:26

COVID-19 threatens polio eradication efforts

There's growing fear that polio cases could surge as the world focuses on fighting the coronavirus. Foreign affairs reporter for The Washington Post Emily Rauhala joined CBSN to discuss what we're seeing in countries where health groups have suspended vaccination campaigns amid the pandemic.

• May 22, 2020
• 06:04

AFM still "a little bit of a mystery" to researchers

There’s a new government warning about a serious polio-like illness that mainly strikes young children. Acute Flaccid Myelitis, or AFM, is in peak season, and the CDC says there’s eleven confirmed cases so far. Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS This Morning” to share updates on a 7-year-old boy struggling with the illness, and discuss why it's still "a little bit of a mystery" to researchers.

• Jul 10, 2019
• 04:02

Conquering the polio epidemic

Near the start of the 20th century, a mysterious and deadly virus terrified Americans, particularly infecting young kids: Polio. Correspondent Rita Braver looks at the scientific arsenal brought to combat the epidemic and develop a vaccine, and talks with documentary filmmaker Carl Kurlander ("The Shot Felt 'Round the World"); Dr. Paul Duprex, who is trying to replicate Dr. Jonas Salk’s success in his research for a vaccine for COVID-19; and Joanne Yager, who survived polio as a teenager and now, at 83, runs a support group for polio survivors in Arizona called Polio Epic Tucson.

• May 3, 2020
• 07:09

How the fight against polio was won

When a mysterious and deadly virus swept America beginning in the early 20th century, scientists succeeded in developing a vaccine, a triumph that researchers are working to replicate in our battle today against COVID-19

• May 3, 2020

AFM still a "bit of a mystery" amid peak season for polio-like illness

It's not yet clear exactly how the virus works, or how to treat it

• Jul 10, 2019

Top health official issues new warning on rare polio-like disease

"Don't assume that it's going to stay at a couple of hundred cases every other year," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

• Apr 2, 2019

Impact of AFM

A rare but potentially paralyzing illness called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, has parents on alert. There are now 72 confirmed cases in 24 states. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook takes a look at the impact it's had on two families.

• Oct 30, 2018
• 02:08

CDC director: Polio-like illness "doesn’t appear to be transmissible"

The U.S. has seen a recent spike in cases of the rare condition that largely affects children

• Oct 29, 2018

What is acute flaccid myelitis?

The rare polio-like condition acute flaccid myelitis has been reported in 22 states this year. At least 62 cases have been confirmed, 90 percent of them in children. Dr. David Dupree joins CBSN with insight into this rare disease.

• Oct 18, 2018
• 04:24

Spike in cases of polio-like illness

The CDC says it's confirmed 62 cases of a polio-like ilness called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, so far this year. Over 90 percent of cases are in children. Tom Hanson reports.

• Oct 16, 2018
• 01:18

Surgery for rare, polio-like illness

Cases of paralysis in children from rare illness called acute flaccid myelitis have been reported in several states, but a new procedure is helping some patients regain movement. CBS News' Chris Martinez reports.

• Oct 11, 2018
• 01:55

Some kids with rare, polio-like virus try new treatment

There is no specific treatment for acute flaccid myelitis​, or AFM, but surgeons are working on a new therapy to help patients regain movement

• Oct 11, 2018

3 new cases of rare polio-like illness emerge

The rare, poorly understood polio-like illness is thought to attack the body's nervous system

• Oct 9, 2018

Minn. children diagnosed with rare illness

Health investigators are trying to figure out how some Minnesota children contracted a rare illness with polio-like symptoms. At least six children in Minnesota have been diagnosed and hospitalized with acute flaccid myelitis since Sept. 20. Jamie Yuccas spoke to one affected family.

• Oct 8, 2018
• 03:02

What is acute flaccid myelitis? Rare Minnesota cases raise questions

An unusual number of Minnesota have been diagnosed with the rare, polio-like disorder

• Oct 8, 2018

Minnesota kids develop rare illness

Health investigators are trying to figure out how six kids in Minnesota developed a rare illness called acute flaccid myelitis. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas joined CBSN from Minnesota, where she spoke with an affected family.

• Oct 8, 2018
• 05:37

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