My mother, Alice Trumbull Scoville Barry, was born in 1911 to Sam Scoville, a Philadelphia lawyer, and his wife, Katy. The ...

In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries. But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations ...

Thanks to successful vaccination programs across the globe, most of the world had been declared polio-free by the 2020s.

We need more than just Mitch McConnell speaking out in favor of the polio vaccine. McConnell is one of hundreds of thousands ...

As August approached in the summer of 1952, I was looking forward to returning for second grade at Holy Rosary Elementary in ...

On an August morning in 1949 when I was 6, I got out of bed and collapsed on the floor. By evening, I was paralyzed from the neck down and ...

ABBOTTABAD, Jan 03 (APP):Meeting of the District Polio Eradication Committee Friday was held to review the district’s polio control and eradication initiatives, particularly focusing on the post-polio ...

Baylor coach Scott Drew felt a sense of familiarity as he scouted Iowa State. The Cyclones had depth, Drew easily could see. They had skill and toughness, too.

I know firsthand what having polio entails, from its onset through the rest of one’s life to the insidious post-polio syndrome of old age. President-elect Donald Trump’s health and human services ...

Polio came for 5-year-old Lynn Lane when she was visiting her grandmother in rural Indiana. Suddenly, her arms and legs became weak, and by the time she got to a hospital in Indianapolis, she was tota ...

She said he had gotten polio before the vaccine had become available and almost died. Though his health had gradually improved, he was still not strong enough to get around without leg braces or a ...