Columnist Tom Purcell shares the story of his aunt, Cecilia, who contracted polio at age 12 and volunteered for Dr. Jonas Salk's early vaccine trials to help advance his polio research. Seventy years ...
Pull a dime from your pocket and you will see Pittsburgh written all over it. The inscription simply reads “Liberty” and “In ...
Then came the astounding news. Salk had created a vaccine that could prevent polio. Initial results looked promising, but a large-scale study was required to be sure the vaccine was safe and effective ...
Polio ravaged human bodies for hundreds of years, but the misery began to wane 70 years ago when two polio vaccines developed in the U.S. halted the virus’ spread.
On March 26, 1953, Jonas Salk announced he had successfully tested a new vaccine. Unfortunately, a defective batch was sent ...
American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announces on a national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine ...
Artscape CEO Marlene le Roux, a polio survivor denied access to vaccine as a child due to apartheid policies, is fighting for ...
On March 26, 2020, new unemployment claims in the United States surged to 3.3. million, the largest weekly increase in U.S.
Dr Jonas Salk announced that he had successfully developed a cure for polio. The year before, there were tens of thousands of ...
Post-polio sufferers need regular physio to be mobile and experience relief from pain and spasms. As a post-polio survivor ...
Long before the measles vaccine became the target of those who mistrust the science, a Boston researcher enthralled the world ...
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