Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics ...

STATELINE, Nev. – Tahoe Douglas and South Lake Tahoe Rotary Clubs joined hands on Tuesday, March 17 to host a presentation centered around their decades-long efforts to eradicate polio disease. In ...

Tucked away in the basement of the Harvard Medical School library is a large capsule-like contraption on wheels that is both a relic of the past and, public health experts warn, a caution for the ...

In the mid-20th century, community spaces like swimming pools and sporting events became a source of anxiety for parents who were frightened by the rampant spread of poliovirus. Their concerns weren’t ...