Aug. 16—EAST GRAND FORKS — For Sidney Berard, 94, the iron lung displayed during the recent Heritage Days in East Grand Forks ignited vivid memories from more than 70 years ago. Berard was among a ...

DALLAS -- Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DALLAS (AP) — Confined to an iron lung after ...

A hidden gem on Chicago's North Side is a place where skeletons and skulls aren't scary, they're educational – the International Museum of Surgical Science. "People have heard of us, but they don't ...

Sandpoint High School’s Interact Club raised over $1,000 to fight polio through Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign, aiming to ...

Last Friday, the Park City High School Interact Club held an event at The Market in Park City to raise awareness for polio. According to Gabby Bailey, the club president, “We’re a part of Rotary, ...

In the summer of 1949, at a time when Central Illinois communities were hit particularly hard by the deadly disease polio, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Eureka Williams Corp. decided to fight back.