Poliomyelitis is an ancient disease that has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide for centuries. Its ...

This summary covers various health news: a Nipah virus death in Kerala, Gaza's polio vaccination coverage success, brain ...

Developed during the 1920s, the iron lung was invented to help individuals with polio breathe after their torso and abdominal muscles ceased to work. Improvements to the iron lung were made throughout ...

Polio is one of the world’s most infectious diseases and until it is wiped out globally, the virus will continue to trigger ...

Toronto, with 327 cases of polio thus far last week became the first ... could be intermittently pumped to inflate the patient’s lungs, Superintendent Bower summoned his chief engineer, Harry ...

Many people who survived polio suffered lifelong consequences, including paralysis and deformed limbs. Some people whose breathing muscles were paralyzed required “iron lung” chambers to help ...