In the mid-twentieth century, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (the predecessor to today’s March of Dimes) pioneered a new approach to philanthropy, raising money a dime at a time from ...
The son of the doctor, himself now a physician and researcher, recalls his vaccination in the kitchen as painless. Now, he ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Polio, a disease that alarmed many, increased in frequency and severity in the early to mid-1900s. The March of Dimes was founded to treat and ...
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on April 12, 2025. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 12, 1955, the polio vaccine developed by ...
It was like a horror movie. The invisible polio virus would strike, leaving young children on crutches, in wheelchairs or in a dreaded "iron lung" ventilator. Each summer, the fear was so great that ...
In the summer of 1950 fear gripped the residents of Wytheville, Virginia. Movie theaters shut down, baseball games were cancelled and panicky parents kept their children indoors — anything to keep ...
On average, two women die every day in the U.S. from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. More than five babies for every 1,000 live births die before their first birthday and, due in large part ...
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