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How Jonas Salk Persuaded the Public to Trust His Polio Vaccine Trial
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCredit - Jonas Salk was home with his wife, but she could tell his mind was elsewhere—back in his...
Jonas Salk, the man who cured polio, "would be shocked" by anti-vaxxers, experts say
Salon via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDr Jonals Salk painting Illustration by Ed Vebell/Getty Images Polio is a highly infectious viral...
The unfortunate return of polio, explained
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA child with Polio. Illustrated | Getty Images Polio is back. The highly infectious, potentially lethal virus has been nearly eradicated through a global...
"When stupidity is elevated": "Airplane!" filmmakers reveal the secrets to their deadpan success
Salon via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAirplane! Paramount Pictures "Airplane!" has been hailed as one of the funniest movies ever made...
Do you need a polio vaccine booster? Probably not — but New Yorkers who aren't fully vaccinated...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew York City health officials detected polio in the wastewater, suggesting the disease might be...
No official holidays in August, but much to celebrate
Times Recorder via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAugust is the prelude to fall. Some late summer insects are singing their fall songs daytime and nighttime. There are no official holidays in August, but there is some sort of observance every ...
Mike DiMauro: Nine lackeys come to the defense of CIAC
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 25—News item: Nine of the 11 high school league commissioners (minus the ECC and SCC) throughout Connecticut have signed a letter of support for the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic ...
You’re Going to Miss Mitch McConnell When He’s Gone
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by The Daily Beast / ReutersLast week, the top Republican in the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, was hospitalized after he tripped and...
Polio in New York – an infectious disease doctor explains this exceedingly rare occurrence
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPolio is endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2022. Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC...
Column: Trump and RFK Jr. want to make the world safe again for polio and measles. You should be...
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoTrump and Robert F. Kennedy issued attacks on child vaccinations, including for polio, last week....