polio

Dr. William S. Burgoyne gives a shot of the Salk anti-polio vaccine to Michael Urnezis, 6, while the boy's sister, Joanne, 12, a polio victim, looks on April 16. Smooth-working teams of doctors and nurses in San Diego completed the nation's first mass inoculation of school children with the vaccine after its approval by scientists and the government. Some 300,000 children were inoculated. (Bettmann/Getty Images)

The tragic story of a Canadian vaccine trailblazer

Maurice Brodie was the first person to develop a working polio vaccine. He was cast as a dashing young hero, and celebrated in the U.S., until it all came crashing down.

The End: Poliomyelitis, 1789-2016

Polio epidemics saw thousands fall ill and many die. But the contagious virus may soon be eradicated.

Good news, bad news

Elon Musk in space, a deadly Afghan landslide and Ontario gets a chance for a clean start

5 at 5: World Health Organization warns of polio outbreak

Also: More fighting in Ukraine, replacing Atleo and Canada Post loses $29 million

Polio expert Bruce Aylward on eradicating the disease worldwide

And why a failure to immunize every child could lead to an outbreak here

Good news, bad news

India is declared polio-free, while the Dallas Safari Club goes rhino hunting

The huge secret about FDR’s death

Americans were told their president died of a sudden stroke. Not true, says a new book.