Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live.

A new play relives the first time a British monarch visited the US – as the Nazis were advancing in Europe, the president invited the king for hot dogs on the lawn of his country home.

Step into a life-size Candy Land board at the new pop-up cafe in Little Italy! Explore the magical world and enjoy themed ...

After a long campaign in 1920, Hilda Morris was hired as the Davison County Health Nurse and worked under the supervision of the Board of Health. Her time was devoted to the health of the ...

The Second Continental Congress adopts The United States Declaration of Independence. Sept. 28, 1781: The Siege of Yorktown leads to negotiations for peace, ends British rule of the colonies and ...

A hummingbird, a spider monkey, a black cat and dragonflies – what the animal imagery in an iconic 1940 painting tells us about the artist's trauma, resilience and defiant desire.

For nearly 80 years, FDR has been the face of the U.S. dime, and some of the rare ones fetch tens of thousands of dollars.

This story is dedicated to Loraine Varn McLain, who passed away on June 18, 2026. I didn’t know she was ill and hadn’t kept ...

When Isla Gurrola was born three and a half years ago, a California newborn screening test detected congenital hypothyroidism ...

Ahead of the Pulse Polio programme scheduled from Sunday (June 28, 2026), an awareness rally was held in Tirupati on Saturday morning. District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) V. Balakrishna Naik ...

Visakhapatnam District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore has directed officials to ensure that every child below five years of age receives polio drops during the National Pulse Polio Immunisation ...

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 ...