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The Last of the Iron Lungs

A visit with three of the last polio survivors in the U.S. who still depend on iron lungs.

Why Are You Not Dead Yet?

Life expectancy doubled in the past 150 years. Here’s why.
Jonas Salk
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Could You Patent the Sun?

Decades after Dr. Jonas Salk opposed patenting the polio vaccine, the pharmaceutical industry has changed.
A woman lies dying of influenza while a girl covers her eyes behind her.

The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia

Stories of the places, the people, and the organizations that battled the American influenza epidemic of 1918-1919.
A child in an iron lung, used to treat polio patients, aided by a nurse, 1940s.

There is No Cure for Polio

A primary source set and teaching guide created by educators.
Children in New York City waiting in line for immunization shots, 1944

Vaccination Resistance in Historical Perspective

The vaccination skepticism of today is rooted in postwar social movements, prompting a new generation of parents and children to question drugs and doctors.
Cover of "Empire of Necessity" featuring a painting of violence being wrought on enslaved men.

The Bleached Bones of the Dead

What the modern world owes slavery. (It’s more than back wages).
The media fueled fears of a parrot-fever pandemic; then the story went into reverse. Illustration by Laurent Cilluffo.

The Spread

Jill Lepore on disease outbreaks of pandemic proportions, media scares, and the parrot-fever panic of 1930.

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