Jul 25th, 2008 · Tom Domingue was 8 when he contracted polio, which left him with braces on his back and legs. Domingue recently told his wife about how his mother coddled him then — and how his stepfather helped him get back on his feet.
Jul 2nd, 2007 · Rock historian Ed Ward profiles songwriter Doc Pomus, the Brooklyn-born blues singer and songwriter who died in 1991. Born Jerome Solon Felder, he survived a childhood case of polio and went on to write hits for Ray Charles and Elvis Presley, among others. His songs include "Lonely Avenue," "Viva Las Vegas" and "Save the Last Dance for Me."
Apr 12th, 2006 · Commentator Shelley Fraser Mickle recalls her bout with polio as a six-year-old in Arkansas.
Mar 5th, 2006 · When a team from the World Health Organization went to the Pakistan/Afghanistan border, its task was to vaccinate young people against polio. It wasn't easy.
Nov 1st, 2005 · Last March, Indonesia saw its first polio case in 10 years. Now, 300 children have been crippled and 60,000 infected. Before health officials can stamp polio out, they'll have to win over parents distrustful of the vaccine.
Nov 1st, 2005 · Stumbling Blocks to Ending Polio in Indonesia November 1, 2005 · NPR Science Correspondent Joanne Silberner and producer Jane Greenhalgh reported on one aspect of the re-emergence of polio in Indonesia -- the reluctance of some parents to have their children vaccinated. Several other factors are involved in the return of polio. Silberner describes them.
Sep 9th, 2005 · Madeleine Brand talks to Stephen Beard of Marketplace about the British government's $4-billion plan to vaccinate children in the developing world against diseases such as measles, polio, and diphtheria. Several other European countries -- and Microsoft boss Bill Gates -- are contributing to the effort.
Jul 30th, 2005 · War correspondent Patrick Cockburn took a break recently from covering global conflicts to write about a life-and-death struggle of his youth. Cockburn is a polio survivor. The Broken Boy is his story.