The 70th anniversary celebration of the Salk polio vaccine took place Friday afternoon in the Teplitz Memorial Courtroom in ...

Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with creating the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh. The government licensed the shot in 1955 for its safety and efficacy.

Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with creating the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh. The government licensed the ...

With measles outbreaks and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. making scary headlines, celebrate the 70th anniversary of the polio vaccine.

The University of Portland baseball team put up six runs before Northridge State even stepped into the batter’s box during a ...

Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin. Sabin was the more experienced researcher. Eight years older than Salk, he was the head of pediatric research at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Ohio.

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Jonas Salk's polio vaccine, developed in Pittsburgh, was declared safe and effective 70 years ago this week. Why it matters: Polio was once among the world's most feared diseases, annually ...