On Nov. 14, 2024, the March of Dimes released its 2024 Report Card, revealing the U.S. preterm birth…
In 1959, the Salk Institute was initially envisioned by Jonas Salk, M.D., the developer of the polio vaccine,…
On Apr. 12, 1955, a convocation was held at the University of Michigan (UM), where Dr. Thomas Francis…
In 1953, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies was founded in La Jolla, California. For more than a…
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On Jan. 3, 1938, President Roosevelt founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP) known today as the…
On Jan. 30, 1934, the First Birthday Balls to raise funds for the Warm Springs Foundation was held…