Thursday, May 22, 2025

Polio - Early Treatment / Finding a Cure


 




How Jonas Salk Persuaded People to Trust His Polio Vaccine | TIME





The Doctor as National Hero -- "Jonas Salk: A Life"

Celebrating 70 years of the Salk polio vaccine


1946 Movie "Sister Kenny," based on groundbreaking Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny. Her innovative method of treating Polio prior to a vaccine met resistance in the medical field but ultimately gained widespread acceptance.  Sister Kenny was a pioneer in what is today's Physical Therapy treatment. Sister Kenny (1946) - The Confrontation

Elizabeth Kenny Improved the Lives of Polio Patients, Women's History Month

A Different Approach to Polio, the Kenny Way • UVA School of Nursing

Elizabeth Kenny's Treatment Went against the Medical Establishment - Big Think

History of Anti-Vaccination Movements | History of Vaccines

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