Members of the Post Polio Network volunteer at a recent health and disability fair in New Hope, Pa. Jim Smith was only 2 years old when he suddenly became paralyzed from the neck down. It was 1945, ...

My Nov. 13 health column about polio prompted Cheryl O'Hare, of Clear Lake, to write about Post-Polio Syndrome, a little-known affliction that appears later in life for many who were diagnosed with ...

Dear Dr. Gott: About 20 years ago, I started experiencing leg aches and generalized fatigue. When I was 21, I had polio (I am now 60), and research on the Internet led me to the conclusion I have post ...

There is no cure for polio, but it can be prevented. Danielle Grant, MD, of Texas Children’s Pediatrics, shares more about ...

Carol Ferguson (left) and Jim Smith, both of Pennsylvania, have post-polio syndrome, which is a condition that includes new muscle weakness, joint pain and other issues decades after survivors were ...