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 "Click" where you see RED for the article/biographical info/page link.
​Our December Newsletter is now available.​   ​It is our pleasure to share it in both Regular and Large Print.
Bruno Bytes and What's New from PHI are updated on a regular basis.
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4th Quarter, 2020
The "Latest" from Post-Polio Health International
​COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Polio Survivors and the PHI "Spark" that is filled with new ideas.
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Bruno Bytes from Dr. Richard Bruno, HD, PhD for the Fourth Quarter 2020
Published for your reading and sharing.
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What Life Was Like in an Iron Lung - A powerful story from multiple survivors
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​Shoulder Anatomy -
​An Animated Tutorial
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Recommended by Richard L. Bruno, PhD
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Vaccine Memories from Another Time and Place

Many older Americans, shut in during this year’s pandemic, share haunting recollections from the polio era of their childhood.
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CPAP, BiPAP and Oxygenation.  What does it all mean?
An informative article from Dr. Marny Eulberg, MD
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The Risk of Falls and Social Isolation - Posted by Richard L. Bruno
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BiPAP, Ventilators and Masks
​A personal note from Survivor and Historian, Daniel J. Wilson, PhD
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The Complete Encyclopedia of Polio and PPS Index - HOW do I use it?
A new article from Richard L. Bruno, HD, PhD
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​Elvis Radio Spot for the 
March of Dimes
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2020 Team Survivor
Even with COVID19 all around us, we HAVE once again become part of the solution.
We are happy to be publishing the names of  the generous donors the contributed this year.

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​The value of a post-polio syndrome self-management program
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Paralyzed by Polio in 1951, My Mother Didn’t Give Up
Doctors, nurses, therapists and scientists worked to find treatments while waiting for a vaccine.
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​Bracing for Polio Survivors

NEW from Dr. Richard Bruno, HD, PhD
What do Politics and Chronic Disease Have in Common?
We all want to be heard - whether it be by our politicians or our physicians.​
Dr. William DeMayo, MD helps sort out the issues.
A New Oral Polio Vaccine
It ​is the first ever to be Approved by the WHO for Emergency Use.
Polio Teams Support Pakistan’s COVID-19 Response
This outstanding video from the World Health Organization shows  how the infrastructure to eradicate polio
is far more effective for ALL disease prevention than most people realize.  
Warning for COVID Long Haulers From Polio Survivors
An Outstanding Article from Medscape featuring interviews with numerous friends of our Network.
(Note:  Medscape may ask you for an email address and password.  It's a one time sign in, there is NO cost involved).
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 Despite setbacks and a coronavirus pandemic,
​the world is making headway in eliminating the crippling disease."


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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
A Polio Survivor finds Light in the Most Difficult Moments
Remote learning isn't new: Radio instruction in the 1937 polio epidemic
A Polio Survivor Reflects on the Last Great Epidemic
A fascinating perspective from a survivor and past president of Polio Australia
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World Polio Day - October 24, 2020
Perhaps it's because we've met the Rotary International "storytellers" themselves. 
Perhaps it's because of the Polio Pioneer interviews. 
Perhaps it's because we are grateful to the efforts of Rotary International for their efforts to eradicate this terrible disease.  Whatever it is, this is the best
​World Polio Day video we've ever seen.

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Passion, Patience and Perseverance
How The World Came Together To Fight The Paralytic Polio Virus
By Shawn Herron
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​​This special, ​event of historical interest to all Polio Survivors, Rotarians and our Families 
​was aired on October 13th.  ​We will publish the video as soon as we are able.
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Unsung Heroes of Polio Eradication
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Gladys Nickleby Nelson

A "chance" discovery of a friend to our network found this amazing woman
who opened the first polio inoculation clinic in the United States.
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Brought to us by Polio Australia
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Join us as we support Owen's 2,200 mile journey along the Appalachian Trail.
YOUR story can help bring awareness to the realities of this terrible disease.
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Send Owen YOUR story.
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Polio Survivor 
​Itzchak Perlman
 
Even during a pandemic, his music plays on.
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​​PHI’s 14th Annual Awareness Campaign
October 11–17, 2020.  

The Winners have been announced. 
These wonderful essays are on our "What's New from PHI" page.
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​What it's Like to Survive
​Through Two Pandemics
  
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From Rotary International
Bruno Bytes have been Updated for the Third Quarter, 2020
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Dr. Richard Bruno, HD, PhD has a LOT to share with us.
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3rd Quarter, 2020
Bracing is a very important topic for Polio Survivors.  
Bracing - Getting the Proper Fit by Dr. Marny Eulberg
 
is a new and very timely article - that comes from both her professional AND personal experiences.
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August 25, 2020
Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) Applauds African Region for WHO Wild Polio-Free Certification
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​What Happened After the Polio Vaccine Was Developed?

A fascinating video tells the story.
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Comparing the Polio and Coronavirus Epidemics - a newly published article from Dr. Daniel Wilson, PhD
COVID-19 'is threatening to us': Past Epidemic Leaves Survivors at Risk
Polio survivors with post-polio syndrome fear history could repeat itself​
When a New Polio Vaccine Faced Shortages and Setbacks
The 1955 announcement of a new vaccine was met by jubilation. But doubts and problems soon followed.
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​​​Post-Polio Support Groups Have Gone Virtual
We are supporting each other by using new technology.  You can join a local group or
make new friends all over the US and abroad.
Our Zoom Directory is easily available in the ​Survivor Connections section.


Health Care Professionals that Polio Survivor's Might Want to See
A new video from Polio Australia
​What Polio in Post WWII America Can Teach Us
​About a Pandemic

​A great read from PBS.
​(You can also find this article in the Polio History section.)
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​​David Salamone: 
​He Did Something Good . . . and His Life Made a Difference

​The story and video tribute to the life of this young,
unsung hero and his extraordinary family
is in the ​Survivor Story section.
Two Magic Drops
​The fascinating story of the Rotarians who travel to the other side of the world to
personally dispense those two precious drops of polio vaccine.
 
​"His Fighting Chance"

- the marvelous Polio Awareness Film
Featuring Eleanor Roosevelt
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PPS:  Living with the Changing Symptoms
The Video Presentation by Dr. Marny Eulberg is easily viewed (alphabetically listed) on the 
Living with Post-Polio Syndrome page.

​Bruno Bytes for the 2nd Quarter, 2020 have been published.
Lidocaine and Other Topical Anesthetics - A New Bruno Byte from Richard L. Bruno, PhD
​You can find this and other interesting articles under the topic "Medications" in the Encyclopedia of Polio and PPS
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​​You can read our new series on the Polio Vaccine Page.

​2nd Quarter, 2020
Africa's "Wild Polio Free Status" is Closer than Ever
​From the World Health Organization
Dr. Peter Salk - an Interesting Perspective on a COVID-19 Vaccine
Dr. Marny Eulberg, MD.  Your Questions Answered
Post-Polio Health International's New and completely updated Website is NOW Available.  
Details are available HERE
Dover, Delaware Polio Survivor's see Similarities in Virus Oubreaks
How a Polio Outbreak Led to the Invention of the Ventilator
From Smithsonian Magazine
Polio Eradication Expertise Backs Africa’s COVID-19 Response
While quarantined at home, the work of supporting and bringing information to Polio survivors continues.
Watch our "casual conversations" with ​Post-Polio Health International Directors, ​
Primary Care Physician Marny Eulberg, MD and Polio Historian Daniel J. Wilson, PhD
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Polio, Coronavirus, Flu and Fear
Post-Polio Syndrome and Primary Care
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With Gratitude to the Public Broadcasting System,
​we appreciate the 30 days of free access we had to be able to watch The Polio Crusade. 
​It is available for purchase from both PBS and Amazon.

​Sister of Mercy
The 1946 Drama about Sister Kenny
Watch in our Polio History Video Library
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Fatigue - A Video Series from Polio Australia
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We Never Walk Alone - A New Survivor Story by Diane Huff
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A PBS Interview with
​Dr. Richard Bruno, HD, PhD
 

 How polio survivors responding to the COVID 19 pandemic and isolation.

​Polio Survivor's Offer Pandemic Perspective - ​
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From NPR
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​Conquering the Polio Epidemic - ​from CBS News
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​COVID-19 threatens to derail the progress the world has made in vaccinating children against dangerous diseases like measles and polio.

This World Immunization Week, let’s remember we must work together to protect children from these preventable diseases.

Melinda Gates
​April, 2020


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​We are happy to have been published in the
York County Medical Society Magazine
Check out our story on page 14.
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World Immunization Week - April 24-30, 2020
World Immunization Week aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Yet, there are still nearly 20 million children in the world today who are not getting the vaccines they need.
The theme this year is #VaccinesWork for All and the campaign will focus on how vaccines – and the people who develop, deliver and receive them – are heroes by working to protect the health of everyone, everywhere.
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​The Case for Vaccinating Children
An Outstanding PBS Interview about the importance of vaccines, with​ ​Dr. Daniel Wilson, PhD
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40 Million Children in Pakistan will not be
​Vaccinated for Polio 
because of the focus needing to go to COVID-19

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​The Epidemic that Preyed on Children by David Oshinsky
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Children in San Angelo, Texas, watch as officials spray DDT over their community in order to fight the polio outbreak.
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​On the 65th Anniversary ​of the Salk Vaccine,
​Jonas Salk's Son - ​Dr. Peter Salk
​sees hope in the COVID-19  Vaccine Effort
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Eighty years after polio swept North America,
​we’re still learning lessons.
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​Memories abound right now in our post-polio world. 

Some memories have brought back pain and fear, for others it's brought a newly discovered appreciation for what our parents went through in a world of quarantine and the unknown.   
​One survivor, Harry Donohue has shared his moving story.  
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​The Polio Epidemic Offers Hope for this New Threat
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Post-Polio Health International has a lot happening this year. 
In the midst of living in quarantine, moving their St. Louis, Missouri offices, updating the PHI website and
​struggling with lack of internet access; Brian took the time for an informative and very casual conversation.

​Read the update and access the interview from Exec. Director Brian Tribruzi - HERE.
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First Quarter, 2020
From Dr. Richard L. Bruno, HD, PhD - "The Two Breath Time Out" - Guided Relaxation Recording
 Maureen McGovern, two-time Grammy and Tony Award nominee and founder of the
"Works Of Heart Project for Music and Healing," has recorded something special
for everyone who wants to "breath easier" in these stressful times.   

                   Check it out - under the topic:  Psychology - in the Encyclopedia of Polio and PPS   
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COVID-19 Guidance for Ventilator Users
From IVUN and
​Post-Polio Health International
​Coronavirus and Polio Survivors -
​From Post-Polio Health International


​​Google Doodle Honors
Dame Jean Macnamara, Polio Doctor
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The Deadly Polio Epidemic.  Why it matters for Coronavirus
For Those of us who Survived Polio - COVID-19 is Eerily Familiar
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Ultimately, Science Won 
Two Drops of Life:  India's Path to End Polio
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We are happy to introduce our new Web page -
Putting the Pieces of Polio History Together 
 
Featuring the work of Polio Historian,
​Daniel J. Wilson, PhD
Check out all the articles and videos in our complete Polio History Section - HERE
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​"The First Call" - ​Polio Eradication Staff Support COVID-19 Response
THIS is why we're so respectful of the Polio Eradication effort.   
Polio is the reason it began . . . . genuinely caring for the health and well being of others is the reason it continues.
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Exploring Timeliness of Cancer Diagnosis
in persons with Physical Disability

Study being conducted for Polio Survivors ​who have had Cancer.


​A Paralyzing Fear - The Story of Polio in America
​is now available in DVD Format on Amazon.
(It is also available for borrowing from our Video Library)
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​The Maine Vaccine Exemption Debate
and Polio Survivors
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Anesthesia Warning Cards
Both the updated version (shown)
​and the Original NJ Cards
are easily available for printing.

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This 2009 NPR Interview with Dr. Lauro Halstead has resurfaced.  It's worth the listen.
The accompanying article.
The Iron Lung Was Just An Engineer’s Side Project ​ - From Forbes Magazine
The Ongoing Risk of the International Spread of Polio
Polio End Game - From Science Magazine
2019 Saw a Major Setback in the Fight to End Polio
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From the Washington Post 
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​Vaccines Are a Miracle

​Bill Gates


​Nigeria hits Polio Milestone
as the World Eyes the Eradication
of this Terrible Disease.

​An informative Video from PBS News Hour.
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​2019
 Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome News
 
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It is easy to catch up on what you may have missed.
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​We are grateful to have been published once again.
We are getting excellent feedback from Polio Survivors who have shared the "link" to this magazine with their physicians.
 
Check out this issue of
​Bucks and Montgomery County Physician's Magazine.
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PHI has published an
​Important New Resource
​for Polio Survivors

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​Team Survivor.  We truly ARE becoming part of the solution.

We have now contributed enough funds to vaccinate more than 60,000 children in the most difficult to reach ​areas of the world.  Details and photos are available HERE

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