Dr. Jean Embry, her family, and friends gathered to celebrate her legacy as she recognized her 100th birthday on Nov. 15.

Her work helped lead to development of a vaccine for the virus, which often resulted in paralysis and even death among children. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on ...

Today's Google Doodle celebrates Australian doctor and medical scientist Dame Jean Macnamara on what would have been her 121st birthday. Born in Victoria, Australia, on April 1, 1899, Macnamara was a ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla — For pediatrician Dr. Jean Monice, the families he serves both locally and internationally are more than just patients and treating them is more than just a job. “Everybody has ...

Chapin, SC - If you love the water, you know something magical happens when you get out there. For dozens of people with disabilities they got that chance today in Chapin. And it was just that, magic.

They enter his room at Emory University Hospital. There are introductions and handshakes and smiles. The patient, a man who needs a new heart, tells neuropsychologists Doctor Tony Stringer and Jean ...