Dear Dr. Manny, I keep seeing pictures of an iron lung machine in my history book. What are they supposed to be? Are they still in use? What happens if they break? Thanks for your question. An iron ...

Aug. 16—EAST GRAND FORKS — For Sidney Berard, 94, the iron lung displayed during the recent Heritage Days in East Grand Forks ignited vivid memories from more than 70 years ago. Berard was among a ...

Martha Lillard needed a large respirator called an iron lung to recover from polio, which she caught in 1953. She still uses a form of the device at nights. (Courtesy of Martha Lillard) On June 8, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 15: Teaching doll showing an iron lung. England, 1930-50.

(Gray News) – Paul Alexander, one of the last people who lived inside an iron lung, has died, according to reports. He was 78 years old. Paul Alexander contracted polio when he was 6 years old in 1952 ...

Six-year-old Paul Alexander was enjoying playing outside with his brother when he started to feel unwell, with a pounding headache, aching neck and rapidly developing fever. He trudged home for dinner ...

A Texan man dubbed “Polio Paul” is one of the last people in the world who still has an iron lung. Paul Alexander, 75, has been largely confined to the contraption since he contracted the deadly ...

new video loaded: Paul Alexander on Living Inside an Iron Lung transcript The iron lung is home to me now. It’s my friend, and it’s — my enemy. In the end, it keeps me alive. Polio is watched very ...

On June 8, 1953, Martha Lillard celebrated her fifth birthday with a party at an amusement park in Oklahoma. A little over a week later, she woke up with a sore throat and a pain in her neck. Her ...