A 78-year-old man who had been living inside an iron lung since surviving polio in the 1950s has passed away. As CBS News reports, Paul "Polio Paul" Alexander garnered a huge following on social ...
The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...
The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...
The iron lung was an invention that helped keep thousands of sufferers alive, by breathing for those who had lost the ability through the degenerative effects of the disease. A small handful of ...
The episode saw Shelagh Turner (Laura Main) care for a patient named Owen, who was paralysed from a polio infection and now lives with an iron lung. But during the house call, Shelagh notices jaundice ...
The 1970 Commonwealth Games has everyone excited. Children play in the street with their makeshift hurdles and javelins, To keep the games safe, Violet enlists the help of Cyril, who has returned from ...