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 man who relied upon an iron lung for more than 70 years revealed how he relieved himself while stuck inside of the medical contraption. Despite being paralysed from the neck down and unable to ...

The polio survivor, Paul Alexander, lived inside an iron lung for 70 years. But what is an iron lung and how does it work. Video by Sanjana Bhambhani Watch as weaverbirds build intricate nests ...