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 ...

Paul Alexander — known around the world as Polio Paul — died on Monday after reportedly catching Covid-19 but his iron lung was his 'cocoon ... was a state-of-the-art contraption with a ...

YouTube personality Markiplier released a teaser for his upcoming horror movie Iron Lung, which he wrote the screenplay for and will direct and star in. According to Deadline, details about the ...

But he fought through the illness, using an iron lung for more than 70 years — and ... he was able to turn pages in books and create art. He went to high school, college and law school ...

DALLAS — The family of Paul Alexander, the longest living iron lung patient in history, is hoping the machine that helped Paul can be salvaged for another purpose. Alexander, 78, died last week ...

A man dubbed “Polio Paul” has lived inside a 600-pound iron lung for seven decades, reportedly refusing to upgrade to a modern machine. Paul Alexander, 77, contracted polio in 1952 when he was ...