Becker's Hospital Review

Longest surviving iron lung patient dies at 78

Paul Alexander, a Texas man who contracted polio at age 6, which led him to spend the last 72 years in an iron lung for survival, has died, his brother and friends announced March 12 on a GoFundMe ...
AOL

Your Miami hospital used to look like that? And is that an iron lung? See for yourself

No one wants to go to the hospital. But a lot of us remember them. We had babies there. Or had our tonsils out. Maybe got a few stitches, or even lifesaving surgery. But those small buildings of older ...
Today

Texas man who used an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child dies at 78

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man who spent most of his 78 years using an iron lung chamber and built a large following on social media, recounting his life from contracting polio in the 1940s to earning a ...
Sacramento Bee

You can find cocaine-infused red wine and an iron lung at this free Sacramento museum

Uniquely is a Sacramento Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Sacramento area so special. Iron lungs are considered obsolete, but you ...
Yahoo

Your Miami hospital used to look like that? And is that an iron lung? See for yourself

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No one wants to go to the hospital. But a lot of us remember them. We had babies there. Or had our tonsils out. Maybe got a few ...