NORMA PEÑA (57), a polio survivor, faces mortal danger when a storm destroys their backup generator, cutting power to her iron lung. The iron lung is a horizontal mechanical ventilator that ...

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 ...

Randolph said that the iron lung is a "relief" in comparison. Alicia Vikander Recalls the 'Pressure' in Her 'Struggle to Get Pregnant' and How It Relates to Her New Movie (Exclusive) Woman Issues ...

For Alexander, the appliance, though looking like it might have been a prop from a steampunk movie, permitted him to live until the age of 78 — longer, in fact, than anyone in an iron lung had ...

a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the "Iron Lung".