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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Elsewhere, the synopsis continues: "The Nonnatus team oversee the care of a man living inside an iron lung, and Violet decides to create the Poplar Commonwealth Games in an official, safe capacity ...

The Seattle-based powerviolence duo Iron Lung cranked out a frantic string of fast, unhinged records in the ’00s and ’10s. It ...

The hardcore duo is returning with its first full-length since 2013. Iron Lung Announce First Album in 12 Years, Unleash ...

Eventually, Alexander was unable to leave his iron lung or work. Alexander’s GoFundMe ... combined with the high healthcare costs left Alexander living in a one-room apartment with no windows ...