The iron lung has disappeared from modern medicine, but its legacy remains. Here’s why the device fundamentally changed how healthcare providers today tend to patients facing many different ...

As a result, Alexander's reliance on the iron lung persisted despite the availability of more modern alternatives that often require invasive procedures. Throughout his lifetime, Alexander never ...

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 ...