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 ...

The use of the iron lung, a 600-pound metal cylinder that encased everything but a patient’s head, was almost completely replaced by new respirator systems since the 1960s. Mr. Alexander stayed ...

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 ...

"I'll tell you what I like: I like Orlando, Florida. Can't wait to be there." Operating under the moniker Iron Lung, Jon Kortland and Jensen Ward have breathed fresh air into the extreme music ...