A six-year-old child was put into an iron lung due to polio. More than 70 years later, he becomes world’s oldest survivor | World News
For many, the iron lung belongs in the history books, a symbol of the years before vaccines transformed public health when polio swept through communities. Rows of large metal cylinders once crowded hospital wards, keeping patients alive when damaged muscles couldn’t breathe. Most disappeared decades ago as health care changed. Paul Alexander’s life took a … Read more
