Iron lungs are considered obsolete, but you can still find a functioning one, among other medical marvels, in a Sacramento office building. The Museum of Medical History occupies the first floor of ...

LANCASTER, Pa. — Organizers have welcomed the latest addition to the Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum: The once-revolutionary iron lung. “It’s important to understand where we’ve been to see how far ...

A disposable face mask from 2020 now sits in a glass case next to an iron lung at the Massachusetts General Hospital museum in Boston. This single image captures how quickly the pandemic has shifted ...

In the mid-20th century, community spaces like swimming pools and sporting events became a source of anxiety for parents who were frightened by the rampant spread of poliovirus. Their concerns weren’t ...

DALLAS — The family of Paul Alexander, the longest living iron lung patient in history, is hoping the machine that helped Paul can be salvaged for another purpose. Alexander, 78, died last week after ...

With the passing of iron lung patient Paul Alexander, a look back at how the device paved the way for subsequent life-saving medical innovations. Long before the polio vaccine, there was the iron lung ...