No one wants to go to the hospital. But a lot of us remember them. We had babies there. Or had our tonsils out. Maybe got a few stitches, or even lifesaving surgery. But those small buildings of older ...

DALLAS -- Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to ...

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 ...

Wanda Ellis, 3 (seen in the mirror), in an iron lung that helped her breathe. Nurses Jane Kolbay (left) and Adah Morse had to hand pump bellows when two generators failed. A November 1949 ...

I’ll warn you now, this story does not have a happy ending. Wanda Lynn Ellis was born Nov. 27, 1946, in Caruthersville, the daughter of Harry Douglas and Mary S. Beasley Ellis. At the age of 2, ...

Announced around two years ago, YouTuber Markiplier’s efforts to bring the influential indie horror video game Iron Lung to the big screen have been largely shrouded in mystery. The film, which will ...