Polio
3 trends tracked about this subject — the full history, oldest to newest below.
◼ Archived
Health
🔮 fades
The death of Paul Alexan, who spent over 70 years in an iron lung after contracting polio at age six, marks the end of a medical era.
5 sources
5 articles
v 3
34d ago
◼ Archived
Health
🔮 fades
Martha Lillard, the last American polio survivor reliant on an iron lung, has died at age 78.
5 sources
5 articles
v 3
40d ago
◼ Archived
Health
🔮 fades
Martha Lillard, the last known American polio survivor reliant on an iron lung, has died in Oklahoma at age 78.
26 sources
26 articles
v 33
41d ago