On display at the East Grand Forks Heritage Village, an iron lung symbolized the impact of poliomyelitis and focused attention on disease threats and the importance of vaccination Sidney Berard, of ...

The Seattle-based powerviolence duo Iron Lung cranked out a frantic string of fast, unhinged records in the ’00s and ’10s. It’s been a while since the last full-length, but the band members have been ...

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 ...

Tucked away in the basement of the Harvard Medical School library is a large capsule-like contraption on wheels that is both a relic of the past and, public health experts warn, a caution for the ...

A total blitz of new DIY/hardcore punk is coming down the pipe from Nevada’s own Iron Lung after more than a decade of radio silence. That’s because on April 18, they’ll be dropping their new album ...

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio -- Jere Truex was born too soon. I met him in about 1975, when he was nearly 30. He had a biting wit and a staccato laugh, and he loved comedy, especially “The Muppet Show.” His ...