ANG BUHAY SA LOOB NG IRON LUNGS | HULING POLIO SURVIVOR | Bagong Kaalaman Grabe pala ang ganitong sakit. Panoorin ang video | Mr. Pantas

I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace. | Robert Reich

The iron lung, developed in 1927 by Philip Drinker and Louis Agassiz Shaw, became a lifesaving device during the polio epidemic of the 1940s and 50s. As polio spread, causing paralysis and leaving many unable to breathe on their own, the iron lung provided critical support, allowing patients to survive by simulating natural breathing. The machine works by creating an airtight chamber around the patient’s body, with only the head exposed. An electric motor powers the lung, using external negative

During the height of the U.S. polio epidemic, the iron lung was one of the greatest tools used to fight polio. Today, it’s the iron will of the thousands of workers and their supporters who are committed to finishing the job: https://gatesnot.es/3xTBOEh | Bill Gates