The man who relied upon an iron lung for more than 70 years revealed how he relieved himself while stuck inside of the medical contraption. Despite being paralysed from the neck down and unable to ...

The device saved the lives of thousands of patients (primarily children) whose lungs became paralyzed or weakened by polio, helping them to breathe, per Harvard Medical School. The iron lung has ...

Life with a rare lung disease has been challenging for Diana and her family, but her determination to stay healthy has continued to fuel her spirit.

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Nearly half of Mars dust consists of silica, which on Earth is known to cause silicosis, an incurable lung disease that progressively scars lung tissue. The Martian silica particles measure about 3 ...

Nail changes can reveal hidden health issues long before other symptoms appear. Here's what to watch for and why it matters.

Parents worry when their children are sick. Fortunately, most childhood illnesses are not serious. Children rarely experience the severe diseases that were communion the past such as whooping cough, ...

One of the earliest public hospitals in the Fargo-Moorhead area was the Spence-Magill Hospital, sometimes spelled ...

On April 12, 1955, the vaccine developed by Jonas Salk and his colleagues was officially declared ‘safe, effective and potent ...

Our nails can help us understand our health and can signal the need to seek further medical attention. From colour changes to ...

Polio ravaged human bodies for hundreds of years, but the misery began to wane 70 years ago when two polio vaccines developed ...