‘He loved wine, good food and women.’ This week, it was announced that Paul Alexander, who achieved fame across the world as the ‘man in the iron lung’, had died at the age of 78. Alexander had lived inside a 600lbs iron lung for seven decades after polio left him paralysed in 1952, when he […]
2 years ago
A man who lived inside an iron lung for more than 70 years learned a new way of breathing. This week, it was announced that Paul Alexander, who achieved fame across the world as the ‘man in the iron lung’, had died at the age of 78. Alexander had lived inside a 600lbs iron lung […]
2 years ago
A national incident was declared on Wednesday after the virus was detected in UK sewage The source of the recent polio virus outbreak in the UK could be tracked back to “individual houses and streets”, a health minister has said. The virus was discovered in sewage samples taken from the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works in […]
3 years ago
The virus was last detected in the UK in 1984 A national incident has been declared after polio virus was discovered in London sewage – the first time it has been detected in the UK in over four decades. Polio is a highly contagious infection which, in rare cases, can cause paralysis and be life-threatening. It enters […]
3 years ago