BBC News July 14, 2026 • 02:20

Hours each day in an iron lung kept her breathing, her will to live kept her alive - BBC

Hours each day in an iron lung kept her breathing, her will to live kept her alive - BBC

The sister of the last known polio patient in the US to use the life-saving machine spoke to the BBC about her sister's life.

"As you look at polio, we need to not be afraid to consider that we are in a different time now than we were then," Milhoan said. "Our sanitation is different, our risk of disease is different, and s… [+105 chars]

More from BBC News