Paul Alexander Thrived for Decades in an Iron Lung After Contracting Polio in 1952
(MedPage Today) -- Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, built a big following on social... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 14, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Paul Alexander, Polio Patient With Iron Lung and Positive Outlook, Dies at 78
DALLAS — Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, built a big following on social media and inspired people around the globe with his positive outlook. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Alexander died Monday at the age of 78 at a Dallas hospital, said Daniel Spinks, a longtime friend. He said Alexander had recently been hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19 but he did not know the cause of death. Read More: To Fight COVID-19, Ford Is Plan...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Stengle / AP Tags: Uncategorized News Desk overnight wire Source Type: news

Paul Alexander, Polio Survivor Who Lived in Iron Lung for 70 Years, Dies age 78
Paul Alexander, who died at 78, was paralyzed with polio at age 6 and relied on the machine to breathe. Still, he was able to earn a law degree, write a book and, late in life, build a following on TikTok. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jesus Jim énez Tags: Lungs Deaths (Obituaries) Dallas (Tex) Texas United States Poliomyelitis Iron Lung Source Type: news

Paul Alexander, Polio Survivor Who Lived in Iron Lung for 72 Years, Dies age 78
Paul Alexander, who died at 78, was paralyzed with polio at age 6 and relied on the machine to breathe. Still, he was able to earn a law degree, write a book and, late in life, build a following on TikTok. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jesus Jim énez Tags: Lungs Deaths (Obituaries) Poliomyelitis Paralysis Iron Lung Source Type: news

Paul Alexander thrived while using an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child
A Texas man who spent decades using an iron lung after contracting polio as a child has died at the age of 78 (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Paul Alexander, Lawyer and TikTok Star Who Spent Decades in Iron Lung, Dies at 78
Paul Alexander, who died at 78, was paralyzed with polio at age 6 and relied on the machine to breathe. Still, he was able to earn a law degree, write a book and, late in life, build a following on TikTok. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jesus Jim énez Tags: Lungs Deaths (Obituaries) Dallas (Tex) Texas United States Poliomyelitis Iron Lung Source Type: news

Texas man with polio who spent nearly all of his 78 years using an iron lung has died, longtime friend says
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Source: ABC News: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

How iron lungs work: Life-saving contraption devised in the 1920s saved the lives of thousands of polio victims - and had to be repaired by mechanics
The contraption used by Paul Alexander in the US saw him lay flat on his back, with his head resting on a pillow and body encased in the metal cylinder. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nigeria: Return of Poliomyelitis
[Leadership] The resurgence in Nigeria of Poliomyelitis, a severe infectious viral disease, usually affecting children or young adults, that inflames the brainstem and spinal cord, sometimes leading to loss of voluntary movement and muscular wasting, is bad news. But it is a distressing reality, marking a significant setback in the nation's collective efforts against a disease that was once successfully combated. It is disheartening that Nigerian children are once again exposed to and confronted with this threat. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Polio West Africa Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Surpasses 4 Million Polio Vaccination Target
[263Chat] The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) in collaboration with UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), US Centre for Disease Control (USCDC) and other partners have surpassed the four million target for polio vaccination using the nOPV2 vaccine. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Polio Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news

Sudan to respond to new emergence of variant poliovirus in Red Sea State
A child is given the oral polio vaccine during a polio vaccination campaign, Sudan, November 2020. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Sudan11 March 2024, Port Sudan, Sudan – Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) will launch a polio vaccination campaign in April 2024 in response to a new emergence of variant poliovirus type 2 reported in January 2024. It was detected in six wastewater samples collected from September 2023 to January 2024 in the Port Sudan locality, Red Sea State. The FMOH, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), has completed field investigations and a risk assessment to determine the extent of t...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 11, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news

West Virginia Lawmakers OK Bill Drawing Back One of the Strictest Child Vaccination Laws
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination requirements that have long been held up as among the most strict in the country. The bill was approved despite the objections of Republican Senate Health and Human Resources Chair Mike Maroney, a trained doctor, who called the bill “an embarrassment” and said he believed lawmakers were harming the state. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “I took an oath to do no harm. There’s zer...
Source: TIME: Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LEAH WILLINGHAM / AP Tags: Uncategorized News Desk wire Source Type: news

Column: Trump and RFK Jr. want to make the world safe again for polio and measles. You should be terrified
Iron lungs are lined up in an emergency polio ward in Boston during the 1955 polio outbreak. Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advocate policies that would turn the U.S. back to this era. What are the chances that the noted anti-vaxxers Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would make common…#boston #donaldtrump #robertfkennedyjr #trump #florida #josephladapo #minnesota #richmond #virginia #nt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Huge push to get kids vaccinated against illnesses like measles, polio and diphtheria as uptake rates plunge to decade low in wake of Covid
Fronted by children, the advert aims to appeal directly to parents and boost the numbers getting their children vaccinated with experts concerned about the risk illness falling jab uptake. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: Govt Calls for Vaccination of Children As Polio Resurfaces
[263Chat] Zimbabwean health authorities have urged parents to vaccinate their children against polio. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - February 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Polio Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news