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Philip Drinker and Louis Shaw developed the ‘iron lung’ to aid respiration
Life Science History | Medical Device | Therapeutics

Philip Drinker and Louis Shaw developed the ‘iron lung’ to aid respiration

In 1929, Philip Drinker and Louis Shaw developed the ‘iron lung’ to aid respiration.

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The first iron lung was used to treat polio patients
Disease | Life Science History | Polio

The first iron lung was used to treat polio patients

On Oct. 12, 1928, the first iron lung was used at Boston Children’s Hospital by Harvard Medical School…

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The iron lung was invented
Biology | Life Science History | Medical Device | Polio | Therapeutics

The iron lung was invented

In 1927, the iron lung was developed by Philip Drinker and Louis Agassiz Shaw at Harvard School of…

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