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Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by morelisp on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:30PM (#29016340)
It's a light human interest story, not a comprehensive international assessment of iron lungs parts suppliers or formal inventory and provenance check of Martha's stock.
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Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by junon on Thursday October 28, 2021 @02:46PM (#29029855)
> It's a light human interest story

It's NPR. There's no excuse for poor sensationalist journalism even from them.

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Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by morelisp on Thursday October 28, 2021 @03:47PM (#29030850)
A brief retrospective of iron lungs and the technical difficulties faced by people who still prefer them is among the least sensationalist pieces of writing I can imagine. Where you normally get news that's so sedate by this standard?
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