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July 11, 2026 - BY Investors Health

Last American to use an iron lung dies at 78 years old after childhood polio diagnosis

Martha Lillard contracted polio at age 5 and relied on an iron lung to breathe, but COVID-19 left her dependent on the machine nearly 24 hours a day.