importantSYS.SOURCE: ABC News• 2026-07-12T00:32:15Z
Martha Lillard, Last U.S. Polio Patient Using Iron Lung, Dies at 78 in Oklahoma
Martha Lillard, the last U.S. polio patient reliant on an iron lung, passed away at 78 in Oklahoma. Her death was attributed to chronic pulmonary failure and long-haul COVID-19, with post-polio syndrome as a contributing factor.
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