Last Known Iron Lung User in US Dies at 78

Martha Lillard, an American woman who contracted polio in 1953 and was believed to be the last person in the US still relying on an iron lung, has died at the age of 78.

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der-standardGerman46d ago

Letzte Nutzerin einer "Eisernen Lunge" in den USA gestorben

Die 1953 an Polio erkrankte US-Amerikanerin Martha Lillard galt als letzter Mensch, der noch auf eine Eiserne Lunge angewiesen war. Vor kurzem starb sie mit 78 Jahren

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Last Known Iron Lung User in US Dies at 78

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Letzte Nutzerin einer "Eisernen Lunge" in den USA gestorben

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