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More than 70 years in the iron lung – probably the last patient died

More than 70 years in the iron lung – probably the last patient died

Culture 12/07/2026 Die Welt 👁 10
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After contracting polio as a child, Martha Lillard was dependent on an iron lung for the rest of her life. With her death, the last use of this historic technology will probably disappear.

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