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Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma

AP Audio Stories by Associated Press

Jul 11, 20260:51News & Politics

AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on the death of the last polio patient in the U.S. to use an iron lung.

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Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma is an episode from AP Audio Stories by Associated Press. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on the death of the last polio patient in the U.S. to use an iron l...

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Published Jul 11, 2026, 0:51 long, audio available.