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Life Expectancy Rising After Pandemic Dip | Wilmington News
Americans are living longer again—thanks to falling drug overdose deaths, breakthrough cancer treatments, and fewer smokers—while hopeful data for 2025 suggests this upward trend will keep climbing. Yet amid this progress, the story of Martha Lillard, the last American to rely on an iron lung, reminds us of resilience: despite doctors predicting she’d live only to 20, she thrived, traveled, married, and lived independently until 78—before passing from polio and long-haul COVID. Her life is a powerful testament to human endurance and medical progress. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli…
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