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A former paramedic has been diagnosed with terminal cancer after desperately pleading to see his GP for months after services were limited because of the pandemic. Steve McGregor started having difficulties breathing in March and tried to get a face-to-face appointment at Trinity Medical Centre in Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent. But restrictions on appointments because of … Read more
Pro wrestler Brodie Lee (real name Jonathan Huber) died Saturday, December 26 at age 41. The WWE star succumbed to a battle with a non-COVID-related lung issue at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, after taking a leave of absence from wrestling over an undisclosed medical issue. He was surrounded by loved ones, including wife … Read more
Drug makers at forefront of post-Brexit UK: Glaxo and Astrazeneca get green lights for ground-breaking HIV and lung cancer drugs By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 21 December 2020 British drugs groups have won approval for ground-breaking treatments, as regulators hatch plans to put … Read more
First invented in the 1980s by Chuck Hull, an engineer and physicist, 3D printing technology – also called additive manufacturing – is the process of making an object by depositing material, one layer at a time. Similarly to how an inkjet printer adds individual dots of ink to form an image, a 3D printer adds … Read more
Vaping raises lung disease risks by more than 40%: Study finds young e-cigarette users face higher risks of asthma, chronic bronchitis and COPD Boston University researchers found that even among vapers who don’t smoke, risks of lung disease are 43% higher for current e-cig users Current vapers are 34% more at risk for chronic bronchitis and … Read more
A ‘workaholic’ businessman whose lung cancer was missed because he was unable to see his GP during the first coronavirus lockdown has died. Andy Steels tested negative on two occasions for Covid-19, despite developing a chesty cough around the same time the pandemic was taking its grip on the UK. However, his true diagnosis only came to light … Read more
Hospitals across the country are increasingly performing double lung transplants for critically ill coronavirus patients. Many people who contract COVID-19 have so much scarring and damage done to their lungs that their hope of survival is a new set of organs. At least 11 transplants have been reported nationwide including New Mexico, Texas, Wisconsin, Florida … Read more
Hospitals across the country are increasingly performing double lung transplants for critically ill coronavirus patients. Many people who contract COVID-19 have so much scarring and damage done to their lungs that their hope of survival is a new set of organs. At least 11 transplants have been reported nationwide including New Mexico, Texas, Wisconsin, Florida … Read more
A Wisconsin mother received a life-saving double lung transplant after a four-month-long battle with the novel coronavirus. Carmen Lerma, 52, a director at United Migrant Opportunity Services, in Milwaukee, tested positive for COVID-19 in July. Her health quickly deteriorated and she was admitted to the hospital, spending 45 days in the intensive care unit on … Read more
A New Mexico father-of-two has undergone a life-saving double lung transplant after a four-month-long battle with the novel coronavirus. Arthur Sanchez, 52, an employee of El Paso Electric, began feeling ill in early April and, soon after, tested positive for COVID-19. His health quickly deteriorated and he was admitted to the hospital, where he spent … Read more