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A grandad with just one lung has miraculously recovered from Coronavirus after a four-week battle in hospital against the killer virus. William Burns, 75, is a two-times cancer survivor who medics feared would be overcome by the ravages of the deadly disease when he was admitted to hospital with breathing problems. But in a miraculous turnaround, … Read more
New ‘iron lung’ ventilator endorsed by Stephen Hawking’s family is due to be trialled with the NHS Exovent was modelled on the ‘iron lung’ used to battle 20th century polio crisis The device is set to be trialled at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle first It can be used on a ward where patients … Read more
Revealed: Doctor leading Boris Johnson’s coronavirus treatment is one of the country’s foremost lung experts Dr Richard Leach, senior clinician at St Thomas’ , is overseeing PM’s treatment Colleagues waxed lyrical over the ‘brilliant doctor’ who had saved thousands Mr Johnson’s condition is stable and he remains in good spirits, No 10 said By Jack … Read more
Tributes have been paid to a ‘popular’ 46-year-old woman with a rare lung condition who died after falling ill with coronavirus after a family trip to Blackpool. Nicola Smith, from Langley in Middleton, passed away last Thursday just six days after she was admitted to North Manchester General Hospital with the virus. Miss Smith was … Read more
‘I conquered the virus’: Secondary school teacher, 26, who has diabetes and conditions affecting her lungs and liver tells how she battled back after contracting Covid-19 By MailOnline Reporter Published: 02:24 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 02:27 BST, 30 March 2020 Last week, type 1 diabetic Sarah Hall spent her 26th birthday recuperating from … Read more
Financial markets might be in turmoil but one group of AIM-listed small caps has seen their value climb significantly. Synairgen, Faron Pharmaceuticals and Tiziana Life Sciences are all working on drugs either to help cure lung disease or alleviate the symptoms. And as the coronavirus crisis has spread, developments of new respiratory therapies have become … Read more
Scans published by scientists have shown the lung damage caused by vaping in teenagers as young as 13. Fourteen teenagers who were hospitalised with shortness of breath, coughing and chest pains were assessed by researchers. They found fluid or debris filled sacs in the lungs, thickening and inflammation of tissue and pressure on the chest wall. … Read more
Taking on a vigorous hill walk with her husband, or playing with her two lively grandchildren, Rebecca Allison had never felt better. The birth of Nathan, now eight, and Caitlin, six, had given Rebecca — a smoker for more than 50 years — the incentive she needed to quit her 30-a-day habit four years ago. … Read more
A 37-year-old woman in California believed vaping would help her get healthier because it would make it easier for her to quit smoking. She kept it up for more than five years – and then she collapsed, on Christmas Day. Julia Itzen was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, and would remain there for … Read more
Doctors are tackling one of the deadliest heart conditions by using a 100-year-old cancer treatment. The unlikely remedy involves beaming radiotherapy, used for nearly a century to kill tumours, into the chest to banish a potentially fatal ailment which makes the heart beat up to three times faster than normal. Tests show the abnormal rhythm … Read more