Strictly Come Dancing’s Motsi Mabuse ‘wants to spend every breathing second’ with her daughter

Motsi Mabuse has opened up on motherhood, saying she wants ‘to spend every breathing second’ with her two-year-old daughter. The Strictly Come Dancing judge is still working out how to split her time between her family in Germany and filming the show in the UK when it returns in the autumn. Constantly changing travel restrictions … Read more

Coronavirus: Doctor debunks claims face masks inhibit breathing

A South Carolina doctor performed an experiment to prove that a person’s oxygen levels do not drop while they wear a mask. Dr. Megan Hall, a pediatrician in South Carolina, hit out at those who say they can’t breathe with a mask on, as well as conspiracy theorists who have argued — without any scientific … Read more

Sheriff’s deputy saves life of an 11-month-old boy who stopped breathing when he swallowed a quarter

Incredible moment cop saves the life of an 11-month-old boy by sticking finger down his throat and turning stuck coin sideways Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released video from May 31 incident   It shows a mother frantically running toward deputy with limp child in her arms  Mother is seen giving pats on boy’s back trying … Read more

Breathing is the main source of coronavirus transmission, Chinese scientists say

Simply breathing or talking may be the most common ways the coronavirus spreads, a study suggests. Chinese scientists found Covid-19 patients exhale millions of viral particles per hour, even if they have mild or no symptoms. They say it highlights the need for face masks, which Britons are only advised to wear when on public … Read more

Ribs evolved for walking before breathing, new study reveals

First four-legged vertebrates to leave the oceans may have evolved ribs to help them walk on land – which later enabled them to start drawing air into their lungs around 360 million years ago, study shows Researchers had different lizard species walk on a treadmill during a CT scan They looked at savannah monitor lizards … Read more

Coronavirus: 40% children need breathing tube and ventilator

Children who contract coronavirus may be at greater risk of suffering from severe complications or death than previously believed, a new small study reveals. Researchers found nearly three-quarters of all children hospitalized in the US struggled to breathe and almost 40 percent need to be ventilated. More than one in five experienced multi-system organ failure. … Read more

MIT invents wireless box monitors the breathing and sleeping patterns of COVID-19 patients at home

As a critical shortage of ventilators looms, New York Governor Andre Cuomo revealed Friday that the state will begin repurposing BiPAP machines to sustain severely ill coronavirus patients.  Last week, the state resorted to converting anesthesia machines to supplement its stockpile of an estimated 6,500 ventilators.  Thursday, Cuomo said he wasn’t sure if BiPAP machines … Read more

Is JK Rowling’s Covid-19 breathing exercise doing more harm than good?

It’s the three-minute breathing exercise that can ease debilitating coronavirus symptoms – and, by now, thousands of Britons will have tried it. A video posted by urgent care specialist Dr Sarfaraz Munshi showing him demonstrating the technique has gone viral – raking in more than three million views on YouTube, no doubt bolstered by the … Read more