Lung bypass machines that oxygenate blood have kept 68% of critically ill coronavirus patients alive

Experimental coronavirus treatment that pumps oxygen into the blood of patients on ventilators improves their survival rates three-fold, early data suggests Early research out of Japan showed success in doctors using ECMO machines to treat coronavirus patients aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship The machines pump and oxygenate a patient’s blood outside the body, which … Read more

Kate Garraway says husband Derek is still ‘critically ill in intensive care’

Kate Garraway has shared an update on her husband Derek’s condition as he continues to battle coronavirus. The Good Morning Britain presenter revealed in an emotional Instagram post that he is still fighting the deadly disease. She said: ‘He is still critically ill in intensive care, but where there is life there is hope.’ Fighting … Read more

Chinese doctors critically ill with COVID-19 wake up with darkened skin

Wuhan doctors who were critically ill with coronavirus wake up to find that their skin has turned dark after virus damaged their liver Dr Yi and Dr Hu were left fighting for their lives after catching the virus at work Doctors saved them by hooking them to a life-support machine called ECMO Change of their … Read more