The frantic woman made a controversial yet compelling argument as to why Palm Beach residents should not be forced to wear face coverings: ‘I don’t wear a mask for the same reason I don’t wear underwear,’ she said. ‘Things gotta breathe.’ Her proclamation at the County Board meeting earlier this month was met with a chorus … Read more
NASA has shared an amazing video showing a 70ft oxygen tank that will form part of the rocket designed to fly to the Moon being blown apart by ‘crippling forces’. The agency destroyed part of its Space Launch System (SLS) to see how well it would cope under the sort of forces it would experience … Read more
Spending just one hour lying on their stomachs improves hospitalized coronavirus patients’ oxygen levels and reduces their risk of needing a ventilator to breathe Researchers looked at 25 hospitalized coronavirus patients with low oxygen levels who were flipped onto their stomachs Doctors say this makes it easier for oxygen to reach the lungs One hour … Read more
Glowing green oxygen is detected for the first time in Mars’ atmosphere that forms from sunlight interacting with atoms and air molecules ESA’s ExoMars orbiter has been circling Mars since October of 2016 The orbiter has spotted glowing green emissions in the planet’s atmosphere Astronomers noted that the Earth has the same glowing emissions The … Read more
A blood cancer drug may help improve the conditions of severely ill coronavirus patients, a new small study suggests. Acalabrutinib, sold under the brandname Calquence by AstraZeneca, is a medication with anti-inflammatory properties that scientists believe can control the immune system’s overreaction to the virus. The majority of patients given the drugs came off supplemental … Read more
Doctors have launched a campaign calling for home devices that measure blood oxygen levels to be available on prescription. They act as an early warning system for people at increased risk of a ‘silent pneumonia’ death due to coronavirus. They want the matchbox-sized gadgets, known as pulse oximeters, to be given to those in most … Read more
A grandmother died after sparks flew from an oxygen tank being used to treat her coronavirus symptoms ignited the armchair where she sat and caused an explosion, an inquest has heard. Paramedics had been called out to Lynn Hadley’s home in Walsall on Easter Monday after she started showing signs of Covid-19. But as crews … Read more
Physicians say coronavirus patients are suffering from life-threatening oxygen drops while in the emergency room that can lead to their death. Dr Richard Levitan, is an emergency medicine practitioner at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, and has been teaching other medical professionals how to intubate and use ventilators for at least two decades. But, … Read more
‘Non-essential’ businesses including vets, dentists and rugby clubs asked to return bottled oxygen amid fears there are shortages in hospitals The BOC, Britain’s largest supplier of medical gases, has been recalling oxygen Small business have been asked to return their supplies for the NHS Demand for oxygen has soared following the coronavirus outbreak in the … Read more
A bad time to be alive’: More than half of all Earth’s ocean life died off 444 million years ago because it ran out of oxygen, study shows Researchers studied samples of black shale from the Murzuq Basin in Libya They used this and existing data to build a model of ancient ocean oxygen levels It suggested … Read more