A British holidaymaker is fighting for his life on a ventilator in Greece after contracting acute pancreatitis at his sister’s dream destination wedding. Peter O’Malley, 33, from Leeds, flew to sunny Rhodes to attend the wedding of his NHS nurse sister Steph Burton, 26 – after her June nuptials were cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis. But, … Read more
Moment a ventilator bursts into flames on a Covid ward in India as hazmat-suited hospital workers rush to evacuate patients Footage shows four medics dressed in hazmats in a hospital in Vadodara, India The fire happened at around 9:45pm on September 8 in SSG Hospital’s ICU unit A fireball flame sparks from the ventilator and engulfs … Read more
UK’s longest-suffering Covid-19 patient finally returns home after a record-breaking 141 days in hospital – including 105 on a ventilator Fatima Bridle, 35, fell ill with coronavirus after returning to the UK from Morocco She battled Covid-19, pneumonia and sepsis at Southampton General Hospital When her lungs collapsed she was on a ventilator and in a coma … Read more
A husband has urged people to take COVID-19 health directives seriously as his heavily pregnant wife fights for life in hospital – and experts warn more people will die. Kaillee Dyke is 27 weeks pregnant with twins and on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Royal Melbourne Hospital after she contracted coronavirus. Ms … Read more
Thousands of seriously ill children are being put at risk due to ventilator shortage, charity championed by Prince Harry warns WellChild has been helping families of sick children during the COVID-19 crisis Over 145,000 PPE masks have been sent to those most in need during lockdown But the charity says that thousands of children are … Read more
Suspected Covid-19 patient dies after his relatives unplug ventilator so they could plug in an air cooler at Indian hospital Incident took place last Monday in the Maharao Bhimsingh Hospital in Rajasthan The patient, 40, had breathing difficulties and was put on a ventilator His family brought their own air cooler because temperatures were high … Read more
Rolling over on to his left side, Hugh Mullally wondered where his bedside table had gone. Come to think of it, his duvet had been replaced by a white sheet too. How odd. Was his mind playing tricks? Had he been dreaming? Then came a nervous twitch in the pit of his stomach. Suddenly, in fragments, … 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
Fitbit follows Dyson and NASA in developing a ‘low cost’ emergency ventilator to treat coronavirus patients during the pandemic FitBit’s ‘Flow’ ventilator has been designed to be intuitive and easy-to-use The firm hopes it will reduce demand on the specialists who oversee ventilators Emergency ventilators will be used when traditional models are unavailable The FitBit … Read more
Female covid-19 victim, 35, is conscious and speaking after surviving a record 58 days on a ventilator in intensive care The female patient is at Southampton General Hospital and is still supported by a ventilator Dr Sanjay Gupta said she faces a long recovery as she ‘has virtually no muscle strength left’ Some of those … Read more