Just breathing or talking could spread coronavirus

Americans are increasingly being spotted wearing face masks in public amid the coronavirus pandemic, as are people are around the globe. Soon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may advise all Americans to cover their faces when they leave the house, the Washington Post reported.   The agency is weighing that recommendation after initially … Read more

Virgin Orbit said will start making breathing devices to treat people afflicted with coronavirus

Virgin Orbit said it will start making breathing devices to help treat people afflicted with novel coronavirus Virgin Orbit will begin making breathing devices to treat coronavirus The devices will automate ambulatory bags to deliver oxygen to patients They could be an alternative to ventilators and free them up for the critically ill Virgin Orbit … Read more

Breathing in wildfire smoke could increase the risk of chronic conditions and even cancer

The California wildfire season has had an awful start this year, scorching hundreds of thousands of acres, fueled by the Santa Ana winds. These fires, which typically begin in September, spring up in hot and dry conditions that make it easy for the flames to spread and, in turn, make the blazes difficult to extinguish.   … Read more

Formula 1 Mercedes engineers and University College make new coronavirus breathing device in 4 days

Mercedes F1 and University College London engineers develop new coronavirus breathing device that means patients do not need intensive care beds – and they could be in hospitals within DAYS ‘Continuous positive airway pressure’ device took just four days to produce    It will help patients breathe without having to sedate them and take them to ICU  … Read more

Huge chunk of Yellowstone National Park, the size of Chicago, is ‘breathing’ in and out

An area the size of Chicago in Yellowstone National Park has been inflating and deflating by several inches over the past decade The Norris Geyser Basin, the park’s oldest, hottest and most dynamic thermal area in the park, was observed to rise 5.9 inches each year from 2013 to 2015 – an unusual event that … Read more