A new drug may help improve the conditions of severely ill coronavirus patients, new trial data suggest. Lenzilumab, developed by Humanigen Inc, has anti-inflammatory properties that scientists believe can control the immune system’s overreaction to the virus. When given in combination with other treatments, hospitalized patients were 54 percent more likely to survive without the … Read more
Abigail Breslin has issued a plea with her fans to take the COVID-19 pandemic seriously and just ‘wear your d*mn masks.’ The 24-year-old Little Miss Sunshine star revealed on Wednesday that her father Michael is battling the relentless Coronavirus on a ventilator in the hospital, as she asked for ‘prayers and positivity.’ Taking to Instagram … Read more
Abigail Breslin asks for ‘prayers and positivity’ after her father Michael is put on ventilator for COVID-19 By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 03:30 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 03:30 GMT, 11 February 2021 On Wednesday, Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin asked her 917K social media followers for ‘prayers and positivity’ after her father Michael … Read more
British experts have designed a new type of ventilator that may allow more patients with severe Covid-19 to be treated outside of intensive care, easing pressure on hospitals hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. The pandemic has put immense pressure on the NHS, with figures from earlier this month showing how the number of coronavirus … Read more
‘This virus is very real’: Jamie O’Hara reveals his beloved dad Paul has been rushed to hospital and placed on a ventilator amid COVID-19 battle By Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 11:00 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 11:00 GMT, 8 January 2021 Jamie O’Hara has revealed that his dad Paul has been rushed to … Read more
A father-of-two whose family were told he had ‘zero chance’ of surviving coronavirus revealed today how he ‘honestly felt it was over’ while being treated in hospital. Mal Martin, 58, spent 61 days on a ventilator after being taken to Bridgend’s Princess of Wales Hospital in March and ended up permanently losing vision in his … Read more
Ventilators breathe life into maker’s first profits: Goldman Sachs owned Penlon handed a £136m Government contract By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 22:26 GMT, 9 December 2020 A ventilator maker owned by banking giant Goldman Sachs has turned its first profit in more than a decade … Read more
Jeremih ‘on a ventilator battling COVID-19 in the ICU’… as 50 Cent and Chance the Rapper ask fans to pray for his health Jeremih, 33, is reportedly in intensive care due to extreme coronavirus symptoms By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com and Dan Heching Published: 21:31 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 21:35 GMT, 14 November 2020 … Read more
A Wisconsin mother received a life-saving double lung transplant after a four-month-long battle with the novel coronavirus. Carmen Lerma, 52, a director at United Migrant Opportunity Services, in Milwaukee, tested positive for COVID-19 in July. Her health quickly deteriorated and she was admitted to the hospital, spending 45 days in the intensive care unit on … Read more
The rush to put Covid-19 patients on mechanical ventilators at the start of the pandemic may have raised the death rate, a senior medic has said. At the start of the pandemic, just 66 per cent of people in hospital with coronavirus survived, compared to 84 per cent in August. Dr Alison Pittard, dean of … Read more