Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his critically ill patients start gasping for air in the New Delhi emergency ward where he works.
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Creating the best conditions for cells to make energy and survive critical illness is a challenge little understood in modern medicine. Now a new study led by scientists at the University of Plymouth, in collaboration with ...
Apr 26, 2021
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Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a tiny wireless implant that can provide real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels deep underneath the skin. The device, which is smaller than the average ...
Apr 14, 2021
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Oxygen is essential to all life forms, even viruses.
Apr 13, 2021
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University Health Network has performed what is believed to be the first lung transplant in Canada on a patient whose lungs were irreparably damaged by COVID-19.
Apr 12, 2021
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A team of researchers from the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and the Karolinska Institutet, has found that people who go to extremes when exercising can go too far, resulting in mitochondrial functional impairment ...
Some 40% of critically ill patients who undergo tracheal intubation to support their breathing suffer a life-threatening complication, research from National University of Ireland Galway has revealed.
Mar 23, 2021
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A research team led by Northwestern University faculty and alumni has found it's possible to understand a patient's pain level by examining data from vital signs.
Mar 11, 2021
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People with cancer have been severely affected by COVID-19, with the pandemic impacting how they're diagnosed, treated and cared for.
Mar 3, 2021
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A year ago, when U.S. health authorities issued their first warning that COVID-19 would cause severe "disruption to everyday life," doctors had no effective treatments to offer beyond supportive care.
Mar 1, 2021
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