Paul Alexander, polio survivor in iron lung for over 70 years, dies at 78 after Covid diagnosis
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Quick Glance: 70 Years Living in Iron Lung: Paul Alexander's Passing
- Paul Alexander passed away at the age of 78 after living in an Iron Lung for over 70 years as a polio patient.
- His brother shared the news of his death on Facebook after Paul Alexander contracted the coronavirus.
- Polio is a highly contagious viral disease that can result in paralysis and respiratory difficulties.
- Vaccination against polio is the most effective measure to prevent the spread of the disease.
Pneumonia is the single largest infectious cause of death in children. It's a form of acute respiratory infection affecting the lungs 🫁 that is caused by ... Show more
Dorset man's three year Covid battle almost over after successful lung transplant
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Pope Francis getting antibiotics intravenously for lung problem, limiting appointments, Vatican says
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Quick Glance: Pope Francis cancels engagements due to 'mild flu' and undergoes hospital tests
- Pope Francis has canceled his scheduled engagements due to mild flu, according to the Vatican.
- The 86-year-old pontiff, who is missing part of one lung, went to the hospital for tests, but the results ruled out breathing problems.
- Last year he hinted that he may resign if his health continued to deteriorate.
Long Covid: MRI scans reveal new clues to symptoms: Further evidence emerges that a serious infection can leave some major organs with long-term damage.
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Young Emirati gets new lease of life with double lung transplant after TB and Covid fight
thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/04/12/emirati-with-tb-and-covid-is-youngest-to-have-double-lung-transplant-at-abu-dhabi-clinic/
Avoid mould and ride a bike: 20 expert tips on how to look after your lungs for life
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Avoid mould and ride a bike: 20 expert tips on how to look after your lungs for life
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Pope Francis cancels audience because of a mild flu, Vatican says: Last April, the pope spent three days at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for what the Vatican said was ...
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Children exposed to secondhand smoke may develop respiratory illnesses - Pulmonologist - Healthwise
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Persistent cough after respiratory infection is quite common: BNN | Baden Latest News - News from Karlsruhe, Mittelbaden, Kraichgau and Pforzheim | Stay up to ...
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When should your cough start to worry you?: While a cough or two is probably nothing to worry about, a prolonged cough likely needs medical attention.
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Quick Glance: Rapid Rise in Whooping Cough Infections
- In January, 636 suspected cases of Whooping Cough were reported, with 243 in the last week alone - the highest weekly total in at least three years.
- The number of cases this year is almost ten times higher than the 28 cases in the first three weeks of 2023.
- Last year saw 1,728 suspected cases of Whooping Cough, three times the number in 2022 (560) and 2021 (527).
- All five areas with the highest infection rates are in Wales, and this year has seen more infections in Swansea than anywhere else (18).
Persistent cough after respiratory infection is quite common: You're fit again, but the cough just won't go away? That's no reason to worry at first ...
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Pope Francis was hospitalized with a lung infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days, the Vatican said ... Show more bit.ly/3nuQhpY
Suffering from heart, brain disorders? Global study links COVID-19 vaccines with 13 medical conditions | Mint
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An Inside Look at Covid’s Lasting Damage to the Lungs: This 3-D reconstruction of lung scans reveals damage that has lingered for years in patients who became ...
nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/31/health/covid-lung-damage.html
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The Cough That Doesn’t End: An investigation into why coughs can be so hard to kick, when to seek treatment, and how to care for yourself at home ...
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Signs and Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis : Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects the lungs and digestive system, causing symptoms such as breathing ...
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Ailing Pope Francis appears at a weekly audience but says he's not well: Pope Francis has presided at his weekly audience with the public at the Vatican
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Quick Glance: Pope Cancels U.N. Climate Conference Trip
- The pope, soon to be 87, had to cancel his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors' orders.
- On Sunday, the pope revealed his bout with lung inflammation but still planned to travel to Dubai as the first pontiff to address a U.N. climate conference.
- The Tuesday announcement marked the second time the pope's frail health had forced the cancellation of a foreign trip.
- Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni stated that Francis was recovering from the flu and respiratory tract inflammation that led to the cancellation of his audiences on Saturday.
Watch Out For These Warning Signs of Lung Disease One Shouldn't Ignore : Recognising early warning signs of lung disease is vital for timely intervention and ...
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It was shortly before Christmas when the American woman's lungs failed. But she got help: A story about a Christmas miracle. sohub.io/7jqd
Mysterious ‘white lung pneumonia’ is impacting children in the US. Here’s what you need to know
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Study on “Long Flu”: The long-term consequences of flu: Like Covid, influenza can also cause long-term health damage in older people - especially the lungs ...
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Watch Out For These Warning Signs of Lung Disease One Shouldn't Ignore : Recognising early warning signs of lung disease is vital for timely intervention and ...
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Needle-free covid vaccines are (still) in the works: Vaccines delivered through the nose or mouth should help stop infection where it begins ...
technologyreview.com/2023/12/15/1085389/needle-free-covid-vaccines-are-still-in-the-works/
Why people with diabetes are more prone to respiratory risk: For decades, it has been known that people with diabetes are at a substantially increased risk of ...
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Bronchitis vs. Pneumonia: How To Tell the Difference: You’re getting over a bad cold, but something else is brewing. Upper airway infections can leave your lower ...
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Bronchitis vs. Pneumonia: How To Tell the Difference: You’re getting over a bad cold, but something else is brewing. Upper airway infections can leave your lower ...
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Heart attack in young: Why severe Covid patients should avoid too much exercise: Amid rise in heart attack cases in young, Union Health Minister Mansukh ...
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How surgeons used breast implants to help save man’s lungs that were wrecked by vaping and the flu
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Andy Bean, 11-time PGA Tour winner, dies from complications of lung surgery: Andy Bean, an 11-time PGA Tour winner, died Saturday after complications from a ...
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Inhaled monoclonal antibodies found to be protective against COVID-19, show promise for at-home aerosolized therapy
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Your Questions About RSV, Answered: New RSV immunizations are available for the first time this fall, for babies, older adults, and pregnant people.
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Quick Glance: CDC director emphasizes importance of updated COVID booster shot amid increasing cases
- The CDC recommended updated COVID booster shots for Americans aged 6 months and older due to rising cases and hospitalizations across the country.
- In an interview with ABC News Live on Tuesday night, CDC Director Mandy Cohen stressed the importance of getting the updated shot and addressed safety concerns, stating that the shots have been studied 'more than any vaccine in history.'
- The CDC recommends that everyone should get the updated COVID vaccine, and it will be available in doctor's offices and pharmacies across the country in the coming days.
- The CDC director expressed concern that fewer than half of adults over 65 and only 1 in 5 Americans received the booster shot last fall.
Long Covid: Bay of Plenty woman in hospital for seven weeks after lungs ‘collapsed’
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Children with chronic lung issues worst hit by pollution, say doctors: At Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, which comes under Lady Hardinge Medical College ...
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Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia. Here's what to know about the illness: Pneumonia is inflammation caused by an infection in one or both lungs
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We are all playing Covid roulette. Without clean air, the next infection could permanently disable you
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Pelé’s health is gradually improving after hospitalization, doctors say: Brazil soccer great Pelé's general health is gradually improving after he was ...
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How Covid triggered rise in lung illnesses : Among the common symptoms that patients with long Covid present with are chronic cough, chest pain ...
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Woman who thought she had a bad cold actually had sepsis: Suzanne Graham was rushed to hospital in 2019 after her cold turned out to be life threatening ...
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My Doctor Read the Wrong CT Scan. Now I've Lost Custody of My Kids: My time is spent in too many doctor's appointments to count.
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The first cases of patients likely contracting Legionnaires' disease from transplanted organs have been identified in a new report ... Show more trib.al/l0THRH1
Brain fog after Covid linked to blood clots: Study: Blood clots in the brain or the lungs might explain some common symptoms of "long Covid" ...
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Quick Glance: Study: Link Between Covid and Brain Fog Due to Blood Clots
- Researchers identify two blood proteins as potential cause of blood clots in 1,837 hospitalized Covid patients.
- Brain fog can also occur after milder infections.
- Identifying predictors and possible mechanisms is a crucial step in understanding post-Covid brain fog.
- However, there may still be multiple causes of long Covid.
Covid’s lasting damage to the lungs: MORE than three years after the start of the pandemic, many Covid-19 survivors continue to struggle.
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'I thought I had a cold, days later I was fighting for my life' : Suzanne Graham became so unwell she had to learn how to walk again
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PGA Tour veteran Andy Bean recovering from double lung replacement surgery: Former PGA Tour pro Andy Bean, 70, reportedly damaged his lungs from a bout with ...
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Long Covid is associated with significantly increased risk of death, heart and lung problems, study finds
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Opinion | Not Every Pandemic Needs Someone to Blame: A case for ending the epidemic blame game.
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Kathy Griffin Speaks Out on COVID-19 Vaccine After Lung Cancer: The comedian has discussed the precautions she continues to take after having a portion of her ...
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Londoner gets first double lung transplant due to Covid complications: Cesar Franco was fit and healthy but unvaccinated when he caught Covid and ended up on ...
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Scientists discover how lung cells induce immune response to influenza: Researchers from Trinity have discovered some new and surprising ways that viral RNA and ...
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The dying Suffolk councillor who has seen the best and the worst of the NHS: Caroline Page, whose lung cancer was originally treated as Long Covid ...
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Quick Glance: Richard Bacon expresses gratitude to NHS on 75th birthday
- Bacon shares image of coma and expresses thanks to NHS on its 75th birthday
- Doctors fought to save his life while he was in an induced coma
- Bacon thanks NHS for their assistance 5 years ago in a Twitter post
- Celebrities praise NHS on its 75th birthday for life-saving support
'I thought I had the flu - but I ended up in a wheelchair': Caroline suffered a pulmonary embolism after initially going to hospital with flu-like symptoms.
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‘A gift of life’: the NHS double lung transplant that saved Covid patient: After months in intensive care, Cesar Franco became the first person in Britain to ...
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Pope Francis 'progressively improving' from lung infection in hospital: The 86-year-old pontiff was hospitalised on Wednesday evening, leading to concerns over ...
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West Bengal ex-CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee remains critical: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee remained critical on Monday as he continued ...
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Lower respiratory tract infection in early childhood linked with higher risk of dying from respiratory disease as an adult, study finds
cnn.com/2023/03/07/health/early-childhood-respiratory-infections-adult-death/
Pelé’s daughters say he was hospitalized last week with a lung infection following bout of Covid-19
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Meet the East Sider who rallies her St. Paul neighbors to help those in need: Through a Facebook page, LeeAnn Larson connects struggling community members with ...
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Covid destroyed my lungs; a double transplant saved my life – video: Cesar Franco is the first person in the UK to undergo a double lung transplant as a result ...
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Health conditions of long Covid patients worse than Stage-4 lung cancer patients: Study | Mint
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How smoky air is affecting birds in Minnesota: The effect may not be immediate, but smoke can damage their sensitive lungs and leave them open to respiratory ...
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Immune system-evading hybrid virus observed for first time : Researchers found the RSV and influenza viruses fused together to form a new type of virus pathogen
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Little-Known Lung Infection Grabs Limelight From Covid, RSV: A little-known respiratory virus is grabbing the limelight from Covid-19 and RSV after cases surged ...
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What is human metapneumovirus? And are there cases of it in B.C.?: Metapneumovirus causes many of the same symptoms as COVID 19 such as a bad cough ...
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Air pollution: How to lengthen your life by reducing chronic air pollution exposure
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Quick Glance: A record 64 million Americans are exposed to dangerous particle pollution on a daily basis.
- According to an annual report released on Wednesday, unhealthy levels of air pollution harm more than one-third of all Americans.
- What they did: From 2019 to 2021, the researchers looked at ozone smog and particle pollution levels from the Environmental Protection Agency's Air Quality System data.
- "High ozone days and spikes in particle pollution related to heat, drought and wildfires are putting millions of people at risk and adding challenges to the work that states and cities are doing across the nation to clean up air pollution."
- More specifically, air pollution reduces average life expectancy by 2.2 years worldwide.
Opinion | Not Every Pandemic Needs Someone to Blame: A case for ending the epidemic blame game.
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Vatican: Pope Francis to be hospitalized for several days for lung infection: Pope Francis was hospitalized with a lung infection Wednesday after experiencing ...
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What Are the Symptoms of the BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 Variants?: The new subvariants do not have radically different symptoms from previous versions of Omicron in ...
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Air pollution in Merseyside: the Sefton neighbourhoods with the worst air quality
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Teams identifies cell entry mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 and therapeutic target for COVID-19
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Woman, 24, died weeks after showing 'flu and cold symptoms': Bethannie Booth was initially told she might have acne then fell seriously ill with sepsis and Strep ...
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Doctors urge vaccination against pneumonia, which may cause health issues for years after an episode
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SPOTLIGHT: Infant lung infections – new RSV vaccine can save thousands of lives, researchers say
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-04-24-infant-lung-infections-rsv-vaccine-can-save-thousands-of-lives/
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