More than 20 percent of adults hospitalized for coronavirus in the US have fallen ‘critically ill,’ meaning they needed oxygen support or to be put onto ventilators, the largest study of infected Americans to-date finds. Researchers from Columbia University compiled detailed report on 257 adults hospitalized at two New York City facilities. Nearly 80 percent … Read more
Terrifying moment tandem skydivers are critically injured in Florida after their parachute malfunctioned and they hit a tree Two men plunged to the ground on Wednesday after their parachute failed They were doing a tandem jump from a plane that took off from Dunn Airpark Video shows the instructor and student falling and spectators reacting in … Read more
Experimental coronavirus treatment that pumps oxygen into the blood of patients on ventilators improves their survival rates three-fold, early data suggests Early research out of Japan showed success in doctors using ECMO machines to treat coronavirus patients aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship The machines pump and oxygenate a patient’s blood outside the body, which … Read more
Kate Garraway has shared an update on her husband Derek’s condition as he continues to battle coronavirus. The Good Morning Britain presenter revealed in an emotional Instagram post that he is still fighting the deadly disease. She said: ‘He is still critically ill in intensive care, but where there is life there is hope.’ Fighting … Read more
Wuhan doctors who were critically ill with coronavirus wake up to find that their skin has turned dark after virus damaged their liver Dr Yi and Dr Hu were left fighting for their lives after catching the virus at work Doctors saved them by hooking them to a life-support machine called ECMO Change of their … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Pharmacies are running critically low on key drugs including Paracetamol as Boots warns staff stocks will run out by the end of trading next week The company expects stocks to have run out by the 28th March next week Company memo has warned staff of dwindling supplies in their warehouses Boots will limit sale of all products … Read more
Explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison is critically ill with Covid-19, just days after he was ‘skiing like a demon’, his family said. The 83-year-old fell ill on Monday – two days after returning from a skiing trip to France with his wife, Louella, 68. He was rushed from their home near Bodmin Moor, in Cornwall, to Derriford … Read more