First invented in the 1980s by Chuck Hull, an engineer and physicist, 3D printing technology – also called additive manufacturing – is the process of making an object by depositing material, one layer at a time. Similarly to how an inkjet printer adds individual dots of ink to form an image, a 3D printer adds … Read more
Vaping raises lung disease risks by more than 40%: Study finds young e-cigarette users face higher risks of asthma, chronic bronchitis and COPD Boston University researchers found that even among vapers who don’t smoke, risks of lung disease are 43% higher for current e-cig users Current vapers are 34% more at risk for chronic bronchitis and … Read more
A ‘workaholic’ businessman whose lung cancer was missed because he was unable to see his GP during the first coronavirus lockdown has died. Andy Steels tested negative on two occasions for Covid-19, despite developing a chesty cough around the same time the pandemic was taking its grip on the UK. However, his true diagnosis only came to light … Read more
Hospitals across the country are increasingly performing double lung transplants for critically ill coronavirus patients. Many people who contract COVID-19 have so much scarring and damage done to their lungs that their hope of survival is a new set of organs. At least 11 transplants have been reported nationwide including New Mexico, Texas, Wisconsin, Florida … 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
A New Mexico father-of-two has undergone a life-saving double lung transplant after a four-month-long battle with the novel coronavirus. Arthur Sanchez, 52, an employee of El Paso Electric, began feeling ill in early April and, soon after, tested positive for COVID-19. His health quickly deteriorated and he was admitted to the hospital, where he spent … Read more
An experimental thyroid hormone treatment could block lung failure and speed up recovery in patients with severe cases of coronavirus, new research suggests. Scientists say those in respiratory distress, often lack T3, which reduces inflammation and plays a role in cells along the lining of the lungs absorbing fluids To see if it would work … Read more
Wisconsin mother, 52, is fighting for her life as she waits for a DOUBLE lung transplant after spending 45 days on a ventilator as she says ‘this coronavirus attacked me in every way possible’ Carmen Lerma, 52, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was diagnosed with coronavirus in mid-July She was admitted to Ascension St. Francis hospital shortly … Read more
Nearly two-thirds of coronavirus hospital patients are still suffering organ damage months after being discharged, a small study has warned. Oxford University experts found 60 per cent of patients had scarring or inflammation in their lungs three months after beating the virus. MRI scans showed 30 per cent had lasting damage to their kidney, 26 … Read more
Coronavirus swab gets stuck in patient’s LUNG when it snaps and falls into breathing tube put in her neck after surgery Swabs are designed to snap when put into a test tube but not during use The 51-year-old woman had a breathing tube in her neck after skull surgery Doctors had to fish out the … Read more