Hospitals across the U.S. have reported a rise in lung transplants for severe coronavirus cases, the Cleveland Clinic, one of the country's top-ranked medical centers, said last week.
Villagers raise ₹20 lakh to save ‘people’s doctor’
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Coronavirus-hit Bhaskara Rao has been advised lung transplant that costs ₹2 crore
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Coronavirus-hit Bhaskara Rao has been advised lung transplant that costs ₹2 crore
N. Bhaskara Rao, a doctor and Medical Officer of the Primary Health Centre (PHC) at the remote Karamchedu village in Prakasam district, had helped hundreds of people infected by COVID-19 stage a smart recovery, instilling in them the much-needed courage to combat the viral disease.
The 38-year-old doctor had used all his persuasive skills to convince the villagers to undergo the COVID-19 test and get themselves vaccinated as the virus spread thick and fast.
Amrit Pradhan. Special Arrangement.
The way people have showered their love and affection through contributions has generated a fresh hope, say family members
Amrit Pradhan, a 24-year-old youth, is neither a celebrity nor does he belong to an affluent family in Odisha. But, a special team of doctors from the Apollo Hospital, Chennai, came here to shift him in an air-ambulance possibly for a lung transplant.
Amidst the all-pervasive gloom and pessimism during the pandemic, the airlifting of the unemployed youth has thrown up an example of community bonding and camaraderie.
Following an emotional appeal from the family members, people from across the country have raised close to ₹60 lakh helping the youth continue his battle against COVID-19.
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From that day on, Aquino said, his life completely changed.
He was placed on a ventilator and given convalescent plasma before being transferred to a different hospital, according to a press release from Northwestern Medicine.
There, he was treated using an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine, which pumps and oxygenates an individual s blood outside their body.
Aquino was taken off ECMO after two months, but his lungs struggled to recover, and he remained on a ventilator. Renato was running out of options. and running out of time, so we knew this was probably his only and last option, said Dr. Ankit Bharat, chief of thoracic surgery and director of Northwestern Medicine s Lung Transplant Program.