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A pregnant woman with pulmonary hypertension being sustained for weeks on a specialized life support mostly used for COVID-19 patients, all to hold off a necessary lung transplant long enough for a team to deliver her premature baby.
Experimental COVID-19 lung treatment being tested at Ontario hospitals by Faiza Amin and Jessica Bruno Posted May 6, 2021 7:17 pm EDT Last Updated May 6, 2021 at 8:02 pm EDT A Toronto man credits an experimental stem cell therapy being tested at Ontario hospitals for helping him survive COVID-19. “Because of this stem cell treatment, I’m sitting with my wife and giving you this interview,” says Khurram Kabir. This winter, Kabir was hooked up to a ventilator at Toronto General Hospital for 24 days. The 40 year old was hospitalized in January. He developed pneumonia, and his condition wor...
Last Updated Tuesday, December 15, 2020 5:52AM EST A devastated Ontario family is pleading with people to take the threat of COVID-19 more seriously after a healthy father-of-two with no known pre-existing health conditions died after contracting the disease. Markham resident Joe Crupi died on Dec. 6 after battling COVID-19 since he was diagnosed in late October. His family believes the 65-year-old contracted the disease during an encounter at work. The family said a few days after testing positive, Crupi’s breathing became laboured and he was taken to Markham Stouffvill...