Tag: lung
The promises of early detection for lung cancer
The numbers are chilling. The bar of 50,000 new cases per year of lung cancer in France has been crossed. The reason for this sad record: an increase in the…
Lung transplant: 35 years of operations at the Großhadern Clinic – Munich
The first lung was transplanted at the Großhadern Clinic 35 years ago. An operation like this gave Geraldine Laprell the chance for a new life. Today she has two children…
Severe RSV infection before the age of two can lead to long-term lung changes: pediatricians-on-the-net
Infants and children who need scissors before the age of 2 RSVinfection (RSV: Respiratory Syncytial Virus) can develop altered lung structure and function. These are associated with negative health effects.…
Lung cancer: Diet rich in meat influences risk in smokers
Nutrition Why smokers in particular should be careful when it comes to meat A wheat roll with meatloaf? Yummy! But too much meat and sausage increases the risk of developing…
Kendji Girac injured by gunshot: “Perforated lung”, “simulated suicide”… How is the singer doing?
Kendji Girac injured by gunshot: “Perforated lung”, “simulated suicide”… How is the singer doing? source site
Tour of the Basque Country: Vingegaard also suffers a bruised lung in a fall
Basque Country tour Vingegaard also suffers a bruised lung when he falls Jonas Vingegaard and other top stars were involved in a dramatic crash during the Tour of the Basque…
Paul Alexander and the Iron Lung: The Man Who Taught Himself to Breathe
March 17, 2024, 12:30 p.m 21 mins Polio patient Paul Alexander spent 72 years of his life in an iron lung before he died of a corona infection this week.…
Polio patient dies: Paul Alexander lived in an iron lung for over 70 years
The American Paul Alexander was diagnosed with polio at the age of six and was dependent on an iron lung ever since – for more than 70 years. Nevertheless, he…
Paul Alexander: The “Man with the Iron Lung” is dead
Paul Alexander The “Man with the Iron Lung” is dead Paul Alexander has died at the age of 78. photo © Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News/AP/dpa Lawyer, Tiktoker and…
Iron lung: This is how the device that gives paralyzed people breathe works
medicine The Iron Lung – a steel coffin that saves lives Martha Mason also lived in an iron lung for decades – here in 2009 while visiting a friend ©…