Lung bypass machines that oxygenate blood have kept 68% of critically ill coronavirus patients alive

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

RICHARD PENDLEBURY: Could these 90-minute coronavirus test machines be a game-changer?

First I swabbed the back of my throat then – with the same stick – both nostrils, before placing the sample into a small glass tube.  This was submitted to a device the size and shape of a domestic coffee machine. Just 90 minutes later the result: a tab showing a single horizontal grey line. … Read more

New York is ‘splitting’ ventilators and converting anesthesia machines for coronavirus patients

New York is converting anesthesia machines to ventilators for coronavirus patients in an attempt to make up for the impending shortage of the life-saving devices, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.  The state has become the the epicenter of the US epidemic of COVID-19, with more than 37,258 people who have tested positive for the virus.  … Read more

Personal flying machines of the future set to compete in ‘fly-off’ 

The finalists of a Boeing-backed competition to design a passenger-carrying flying machine of the future are getting ready to exhibit their entries after years in development. The ‘GoFly’ competition this month is comprised of 850 teams from 130 countries competition to create the ultimate personal flying machine. Competitors were tasked with creating a flying device … Read more

Free-to-use cash machines could disappear across UK within two years, consumer group Which? warns 

Free-to-use cash machines could disappear across UK within two years unless Government steps in and forces banks to maintain them, consumer group Which? warns Free-to-use cash machines face disappearing within two years, it is claimed Estimated 9,500 free ATMs were removed or introduced charges since 2018 Banks are pushing people to switch from cash to … Read more