Hospitals in New York are facing disastrously low levels of oxygen, a problem that could be seen globally as demand increases in line with greater numbers of coronavirus cases. Some patients, particularly those who develop pneumonia, require supplemental oxygen when facing breathing difficulties, and a lack of supply will prove to be similarly problematic to … Read more
Linda Lusardi’s husband Sam Kane has shared another update on the star’s health as she continues to battle the coronavirus. Taking to Facebook on Wednesday, Sam, 51, revealed that his wife’s oxygen and low blood pressure were ‘still a problem,’ but she was feeling ‘at least a little brighter’ than she had just the day … Read more
Linda Lusardi has been placed on oxygen and ‘needs all the help she can get,’ after being diagnosed with coronavirus last week. The former glamour model, 61, was rushed to hospital with the virus last Friday, and recently admitted she was left in tears while being ‘at death’s door’ with COVID-19. On Tuesday Linda’s husband … Read more
NHS hospitals could run out of oxygen within hours if hit by a wave of coronavirus patients, experts have warned as the UK’s crisis rapidly worsens. Gas suppliers have been told to quadruple production to help hospitals prepare and military drivers may be requisitioned to do the deliveries. The coronavirus can, in severe cases, lead … Read more
Apple Watch could monitor your blood oxygen levels in future as part of new updates rumoured for the wearable smart device this year Apple Watch 6 could give blood oxygen readings with a built-in ‘pulse oximeter’ The feature could even feature on old Apple Watch devices running watchOS 6 It will work just like existing … Read more
Iron in Earth’s oceans one billion years ago almost starved the world of oxygen and destroyed any chance of complex life evolving, study finds Phytoplankton that lived in the ocean’s a billion years ago produced oxygen But the presence of iron inhibited this process and limited photosynthesis Oxygen dropped to around one per cent of today’s … Read more
A jellyfish-like parasite is the first ever animal discovered that lives without oxygen and it could shed light on how alien life could exist on other planets. Researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel say the jellyfish-like parasite spends its life clinging to the inside of North Pacific salmon in a low to zero-oxygen environment. … Read more