All articles tagged with #lung failure
A 1970s-developed life-saving ECMO machine is experiencing renewed importance post-pandemic, helping patients like Kelli Gehrke and Ethan Noack survive severe heart and lung failures, with hospitals expanding their ECMO capabilities and teams to save more lives, despite high costs and recovery challenges.
A 44-year-old woman from North Carolina died from lung failure after taking up vaping as a healthier alternative to smoking. Amanda Lee Hall, who smoked half a pack of Marlboro's a day, switched to vaping in 2014 but would puff on the device so much that her wife joked there was a 'fruity cloud' following her wherever she went. Evidence is mounting that e-cigarettes cause severe damage to the lungs and heart comparable to traditional tobacco products. Doctors believe that Ms Hall's initial lung injury was caused by vaping, and she was later diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that launched a full-out attack on her lungs.