The iron lung uses a negative pressure system. Powered by a motor, its bellows suck air out of the cylinder, creating a vacuum around the patient’s body and forcing the lungs to expand and take in air. When the air is let back in, the same process in reverse makes the lungs deflate. The device … Read more
Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him. Source link
Feb. 22, 2022 — Paul Edward Farmer, MD, a renowned infectious disease specialist, humanitarian, and health care champion for many of the world’s most vulnerable patient populations, died suddenly in his sleep from a cardiac event Monday in Rwanda, where he had been teaching. He was 62. Farmer co-founded the Boston-based global nonprofit Partners in … Read more
Paul Lamb leaves a “fierce legacy” of fighting for patients and the right to die, supporters say. Source link
NITI Aayog member VK Paul, who is also the chief of an expert panel coordinating efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in India, said on Sunday that the possibility of a second wave of infections during the winter season cannot be ruled out. He said it is likely to happen, despite the decline in the … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner weighed in on the issue of cricket team captains venting out their frustrations at umpire’s decisions, which is what Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni did a few days back during their encounter in Dubai. Warner saw what happened between Dhoni and umpire Paul Reiffel during the final stages of … Read more
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has been branded as ‘caption cool’, for the longest time, due to his calm and composed on-field behaviour. However, as seen in the last year’s edition of the Indian Premier League, Dhoni has barged into the middle after Rajasthan Royals’ no-ball wasn’t eventually confirmed by the umpire. A batting … Read more
Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni was criticised on social media for a controversial step where he seemed to intimidate umpire Paul Reiffel for giving a ‘wide’ delivery Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni. (Courtesy of BCCI) HIGHLIGHTS Shardul Thakur was bowling to Rashid Khan with 24 runs needed off 11 balls when the incident … Read more
Americans Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson have won the Nobel Prize in economics for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” The 2020 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction … Read more