Patients trying oxygen therapy for post-Covid recovery
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), which involves breathing highly concentrated oxygen in a pressurised chamber, is given to athletes, especially divers. High oxygen levels are considered good for healing stubborn wounds.
Benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for post-Covid care are unproven but people are paying up to Rs 50,000 for it.
Puja Khullar recovered from Covid-19 in December, but the 62-year-old Delhiite was wracked by pain afterwards. Her joints became stiff and began to hurt – a post-Covid symptom. Her sister in Dubai suggested that she try out hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), which involves breathing highly concentrated oxygen in a pressurised chamber. It is a compression treatment given to athletes, especially divers. High oxygen levels are also considered good for healing stubborn wounds.
8 new COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin as global toll surpasses 3 million
April 17, 2021 2:36 PM Shelby Evans
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MADISON, Wis. The Department of Health Services reported eight new deaths in Wisconsin as the world total of Covid-related deaths surpassed 3 million Saturday.
The total number of deaths due to Covid Complications in Wisconsin is now 6,711. Another 61 people were admitted to the hospital Saturday.
Health officials confirmed 727 new cases Saturday, an increase from Friday’s case count of 709. The seven-day average stayed at 3.6%.
The state has reached a lifetime total of 589,940 active cases. On Saturday 9,147 of those cases are still active.
The DHS says a total of 3,807,771 vaccine doses have been administered in Wisconsin. The site could not update the vaccination numbers on Friday due to technical difficulties. They have administered 63,698 new doses since Thursday.
Pine Ridge Mayor resigns to focus on health
Officials say his resignation is related to COVID-19 complications
Pine Ridge Mayor resigns to focus on health By WIS News 10 Staff | March 17, 2021 at 2:08 PM EDT - Updated March 17 at 8:01 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Robert Wells has resigned from his position of Mayor of the Town of Pine Ridge to focus on his health and wellbeing, officials say.
According to a Daniel D. Davis, Wells was diagnosed earlier this year with COVID-19 which resulted in a temporary shutdown of Town business. Wells has reportedly continued to experience complications from his diagnosis. Davis says these complications have led Wells to step away from his mayoral duties.
Vanderbilt Voice Center seeing steady stream of former COVID patients
While COVID may leave patients with a variety of symptoms, vocalists may experience their own unique challenges.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Since country superstar Trisha Yearwood was diagnosed with COVID, some are turning their attention to local musicians affected by the virus.
But for doctor Gaelyn Garrett of the Vanderbilt Voice Center, the news brings to light what experts already know. There s nothing that s new that we re seeing with these patients, but we re just seeing it come in a different way, she said.
The most common way is through indirect impacts, including strained vocal cords from coughing, or in extreme cases, inflammation of tissue around the vocal cords from being put on a ventilator.
Neurological disorder linked to COVID-19 leaves La. firefighter paralyzed
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - St. Bernard Parish Fire Department District Chief Rory Miller was admitted to Ochsner North Shore earlier this month. He’s been battling COVID-19 and complications from the infection since.
Now he’s paralyzed from the waist down.
He says doctors diagnosed him with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, which they believe was triggered by COVID.
“I think this is even worse than the COVID battle because I walked in here but I’m not walking out because I lost my legs, I’m currently paralyzed,” said Miller.