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A polio survivor known as the “man in the iron lung” has died aged 78, according to his family and a fundraising website.Paul Alexander of Dallas, Texas contracted polio at the age of six, leaving him paralysed from the neck down and reliant on a mechanical respirator to breathe ...

Srinagar, Aug 1: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday put responsible the increasing exposure to toxic air for rise in lung cancer cases among the non-smokers.On world lung cancer day, DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan said that “Poor air quality is behind the spike in lung cancer cases ...

Paul Alexander was just six years old when he was struck down by polio, which left him paralysed from the neck down. Unable to breathe by himself, Paul was placed inside an iron lung, which he has relied on since 1952. Paul has spent a lifetime in and out of the ...

SRINAGAR, JULY 02: The therapeutic procedure Whole Lung Lavage (WLL) has been performed for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir for management of a rare lung disease.The procedure was performed by a combined effort from Departments of Pulmonary Medicine and Anaesthesia of Government Medical College, Srinagar.A male patient, ...

#Pakistan News Fast News Turkish actor Ayberk Pekcan aka Artuk Bey in 'Resurrection: Ertugrul' has passed away due to lung cancer. Ayberk Pekcan, who took part in movies, theatres and TV series, was receiving hope and potential treatments at the service of a private hospital in Mersin, a southern ...

#Pakistan News Ayberk Pekcan, a prominent Turkish actor, who starred in the popular Turkish series Resurrection Ertuğrul, succumbed to lung cancer late Monday. Pekcan was 51 years old. The actor had been battling the illness for a while. Born in 1970, he graduated from Mersin University’s Theater Department. He ...

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London: Scientists have analysed organ samples from deceased COVID-19 patients and found extensive lung damage in most cases caused by the persistence of abnormal “fused cells,” an advance which sheds more light on the progression of the disease. The researchers, including those from King’s College London in the UK, ...