A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased.
Tag: Oxygen
An Invisible Medical Shortage: Oxygen
Oxygen is vital to many medical procedures. But a safe, affordable supply is severely lacking around the world, according to a new report.
Overwhelmed by Coronavirus, Cuba’s Vaunted Health System Is Reeling
“The funeral homes can’t cope, the hospitals can’t cope, the clinics can’t cope,” said a Cuban doctor who was fired for publicly lamenting the distressed state of medical care.
Bangladesh Reopens Economy Despite Covid Third Wave
The government is lifting a lockdown despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak could worsen.
How Indonesia Became the Coronavirus Pandemic’s New Epicenter
The suffering that ravaged places like India and Brazil — with deaths soaring, hospitals overwhelmed and oxygen running out — has reached Southeast Asia.
The Pandemic Has a New Epicenter: Indonesia
The suffering that ravaged places like India and Brazil — with deaths soaring, hospitals overwhelmed and oxygen running out — has reached Southeast Asia.
As Covid Rages in Myanmar, Army Hoards Oxygen, Doctors Say
The military has ordered oxygen withheld from private clinics and even stopped charities from giving it away, medical workers and others say.
Indonesia Caseload Skyrockets, Setting Daily Records
Hospitals in the country are overflowing and residents have scrambled to buy medical oxygen to treat family members at home.
Death Toll Rises to 92 in Fire That Gutted Iraq Hospital Coronavirus Ward
The blaze, caused by an electrical short in a ventilator, was the second such fire in three months in a country where corruption and mismanagement have left basic government services barely functioning.
How India’s Covid-Hit Hospitals Ran Out of Oxygen
A cascading series of failures, from the central government on down, left hospitals across India without medical oxygen, killing hundreds. One tragic night in Delhi shows how it happened.