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Life Can Be Hell After a Ventilator

Life Can Be Hell After a Ventilator

FromPrognosis: Losing it


Life Can Be Hell After a Ventilator

FromPrognosis: Losing it

ratings:
Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Apr 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ventilators have become prized in hospitals across the U.S. and beyond because they are desperately needed to treat very ill Covid-19 patients. But they are also feared for the damage they can inflict, and for the slim odds of survival they offer. Michelle Fay Cortez and Olivia Carville report that it's not yet clear what the long-term consequences ventilators have for those lucky enough to recover after having been on one.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Apr 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

For much of human history, we’ve turned to diets to lose weight and improve our health. But it’s mostly been in vain. No matter how much the number on the scale drops begins to go down, chances are that the weight will come back. That’s just what the science says. But when it comes to weight, the facts just don’t seem to matter. Losing It, a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, looks at how we got weight loss so wrong — and whether there’s a better way forward.