While no definitive statistics exist, doctors say he was likely the longest-surviving intubated Covid patient. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Medical Devices”
The Rationing of a Last-Resort Covid Treatment
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2021
While ventilator shortages have been largely averted in the U.S., this lifesaving therapy is scarce. How to choose which critically ill patients get it? Source: New York Times
‘There Was Nothing Anybody Could Do for These Patients.’ Now There Is.
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2021
The first successful direct transplant of a trachea is a medical milestone that could help thousands of people with airways damaged by ventilators and other causes. Source: New York Times
New York Spent $1 Billion on Virus Supplies. Now It Wants Money Back.
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2020
City and state officials are trying to recover millions from quick deals made during the worst weeks of the pandemic this spring. Source: New York Times
The U.S. Has Lots of Ventilators — but Too Few Specialists to Mind Them
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2020
A burst of production solved the dire shortage that defined the first wave of the coronavirus. But the surplus may not be enough to prevent large numbers of deaths. Source: New York Times
Covid 'Testing Hell': Devices Given to Nursing Homes Bring New Problems
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2020
The federal government sent free rapid-test machines to 14,000 facilities. But they have come with unexpected costs, cumbersome reporting rules and questions about accuracy. Source: New York Times