After his wife was put on a ventilator, a husband faced an agonizing decision: Should he do whatever it took for her to wake up?
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Aggressive Medical Care Remains Common at Life's End - The New
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Baby boy struggles with virus that's filling up children's ICUs
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Strained by Katrina, a Hospital Faced Deadly Choices - The New
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Unvaccinated, expectant mother nearly dies of COVID-19, becomes
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What is a Ventilator and Why Would You Need One?
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How General Anesthesia Works
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I Spent 4 Weeks Near Death In The ICU. Here's What I Learned
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Why some doctors are moving away from ventilators for virus patients
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Forcing my COVID patients to die alone is inhumane — and
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BREAKING: VA plans expansion of benefits for disability claims for
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Coronavirus Ventilator Survivors Face Harsh Recovery After Virus
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Years Don't Wait for Them”: Increased Inequalities in Children's
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Breathing Tubes Fail to Save Many Older Patients - The New York Times
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Director Stacy Title's Mission to Make 'Walking Time Bomb
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Expectant COVID mom faced deep odds against survival