Profiles – Page 45

8May

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Kuwait, Medics, Profiles

Tarek Hussein, Otolaryngologist

Tarek Hussein – an Otolaryngologist, Consultant at Zain Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 8 May 2020. Tarek was 62 years old. Source: Egypt Today Please help us in adding details.

8May

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India, Medics, Profiles, Uncategorized

Jitendra Kumar Rathod, Heart Surgeon

An Indian-origin cardiac surgeon who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus has died at a hospital in Cardiff in the UK, where a number of medics have lost their lives on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. Jitendra Kumar Rathod, associate specialist in cardio-thoracic surgery at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW), was described as an “incredibly dedicated surgeon” by his National Health Service (NHS) workplace. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board posted a tribute to the medic, who had studied for his medical degree in India, and said the 58-year-old “Jitu” will be missed greatly after he passed away on Monday. “Jitu had worked in the Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery since the mid-1990s and came back to UHW in 2006 after a brief stint abroad,” the board sai...

Dr Burton “Bud” David Rose, nephrologist

8May

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Medics, Profiles, United States

Dr Burton “Bud” David Rose, nephrologist

Burton "Bud" David Rose an American nephrologist and the creator of the UpToDate medical software application died on April 24, 2020, due to complications of COVID-19. Rose was a clinical professor of medicine at Harvard University. He also held positions at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He was co-author of Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders; Pathophysiology of Renal Disease; and Renal Pathophysiology: The Essentials. Rose created the first version of UpToDate in his house in 1992. It was released on floppy disks. His work (creation of UpToDate) has influenced the modern practice of medicine more than any work in the current generation of practicing physicians. Ma...

8May

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Brazil, Neighbors, Profiles

Odair José, Ambulance Driver

Odair José – an Ambulance Driver at AtendimentoMóvel de Urgência (Samu) (Mobile Emergency Care Service), Porto Velho, Brazil – passed away on 13 May, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Jose was 46 years old. "Today we lost a warrior, Odair, Samu's driver who did a lot for this city, many removals, many lives he helped save," said a co-worker, who was also diagnosed with the coronavirus, but managed to recover. Source: RONDO NOTICIAS Please help us in adding details.

7May

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India, Noteworthy, Profiles, United Kingdom

Gulshan Ewing, iconic editor

Gulshan Ewing's daughter says Gregory Peck was her favourite Hollywood star- BBC & Anjali Gulshan Ewing, a pioneering Indian journalist who mingled with some of the world's most famous celebrities, died on April 18, 2020, after suffering from Covid-19 at a home for the elderly in London. Gulshan Ewing was 92 when she died in residential care in Richmond, BBC quoted her daughter Anjali Ewing as saying. "I was right by her side when she stopped breathing." Despite her age, her mother had no pre-existing conditions, she says. Ewing, who edited two of India's most popular publications - women's magazine Eve's Weekly and film magazine Star & Style - from 1966 to 1989 was a celebrated editor, and a celebrity in her own right. In his book India: A million mutinies now, Nob...

Britain now has the highest Covid-19 deaths in Europe

7May

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News, Profiles

Britain now has the highest Covid-19 deaths in Europe

There have been 29,427 deaths recorded across the UK The United Kingdom now has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, BBC quoted the latest government figures as suggesting. There have been 29,427 deaths recorded across the UK - a figure Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said was "a massive tragedy". The latest total for Italy, previously the highest in Europe, now stands at 29,315. But experts say it could be months before full global comparisons can be made. Both Italy and the UK record the deaths of people who have tested positive for coronavirus. BBC head of statistics Robert Cuffe said Britain reached this figure faster in its epidemic than Italy. But he said there are caveats in making such a comparison, including the UK population being about 10% lar...

7May

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Noteworthy, Profiles, Switzerland

Jacques Reymond, ski trainer

Jacques Reymond ‑ a Swiss ski trainer – died from Covid-19 on 6 May 2020. Reymond worked for many years as a trainer for the Swiss Ski Association Swiss-Ski. From 1979 to 1995 he acted as head coach and technical coach of the Swiss men's national team. He was also a condition trainer for the women's national team for several years. He also looked after Erika Hess in the women's national team. After retiring from active skiing, he married Hess on 6 May 1988. The marriage gave birth to three sons; Marco, the youngest, drives races in the European Cup and World Cup. The two lived in Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz in Canton of Vaud. Together they organized races and training camps for young ski racers. In Saint-Légier...

7May

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Medics, Pakistan, Profiles, United Kingdom

Dr Tariq Shafi, haematologist

Dr Tariq Shafi ‑ a British Pakistani cancer consultant ‑ succumbed to Covid-19 on May 6, 2020. Dr. Shafi was the lead consultant for haematology at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford. He routinely volunteered his time and spoke frequently at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Pakistan. Dr. Shafi attended Cadet College Hasan Abdal, and received his Bachelor of Medicine from King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan in 1984. Dr. Shafi continued to assist his patients over the phone after he himself had been diagnosed and was placed under quarantine. Dr. Tariq Shafi lost his life to coronavirus disease 2019 on May 6, 2020. . He is believed to be the first doctor and sixth health care worker from Kent to di...

7May

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Medics, Pakistan, Profiles

Noman Ahmed, OPD attendant

Noman Ahmed – a Personal Support Worker and an OPD Attendant at Al-Khidmat Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan – died on May 6, 2020, due to COVID-19. Noman was 32 years old. Noman Ahmed, worked as an attendant at Al-Khidmat Hospital in Orangi Town, run by Jamaat-i-Islami's charity wing. After he was diagnosed with the virus, he was admitted to an isolation ward at the Dr. Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi where he remained under treatment for 10 days. He was put on a ventilator but his health subsequently improved and he returned home after being discharged. However, his condition deteriorated again a few days ago, resulting in his death, according to Dr. Merajul Huda Siddiqi, a central leader of JI. Source: Dawn Please help us in adding details.

7May

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Medics, Mexico, Profiles

Daniel Cazares, Ambulance Driver

Daniel Cazares – an Ambulance Driver in Mexico City, Mexico – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on May 7, 2020. Source: Facebook Please help us in adding details.