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Episode 230: Helping coronavirus patients breathe easier

A UArizona professor has adapted a respirator device to help with the shortage of ventilators the pandemic could create.

AZSCI 230 Ventilator The adapted respirator device.
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Helping coronavirus patients breathe easier

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Episode 229: University of Arizona professor of medicine Sairam Parthasarathy

Shortness of breath is a key symptom of COVID-19. University of Arizona professor of medicine Sairam Parthasarathy has adapted a respirator device to ease the shortage of ventilators that the COVID-19 pandemic could create. The machine can also reduce the risk of infection for doctors and nurses treating coronavirus patients.

Sairam Parthasarathy talked with Tim Swindle, director of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona.

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