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# Coma

This year
2023
Family of Scottish teenager in coma in Spain fundraising for €40k flight home
Her family have stated that they are hoping she can be flown from Malaga to Dundee.
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Jul 22nd 2023, 4:56 PM
PSG goalkeeper out of coma and conscious after horse accident
Sergio Rico was admitted to hospital after an accident involving a horse at a local festival.
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Jun 28th 2023, 6:14 PM
Last year
2022
Anne Heche in a coma after LA car crash, representative confirms
The 53-year-old was taken to hospital following the incident on Friday morning.
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Aug 9th 2022, 9:48 AM
Family of Archie Battersbee call for 'change' after his death
Archie had been in a coma since he was found unconscious by his mother on 7 April.
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Aug 7th 2022, 6:12 PM
All time
Russian opposition leader still in coma but improving, say German doctors
Alexei Navalny’s allies insist he was deliberately poisoned and say the Kremlin was behind it.
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Aug 28th 2020, 6:19 PM
Ajax midfielder communicating after waking from coma nearly three years on from collapse
22-year-old Abdelhak Nouri suffered severe brain damage in July 2017.
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Mar 27th 2020, 12:25 PM
Police investigation launched in Arizona after reports woman in coma for 10 years gave birth
The birth was reported by a local Phoenix news organisation.
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Jan 6th 2019, 12:42 PM
TV presenter Richard Bacon has emerged from a six-day coma
Bacon was hospitalised with an undiagnosed double chest infection on 5 July following a transatlantic flight.
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Jul 16th 2018, 3:29 PM
Family desperate to bring brother in coma home from Turkey
The family have urged others to make sure they have the best insurance when travelling abroad.
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Apr 28th 2018, 8:45 AM
'A living nightmare': Fundraiser for Belfast man put in coma after suffering head injury in Sydney
Michael Hyndman sustained the injuries following an altercation in Sydney on New Year’s Eve.
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Jan 5th 2018, 2:25 PM
North Korea says it is the 'biggest victim' in US student's death
Otto Warmbier had been in a coma since shortly after he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for allegedly stealing a poster.
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Jun 23rd 2017, 3:40 PM
Family of injured Maynooth student had their 'lives turned upside down in a heartbeat'
The 18-year-old sustained serious injuries in November and remains in an induced coma.
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Jan 11th 2017, 11:06 AM
Five people die after taking drugs at music festival in Argentina
Five others were hospitalised and autopsies will be carried out to confirm the cause of death.
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Apr 17th 2016, 9:49 AM
Boxer Nick Blackwell has woken from his induced coma following Eubank Jr fight
The 25-year-old was taken to hospital on 26 March.
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Apr 4th 2016, 3:42 PM
'Brain dead' man wakes up after father's stand-off with doctors who wanted to switch off life support
During the three-hour stand-off with police, George Pickering’s son squeezed his father’s hand on command.
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Dec 24th 2015, 10:25 AM
Two-year-old in induced coma after choking on grape in Pizza Hut
The incident happened in Hartlepool, a town in North East England, on Friday night.
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Oct 12th 2015, 10:50 PM
"We were actually jumping for joy" - Cork man injured in one-punch attack wakes from coma
Jason Cierans suffered head injuries in the attack on 22 August.
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Sep 1st 2015, 3:33 PM
Berkeley survivors reunited as city attempts to prevent another tragedy
Aoife Beary is due to move the same centre as Hannah Waters and Clodagh Cogley.
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Jul 15th 2015, 9:15 AM
Joni Mitchell is 'talking again but hasn't walked' after aneurysm
The singer is expected to make a full recovery.
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Jun 29th 2015, 10:02 AM
Coma survivor who fell off 20ft balcony says he owes his life to paramedic who saved him
Oisin Merritt said he tries every day to stay positive.
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Jun 10th 2015, 8:04 PM
Three years after falling into a coma, Pádraig's family prepare to bring him home
They are fundraising to help care for him 24/7 in Ireland.
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May 21st 2015, 6:01 AM
Woman dies after 42 years in coma following brutal rape
She has been in a vegetative state in a Mumbai since being attacked by a hospital worker in 1973.
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May 19th 2015, 6:10 AM
Joni Mitchell is not in a coma, and expected to make 'a full recovery'
Reports last night said the singer was “unresponsive” after being hospitalised in March.
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Apr 29th 2015, 7:31 AM
This man has volunteered to have the first-ever head transplant
But it could be “worse than death”.
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Apr 12th 2015, 4:11 PM
Woman wakes from five month coma to find out she has given birth
Shairista Giles was in a car that slammed into a concrete barrier when the driver dozed off.
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Apr 11th 2015, 2:41 PM
Boy awakes from a coma addicted to cheese and swearing
GIMME SOME F***ING CHEESE.
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Mar 18th 2015, 2:30 PM
Man wakes from a coma speaking French, thinking he's Matthew McConaughey
Alright alright alright.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 9:08 PM
Michael Schumacher leaves Swiss hospital to move home and continue rehab
The former Formula One champion still has ‘a long and difficult road ahead’, according to a statement released this afternoon.
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Sep 9th 2014, 2:34 PM
What can people remember about being in a coma?
People report strange memories, dreams, or even visions after being in a coma. But that’s not always the case.
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Jul 13th 2014, 5:00 PM
A year in a coma, but Pádraig slowly shows signs of progress
As his family stay by his bedside, friends are raising money for Pádraig’s care.
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Jul 1st 2014, 6:45 AM
50 friends raise €32,000 during swim challenge for friend in a coma
Pádraig Schaler has been in a coma since last summer, and is receiving treatment in Germany.
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Apr 14th 2014, 9:45 AM
Schumacher showing 'small, encouraging signs' of improvement
In a statement released this morning, the family of the former Formula One driver say they are ‘confident he will pull through’.
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Mar 12th 2014, 9:16 AM
Safety breaches not to blame for Schumacher ski crash --- investigators
The crash that left the Formula One legend in a coma was not due to faulty material or safety breaches by the ski resort, French prosecutors have said.
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Feb 17th 2014, 11:01 AM
Process to wake up Michael Schumacher 'may take a long time'
The Formula One legend has been in an induced coma for over a month.
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Jan 30th 2014, 11:57 AM
Israel holds state funeral for Ariel Sharon
Later today, Sharon’s body will be taken from the Knesset to his farm in southern Israel for burial.
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Jan 13th 2014, 10:39 AM
State memorial for Israel's Ariel Sharon planned for Monday
The body of the former Israeli Prime Minister will lie in state.
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Jan 12th 2014, 7:45 AM
Schumacher family: Michael's a fighter and will not give up
As the racing legend lies in coma on his 45th birthday, it emerged that the impact of his accident split his helmet in two.
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Jan 3rd 2014, 9:55 AM
Vital organs of former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon are failing says Tel Aviv hospital
Sharon has been in a coma for nearly eight years but his condition worsened yesterday.
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Jan 2nd 2014, 9:47 AM
Fears for Michael Schumacher's life as F1 star remains in coma after ski accident
The German, who is set to turn 45 next week, is in a critical condition in a Grenoble hospital after suffering serious brain trauma.
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Dec 30th 2013, 8:00 AM
Michael Schumacher in ‘coma’, critical after ski accident
The seven-time Formula One World Champion was skiing in France.
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Dec 29th 2013, 10:00 PM
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