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Cricket legend is 'back' after surviving eight-day coma

Damien Martyn has posted a heartfelt message to the world, saying he is recovering well after fighting for his life.

Former Australia batter Damien Martyn awake after being placed in coma due to meningitis

Jan 17 - Former Australia batter Damien Martyn is up and walking again after being put into an induced coma last month to fight a serious case of meningitis with only a 50% chance of survival. Read ...

Reminded me how fragile life is, how quickly everything can change: Martyn after coming out of coma

After being given a 50/50 chance of surviving, and being unable to walk or talk,’ the former cricketer reflected on the ...

Chevy Chase spent 8 days in medically induced coma following 2021 heart failure

A new documentary reveals Chevy Chase spent over a week in a medically induced coma during his five-week hospital stay in 2021 amid near-fatal heart failure. The gravity of the 82-year-old Emmy winner ...
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What's A 'Medically Induced Coma?'

Medically induced coma, performed on critically ill patients from the prime minister of Israel to a coal miner in West Virginia, has been used for a quarter of a century or more to put the brain in ...

Defendant said to be in coma 'seen in Tesco'

A businessman who was allegedly in an induced coma is wanted in court after magistrates were told there was no evidence he ...