Journalist Damon Beres, who has covered the right-to-repair movement for years, shares on Slate his response to Josh Bales’ novel “In the Land of Broken Things,” the plot of which centers around desperately trying to fix respiratory equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A man charged with stealing ventilators intended for COVID-19 patients in El Salvador last year has now been caught and arrested, reports CBSMiami.
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A 12-year-old from Winnetka, Ill., used the skills he learned as chief engineer for his middle school’s LEGO League Robotics team to create a low-cost ventilator, reports WLS.
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The Respond-19 ventilator’s streamlined, lightweight design simplifies training, ensures compatibility with all low-flow oxygen sources, and allows for easy movement within the hospital.
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Climate change and aging power grids are causing more outages, endangering those whose lives depend on complex home-based medical equipment, reports Undark.
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