THE ON-FIELD COLLAPSE AND CARDIAC ARREST of National Football League (NFL) safety Damar Hamlin after a tackle on “Monday Night Football.” The football player Hamlin’s on-field collapse reminds me to know CPR.
In 2023, Sheldon Ekirch was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, which makes her limbs and muscles feel as if they’re on fire. Specialists recommended a series of infusions to ease her pain, but her insurer refused to pay for the expensive treatment, which it says is “not considered medically necessary.”