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Former NHL player Raymond Sawada died after suffering a heart attack at age 38 on Monday, his family announced in a GoFundMe fundraiser. The Canadian winger — who played for the Dallas Stars in the 2008-09 season — was playing a recreational hockey game for the Richmond Cowboys when sustained the medical emergency, according to multiple reports. “It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we share the devastating news of the sudden passing of Ray Sawada,” Brianne Sameshima, the organizer of the fundraiser wrote. “At age 38, Ray passed away on the evening of Monday April 10, 2023,...

I’m a respiratory therapist. With the fourth wave of the pandemic in full swing, fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant, the trajectory of the patients I see, from admission to critical care, is all too familiar. When they’re vaccinated, their COVID-19 infections most likely end after Stage 1. If only that were the case for everyone. Get vaccinated. If you choose not to, here’s what to expect if you are hospitalized for a serious case of COVID-19. Stage 1. You’ve had debilitating symptoms for a few days, but now it is so hard to breathe that you come to...