- NBC Sports Bay Area
Melvin gives update on Murphy's knee injury after Giants' loss
Manager Bob Melvin speaks to reporters after the San Francisco Giants' 14-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.Melvin gives update on Murphy's knee injury after Giants' loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
- SWNS
Former MMA fighter became an amputee after a cough led to septic shock
A former MMA fighter who became an amputee after a cough led to septic shock is determined to walk again. James Mackay, 52, developed a persistent cough and was admitted to Milton Keynes University Hospital, Buckinghamshire when it continued to get worse. He was diagnosed with Strep A and went into septic shock - where blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level after an infection - a few days after being admitted. The dad-of-two spent six weeks in a coma and three months in intensive care. James had his fingers, thumbs and a both legs below the knee amputated after he was put on artificial life support called ECMO - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - where blood is pumped out of the body and through devices that add oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from it.
- The Telegraph
Free Madonna concert draws crowds to Brazil’s Copacabana beach
More than a million people thronged Brazil’s Copacabana beach for a free Madonna concert on Saturday, braving the heat to see the end of her Celebration world tour.
