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Norway’s newly proclaimed king delivered the constitutional oath in Parliament, while Queen Mette-Marit, who underwent a June lung transplant for pulmonary fibrosis, did not attend and was later hospitalized for observation after complications; the king accompanied her to Oslo University Hospital as the nation mourns Harald V and prepares for his funeral on Sept. 9.
A Florida newlywed on his honeymoon was bitten by a cottonmouth, triggering stage-four pulmonary fibrosis that leaves him reliant on a breathing machine and facing the possibility of a double lung transplant, with insurance not covering the procedure and the couple seeking financial support.
Amanda Jean, a 27-year-old double-lung transplant patient from New York, credits over-the-counter Cold-Eeze lozenges for significantly alleviating her COVID-19 and common cold symptoms. Despite her compromised immune system and the high risk of infections turning into deadly pneumonia, Jean found relief in the lozenges, which contain zinc gluconate glycine, an ingredient claimed to suppress viruses and reduce the duration of colds. Her positive experience with the lozenges has been shared on TikTok, garnering nearly 700,000 views. Jean is currently fundraising for her second lung transplant as her body is rejecting the first set of donor lungs.