Doctor’s Court Testimony: Ventilators ‘Causing Harm,’ Death in COVID Patients

Claudia Pisano is fighting to try to save the life of her husband of 51 years, Daniel, by asking a judge to order Mayo Clinic to allow treatment with ivermectin. The Florida hospital's protocols for COVID-19 have failed and Daniel, who is unconscious and on a ventilator, has a 0-5 percent chance of survival, hospitals officials have told the family. Courtesy of Chris Pisano

The family of a dying patient at a Florida hospital has filed an emergency appeal they hope will overturn a lower court’s decision and force Mayo Clinic to give their preferred treatment for COVID-19.

Judge Marianne Aho of Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit ruled against the family during an emergency hearing on Dec. 30.