coma

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Imagine going into a coma exactly one year ago and waking up a month later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Hubble observed K1 breaking into at least four separate fragments, each surrounded by its own coma, the cloud of gas and dust that forms around a comet's icy core.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

He managed to escape, but he was placed in a medically induced coma to aid recovery from smoke inhalation and hospitalized for six days.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

She had just emerged from a coma, during which she missed the first three months of her baby son's life.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

One user, CaptainOverpants, claimed to work in Mr. Griswold’s hospital and said that Mr. Griswold was still in a coma and had been secretly moved to hospice care because he was dying.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman