Curtatone (Mantua) – They found him dead in his house in Curtatone, near Mantua. Giuseppe De Donno, 54 years old, former head of pneumology of Carlo Poma, he would take his own life after spending the last two years in the midst of the Covid storm. He had ended up in the spotlight for being the “father” and champion hyperimmune plasma therapy (the controversial therapy that involved the infusion of blood from infected with the coronavirus, appropriately treated) to be applied precisely to patients affected by the pandemic. Many were saved, like a young mother who had managed to survive and carry her pregnancy to term. For her, De Donno was a myth.
For other experts the therapy did not work at all e there was no lack of controversy in the healthcare environment not only from Mantua. Professor De Donno, while defending his theory, had put an end to the discussions and he had chosen to return to local medicine. From 5 July he was general practitioner in Porto Mantovano e hundreds of patients lined up for his assistance. This, however, perhaps did not make him overcome the stormy period that has just passed. Yesterday afternoon his family would have found him hanged in the house. The circumstances of the suicide and even the reasons are still unclear. Everything suggests an extreme gesture but the carabinieri of Mantua have collected all the findings to exclude other hypotheses.
The circumstances of the suicide and the discovery of the body, which allegedly took place by some relatives, are still unclear. The former primary lived in Curtatone with his wife and daughter. There are many certificates of condolence from many citizens astonished by his disappearance, who remembered De Donno for having “saved many lives” with his therapy.
The champion of hyperimmune plasma
De Donno, together with Massimo Franchini, Head of Immunohematology and Transfusion of Carlo Poma, he had begun to treat Covid patients who arrive exhausted al Poma with hyperimmune plasma therapy. In the spring of last year, this practice had become the only weapon against the coronavirus, at least in the initial stages of the disease. In no time became the best known primary in Italy, contested as it was by newspapers and television broadcasts. Not everyone, however, in the field of medicine was convinced of this and so much controversy broke out about De Donno. He, however, held out and he managed to get an experimentation of his method with the University of Pavia. In the end, however, official medicine did not believe that this was the most suitable cure for Covid, even if many recovered by bonding forever with eternal gratitude to the Mantuan primary.
The carreer
Giuseppe De Donno he became acting head physician of the Carlo Poma Pneumology in September 2018 and then in December of the same year he won the competition as effective head physician. De Donno was also known outside the hospitals for having been in the past deputy mayor of Curtatone. Graduated from high school, he graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Modena with 110 cum laude. After his university studies he completed his training through several specialization courses in pathophysiology and respiratory allergology, reaching specialization in 1996. From 2010 to 2013 he was in charge of the simple structure “High intensity respiratory home care program for patients dependent on home mechanical ventilation “and in 2013 he became medical director of the complex structure of Pneumology and Utir (respiratory intensive unit) of Asst Carlo Poma.
Dismayed the mayor of Curtatone, Carlo Bottani, close friend of the doctor, who interprets the sentiment of an entire community in shock: “Giuseppe was an extraordinary person – he said through tears -. I had the privilege of being by his side in the first phase of the lockdown and I saw how much he spent on his patients. History will remember him for the good he did “.
“They left him alone”
The news of Giuseppe De Donno’s suicide unleashed the people of the web. On Twitter the news is already the second in trend, and many “accuse” the world of science of having left the doctor “alone”. Many do not believe that the doctor took his own life. “Suicide? Are we sure? This story is disturbing and surreal” writes Filippo. “This suicide is actually a murder that has known principals and perpetrators” Massimo treads his hand. “Behind the alleged suicide of #DeDonno is a man left alone, a doctor who had dedicated everything to his treatment and research” tweets Alex. To comment on the news, doubting that it is suicide, even many so-called bricklayers, users who have a brick next to their name and who often recognize themselves in the positions of the no-vax.
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