Background The increasing number of patients treated by long-term non-invasive ventilation (NIV) challenges the capacity of ...

FDA is urging patients to stop using Baxter’s Life2000 ventilators. Baxter is recalling the Life2000 Ventilation System due to a cybersecurity issue discovered through internal testing. If an ...

On vacation in Mexico last year, Michael DiPlacido passed out twice while scuba diving and again in his hotel. Back in St. Louis, Mo., doctors diagnosed him with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, ...

Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein is now out on Netflix, with the monster (played by Jacob Elordi) shown to be far more human than his titular creator. The ending of the Netflix film differs from both ...

Every year, an event that prestigious journal Nature has dubbed “the highlight of the scientific calendar” takes place: the Ig Nobel awards. A lighthearted twist on the better-known Nobel prizes, the ...

Scientists that won an infamous 2024 IgNobel Prize for "discovering that many mammals are capable of breathing through their anus" may indeed have the last laugh. They've now completed a successful ...

“The Long Walk” adaptation made a few key changes to the Stephen King story that might catch some fans off guard. The biggest change of the film came in the final moments. The winner of “The Long Walk ...

Suffolk, Va. (WAVY) – Suffolk Fire and Rescue is becoming the first emergency service agency (EMS) in southern Hampton Roads to place Zoll Z-Vent transport ventilators in all frontline Advanced Life ...

United Airlines has reportedly apologized to a woman who claimed flight crew members asked her to remove her toddler son’s ventilator, leaving her "humiliated" during a flight earlier this month.

Medtronic’s top ventilator executive began fielding pleas from world leaders’ representatives five years ago, as pressure from a global pandemic drove a sudden shortage of lifesaving devices that help ...

What would it be like to have to design and build a ventilator, suitable for clinical use, in ten days? One that could be built entirely from locally-sourced parts, and kept oxygen waste to a minimum?