Mechanical ventilation, the use of a machine to help a person breathe, was not something many people thought about all that often—until the COVID pandemic struck. Stories of patients being put on ...

Even as hospitals and governors raise the alarm about a shortage of ventilators, some critical care physicians are questioning the widespread use of the breathing machines for Covid-19 patients, ...

A ventilator is a machine that helps you breathe or takes breaths for you. It can be a lifesaver if you have a health condition that causes you to struggle to get air. You may know about the type of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. These machines are not only complicated to build and procure, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL (CNN) – The engineers at NASA have developed a high-pressure ventilator prototype specifically tailored to help COVID-19 patients, according to the agency. It's called VITAL, or ...

Patients experiencing respiratory failure need help fast. One of the most common therapies involves use of positive pressure via a breathing tube and ventilator to push air into the lungs. “The ...

At a demonstration at Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, on March 16, the director of the epidemics service, Dr. Karina Glick, checks a medical ventilator ...

The engineers at NASA have developed a high-pressure ventilator prototype specifically tailored to help coronavirus patients, according to the agency. It’s called VITAL, or Ventilator Intervention ...