An unfortunate truth about the use of mechanical ventilation to save the lives of patients in respiratory distress is that the pressure used to inflate the lungs is likely to cause further lung damage ...

Ventilators are crucial in keeping severely-ill coronavirus patients alive — but hospitals across the country are facing a critical shortage of the life-saving medical device amid the ...

A device designed at the University of Pittsburgh could help improve outcomes as a treatment for COVID-19 when used in conjunction with non-invasive or mechanical ventilation, and it recently received ...

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Tesla is among a group of automakers retooling facilities to build ventilators for the COVID-19 crisis. In the following video, the company provides a behind-the-scene look at its ventilator design ...

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FARGO — A new company now calls the North Dakota State University Research and Technology Park home as CorVent Medical commenced operations Tuesday, Jan. 11. The ventilator design and manufacturing ...

An unfortunate truth about using mechanical ventilation to save lives is that the pressure can cause further lung damage. Scientists have identified a helpful molecule produced by immune cells during ...

Eight days ago, Henry Ford Health doctor Scott Kaatz was on a ventilator, clinging to life. The 62-year-old physician had COVID-19, a virus that had ravaged his lungs, but not his will. Dr. Kaatz, who ...