In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers investigated whether adding sigh breaths to standard care regimens of mechanically ventilated trauma patients increased ventilator-free days (VFDs).

Lydia Hartung and Hope Anne Elias, both third-year dental students at East Carolina University, have put together an oral health care instructional video for caretakers and health care providers of ...

Dorothy Hill's had quite a life, and now she spends her days pushing for better care of people who depend on ventilators. "I've been on breathing machines since 1949 when I had polio," Hill said. "I ...

Their program ties equipment, remote oversight, and training into one plan so teams can treat complex cases close to home.

“Super-utilizers”— people who go to the emergency department frequently and often unnecessarily — are often looked down upon, as they constitute a small percent of overall ED patients but account for ...