In a small number of severe COVID-19 cases, a patient may be placed on a ventilator to supply oxygen if he or she is having difficulty breathing or has completely lost the ability to breathe on their ...

As health authorities scramble to get the coronavirus pandemic under control, one device has become a symbol of hope and fear. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ventilators may unintentionally harm patients; research is lacking in children. A new study will test how well ...

With the coronavirus still spreading and cases of COVID-19 still mounting, mechanical ventilators are in notoriously short supply. That has physicians scrambling to find alternatives for patients so ...

The term “life support” refers to any combination of machines and medication that keeps a person’s body alive when their organs would otherwise stop working. Usually people use the words life support ...

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