The number of nursing home residents with advanced dementia who get hooked up to breathing machines has roughly doubled in recent years even though this doesn't appear to help them live longer, a U.S.

In partnership with The Repository, every Monday the Stark Community Foundation is highlighting positive happenings in our community. Here’s to Good News Mondays! Life-saving equipment is helping ...

This article, the second in a two-part series, outlines the importance of providing high-quality nursing care and careful monitoring when patients are discontinued from artificial mechanical ...

The care of patients who are receiving artificial mechanical ventilation is complex and requires skill and experience. This two-part series outlines some of the important aspects of one specific part ...

LIVINGSTON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ventilator dependent respiratory patients in three Skilled Nursing Facilities in the Western U.S. now have a better chance of going home earlier, thanks to the ...

Despite a shift to noninvasive respiratory support, mechanical ventilation remains an essential tool in the care of critically ill neonates. The availability of a variety of technologically advanced ...

The Long-Term In-Home Ventilator Engagement (LIVE) program in Ontario offers a multicomponent e-health intervention that enables secure, virtual home visits, customizable care plans and clinical ...

A ventilator, sometimes called a mechanical ventilator, is a machine that helps you breathe when you're sick, injured, or sedated for an operation. It pumps oxygen-rich air into your lungs. It also ...