The manufacturer of the Airtraq video laryngoscope and camera system has selected Mercury Medical as their exclusive North America distributor for their video laryngoscope product line.
SARS-CoV-2 causes the pandemic coronavirus disease COVID-19, which is more harmful for elderly people, who show more severe symptoms and are at higher risk of hospitalization and death.
According to new research published in Thorax, the use of noninvasive breathing support to treat patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 in hospitals isn’t linked to a heightened risk of transmitting infection to others.
The pandemic led to a sharp drop in asthma exacerbations with up to a 90% drop in certain pediatric populations, research shows.
The successful implementation of transcutaneous CO2 equipment at Hershey Medical Center’s Level IV NICU demonstrates that the technology has evolved to accommodate the diagnostic monitoring needs of neonatal care providers and patients, according to this case study by clinicians in the center's NICU.
Positive results from the first co-administration study of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate and an approved influenza vaccine have been published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
Smoking-related DNA methylation patterns explain around a fifth of the variation in body mass index (BMI) between individuals, according to a study published in Plos Genetics.
Dr. Arthur Slutsky is a critical care physician whose research, teaching and patient care has touched broad sectors of the health care community.
Experts say the success of the treatments would hinge on whether high-risk patients infected with covid will be able to get tested — and then treated — fast enough to make a difference.