Elderly patients nearing the end of their lives are increasingly placed on breathing machines as a sort of automatic reflex among physicians, according to Kei Ouchi, MD, an emergency medicine ...
The coronavirus is straining the global health care system, with one piece of lifesaving medical equipment in particularly scarce supply: mechanical ventilators. A ventilator helps patients who cannot ...
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On Friday, the Vatican confirmed Pope Francis was placed on a breathing machine following a respiratory episode while in hospital. The Vatican also confirmed the 88-year-old pontiff “remained alert ...