ST. LOUIS (AP) – Washington University in St. Louis has stopped using sedated cats to train medical students how to insert breathing tubes down the throats of babies, effectively ending the practice ...

CHICAGO--As mannequins go, preemie Hal is on the top of his game. He is smaller than a full-sized infant, just like the one in 10 babies born prematurely each year in the United States. Hal has soft, ...

Video laryngoscopy for the urgent intubation of neonates led to higher rates of success on the first attempt than direct laryngoscopy, a single-center randomized trial from Ireland found. Of more than ...

BOTHELL, WA, UNITED STATES, February 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Verathon ®, a global leader in airway management solutions, is proud to announce the expansion of ...

Incorporating nasal high-flow therapy during endotracheal intubation attempts in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) increased the chance of success on the first try, a randomized study found. In ...

Phelps Hospital received a portion of a grant from the Children's Dream Foundation and will use it to improve pediatric emergency care. The grant funded new, child-sized resuscitation equipment and a ...

India's progress in reducing infant mortality is real, measurable, and widely acknowledged. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the national Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) declined ...

In this randomized, controlled trial involving neonates in two Australian tertiary neonatal intensive care units, nasal high-flow therapy during neonatal endotracheal intubation increased the ...

Healthcare workers preparing to serve in the new neonatal unit at Kwimba District Hospital have successfully completed specialised training designed to enhance care for premature infants and their ...

In a steamy Heights garage, Larry Hill stores supplies and materials that will potentially save lives. Plexiglass has been hard to find since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March, he said.