In the coronavirus pandemic, ventilators, the medical devices that help patients breathe, are highly sought after and hard to find – but they are not always successful. One in six COVID-19 patients ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ventilators are breathing ...

An expert explains how the life-saving machines work and how people are trying to find solutions to the shortage As more and more hospitals in the United States become inundated with COVID-19 patients ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. These machines are not only complicated to build and procure, ...

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In Afghanistan, a group of teenage girls are trying to build a mechanized, hand-operated ventilator for coronavirus patients, using a design from M.I.T. and parts from old Toyota Corollas. It sounds ...

A ventilator is a machine that helps you breathe or takes breaths for you. It can be a lifesaver if you have a health condition that causes you to struggle to get air. You may know about the type of ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - We’ve all heard the complaints about face masks: they’re uncomfortable, they’re hot, they cause acne, the list goes on, but after learning what it takes to put a patient on a ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ventilators are breathing machines that force air into a patient’s lungs. UAB medical professionals explained how the machines work and why you don’t want to need one. “First, we ...