At-home sleep tests offer a convenient way to diagnose sleep apnea without visiting a lab. CPAP machines are a highly effective, life-changing treatment for those with sleep apnea. Modern CPAP ...

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 ...

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 ...