Increased respiratory patient illness, COVID-19, and product recalls have created a critical need for ventilators in the United States, said David Shockley, Movair’s CEO, in a recent company press ...
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, ...
As the number of COVID-19 patients climbs and health officials hunt for ventilators to treat them, nursing homes across the United States have a cache ― about 8,200 of the lifesaving machines, ...
Robert and Michael Stadelman work on their ventilator prototype on the floor of their kitchen. (Contributed photo) Necessity is the mother of invention. For one science and health-focused family in ...
On vacation in Mexico last year, Michael DiPlacido passed out twice while scuba diving and again in his hotel. Back in St. Louis, Mo., doctors diagnosed him with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, ...
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican-made, Mexican-designed ventilator, meant to overcome an international shortage of the machines and at a lower price, is already in service at hospitals here. A rugged device ...
Lou Gehrig’s disease took away Grace Armant’s ability to speak, but the 84-year-old still has plenty to say about her insurance. UnitedHealthcare has rejected several requests from her doctors for ...
Insight provides an in-depth look at health care issues in and affecting California. Have a story suggestion? Let us know. As the number of COVID-19 patients climbs and health officials hunt for ...
Biomedical Engineer Juan Jesús Mejia Fernandez, right, from the National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition, pulls a ventilator called VSZ-20-2, designed at the institute's Biomedical ...