We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Patients intubated for COVID-19 were less likely to die ...

Placing hospitalized COVID-19 patients on their stomach is helpful if they're on a mechanical ventilator, but a new study suggests it's not a good idea for patients who are not intubated. "Awake" ...

Severely ill COVID-19 patients on ventilators are placed in a prone (face down) position because it's easier for them to breathe and reduces mortality. But that life-saving position can also cause ...

ORLANDO – The CDC reports that COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in 2020 after heart disease and cancer. In the U.S. alone about 600,000 have died from the disease. Researchers say they’ve ...

It’s been more than a year since Intermountain Healthcare treated its first COVID-19 patient. During that time, clinicians, physical therapists and physical therapy assistants from across the ...

Early application of prone positioning did not help patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) -- mostly from COVID -- get off venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ...

Awake prone positioning is a well-established non-pharmacological intervention to improve lung oxygenation. During the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, this process has received ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Prone positioning significantly reduced the need for intubation among nonintubated adults with ...

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, doctors feared having to make a heart-wrenching decision: If the need for ventilators outstripped the supply, which patients would have priority? Over ...

Severely ill COVID-19 patients on ventilators are placed in a prone (face down) position because it's easier for them to breathe and reduces mortality. But that life-saving position can also cause ...