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 ...

One of the most pressing shortages facing hospitals during the Covid-19 emergency is a lack of ventilators. These machines can keep patients breathing when they no longer can on their own, and they ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Saturday morning, a 64-year-old four-time cancer survivor will be placed on a ventilator. But before she goes under, she wanted to call for the community to take COVID-19 seriously.

CLEVELAND—Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an online tool to help medical staff quickly determine which COVID-19 patients will need help breathing with a ventilator. The ...