Every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they’ll breathe at home

Even small increases in air pollution can increase the risk of serious respiratory illnesses for preterm infants.

I'm a Philly neonatologist, and every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they'll breathe

Discharge day in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, should feel like a finish line. After weeks or months of monitors ...

I’m a neonatologist. This is the health risk I worry about when NICU babies leave the hospital

As a neonatologist, I know how much work it takes to get that baby there. Their lungs have grown stronger. Their feeding has ...
Rolling Stone

Oliver Tree, ‘Life Goes On’ Singer, Dead at 32

Oliver Tree, the eccentric singer known for viral hits like “Alien Boy” and “Life Goes On,” has died at the age of 32 following a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro. The musician born Oliver Tree ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Carbocisteine or Hypertonic Saline for Acute Respiratory Failure

We conducted a multicenter, open-label, randomized trial with a 2-by-2 factorial design that involved critically ill, mechanically ventilated participants 16 years of age or older with acute ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

High-Flow or Standard Oxygen in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Data are needed on the effect of oxygen delivered through a high-flow nasal cannula, as compared with standard oxygen therapy, on intubation and mortality in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory ...
Columbus Dispatch

Columbus Is letting developers cut down the trees we need most| Opinion

Columbus has a tree policy for city property but lacks one for private developments, despite consultant recommendations. Judy Westman argues that Columbus City Council needs to act on a tree policy to ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Venom’ Animated Movie in the Works With ‘Final Destination’ Filmmakers Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein (Exclusive)

Sony’s Venom franchise has a new final destination. The studio behind the Marvel anti-hero movies is developing its first animated movie based on the character. And it has tapped Zach Lipovsky and ...
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Ventis Medical Announces Distribution Partnership with Bound Tree Medical to Revolutionize EMS Respiratory Care

Ventis Medical Announces an exclusive partnership with Bound Tree Medical to distribute the HeroVent Emergency and Transport Ventilator. PRINCETON, NJ, UNITED STATES ...