VQ Biomedical, spun out of Duke University, has developed a novel, minimally invasive catheter designed to deliver oxygen directly to the bloodstream. The catheter bypasses the lungs, giving ARDS ...

Pope Francis' condition continued to improve Wednesday and he hasn't needed to use the mechanical ventilation mask to help him breathe, the Vatican said in signalling further progress in his ...

Don’t give up.” Alfieri acknowledged that the treatment risked damaging the pope’s kidneys and bone marrow, “but we continued, and his body responded to the treatments and the lung infection improved.

The double pneumonia diagnosis was determined one week later, and at time he was put on a breathing machine and had kidney problems. "The Holy Father's clinical condition is confirmed to be ...