"Obstructive sleep apnea affects 40 million adults in the United States and is associated with an increased complication risk among patients undergoing surgery," said Stavros Memtsoudis, MD, PhD, ...

The FDA issued a wide-ranging emergency policy allowing alternative devices to be used as potentially lifesaving ventilators as shortages begin to impact hospitals’ responses to the coronavirus ...

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) – Engineers at Auburn University have found a way to help save lives as the coronavirus crisis continues. They have designed a way to turn CPAP machines into ventilators. Officials ...

AUBURN, Ala., April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of Auburn University engineers has developed a way to quickly and inexpensively convert CPAP machines into ventilators, one of the most important ...

A team at Auburn is using reinvention to come up with a solution to what could be a ventilator shortage across the state. The Auburn University engineering professors, students and alumni have ...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a study conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), researchers found that patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who used continuous positive ...

If you're a regular reader of my column, you know that emergency physicians love to figure out mysteries. We are puzzle solvers who thrive on undifferentiated patients who could have a whole laundry ...

A team of engineers at Auburn University have developed an attachment to easily convert CPAP machines into ventilators in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Michael Zabala, an engineering professor at ...