The first clinical study of a low-cost neonatal breathing system demonstrated that the device increased the survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness from 44 percent to 71 percent. A ...
HOUSTON -- (Jan. 29, 2014) -- The first clinical study of a low-cost neonatal breathing system created by Rice University bioengineering students demonstrated that the device increased the survival ...
To compare the failure rates between Jet continuous positive airway pressure device (J-CPAP-variable flow) and Bubble continuous positive airway device (B-CPAP) in preterm infants with respiratory ...
When Chokonjetsa was born, he weighed just over 2 pounds. His tiny, underdeveloped lungs struggled for each breath. Then doctors in the hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, put Chokonjetsa on a breathing ...
The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (icddr,b) hosted a seminar on Sunday to highlight the potential of Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (bCPAP), a locally ...
Sleep apnea is a condition marked by frequent upper airway blockages during sleep, leading to sleep disruption. These breathing pauses lower the quality of sleep and may have detrimental effects on ...
Good ideas don't only come from experts. An innovative engineering program in Texas has been proving that college undergraduates can tackle — and solve — vexing health challenges in developing ...