CPAP machines help people with trouble breathing, but they aren't made to replace ventilators. Here's how they compare.

Ventilators can assist with lung function for those with severe respiratory infections, and it's often necessary in the ICU.

As health authorities scramble to get the coronavirus pandemic under control, one device has become a symbol of hope and fear. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one ...

The lifesaving breathing machines can just as easily be used on humans. The nation's hospitals, facing dire shortages of lifesaving ventilators as the coronavirus outbreak continues, are finding help ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ventilators may unintentionally harm patients; research is lacking in children. A new study will test how well ...

Prof. Ori Efrati (L), Dr. Michael Cohen (R) and the Multiuser Ventilator When COVID-19 first erupted in March 2020, health authorities warned that a surfeit in severely ill coronavirus patients would ...

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jennifer Rand calibrates a ventilator aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort. Israel’s efforts to quickly procure respirators from overseas have totally failed this week, ...