However, a commercial replacement gastrostomy tube is many times more expensive than a Foley catheter, and the two have never been compared. We compared the efficacy and safety of an all-silicone ...

At the University of Minnesota's heart lab, millions of dollars of tubing and wires and technology work to keep a living ...

We just don’t have a good alternative to the Foley catheter [a tube inserted in a patient’s urethra to relieve urine from a bladder]. The Foley catheter is great and works when there’s ...

Eucalyptus essential oil is rich in cineole, an antiseptic that kills the bacteria that can cause bad breath. Some antiseptic ...

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH (Booth 4239) will present its Robot SAM-C series for the first time in North ...

True or false? A trip to the doctor's is guaranteed to make you feel better. The answer is false, unfortunately, as all-too-common issues like medical errors can send patients home feeling worse ...

UVM Medical Center is the only Vermont hospital offering Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) This new heart ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the ...

Ventricular catheters are essential components in the ... Ventricular Catheter: A tube inserted into the brain's ventricles to drain excess CSF and relieve pressure. Proximal Occlusion: Blockage ...

HealthDay News — Many very preterm infants experience pain, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in Pain. Hillary Graham, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues explored ...

Heart patients may find succur in the University of Port Harcourt (UPTH) where advanced facilities and expertise have found space ...