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» Is there a safe level of radiation exposure for a patient during pregnancy? Dose limits do not apply for radiation exposure of patients, since the decision to use radiation is justified depending ...

Over 70 million Americans wear digital activity trackers (DATs) to record their sleep, steps and heart rate. A new study from Scripps Research found that these devices could also provide insight into ...

The Department of Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is composed of more than 65 Harvard Medical School faculty physicians. Our team performs over 450,000 imaging exams and ...

The trachea connects the larynx to the lungs and moves air in and out. The trachea warms and moistens air and traps debris before it reaches the lungs. Trachea issues can lead to breathing trouble, ...

Doctors treating seriously ill patients in an emergency setting may want to give the sedative etomidate, rather than ketamine, while placing a breathing tube, according to a randomized trial published ...

An endotracheal tube is a flexible tube that helps people breathe during surgery or medical emergencies by going through the mouth or nose into the windpipe. Common side effects of using an ...