When you’re brushing your teeth and you’ve squeezed out the last bit of toothpaste, you probably toss the empty tube in the trash. Few people realize that most toothpaste tubes are now recyclable—at ...

Introduction: Tracheostomy is one of the standard procedures in intensive care medicine. In the context of tracheostomy tube-, dysphagia- and decannulation management the selection of the appropriate ...

THIS discussion is concerned with the uses of tracheostomy and mechanical respiratory devices in managing the problems encountered in a large hospital. The material presented here was obtained by a ...

Watch this woman what her life is like with her little silver tube.Alii Robinson shares her story on her tube is connected to her lungs and shows how she does everyday activities such as eating with ...

WHEN patients have severe airway obstruction or swallowing difficulties, as may occur with bulbar poliomyelitis, the insertion of a tracheostomy tube may be required to ensure a clear airway, to ...

The FDA is elevating three sets of respiratory hardware recalls from Smiths Medical, covering portable ventilators and tracheostomy tubes that enter the airway through the neck. The agency categorized ...

On Wednesday, ICU Medical Inc’s (NASDAQ:ICUI) subsidiary, Smiths Medical, initiated a recall of certain Bivona neonatal/pediatric and adult tracheostomy tubes. The FDA classified the recall as the ...

Smiths Medical has recalled and removed Bivona neonatal/pediatric and adult tracheostomy tubes due to a manufacturing defect that can cause the securement flange of the device to tear, which can cause ...

Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson star in a marvelously inventive dark comedy about a man who can’t change his insides. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...