For families in East Texas, a medical emergency involving a child has often meant a long, stressful drive to Dallas or ...

A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could ...

Critically ill patients who need breathing machines often miss getting enough nutrition, especially during the first few days ...

Christus Health opened the first pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in East Texas at its Mother Frances Hospital on Dec. 8, ...

Some people have heard of the ICU but don’t fully understand what goes on in an intensive care unit. Read on to learn more about these specialty hospital wards that help treat severe cases and provide ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Urban ICUs have 2.8 beds per 10,000 people, whereas rural ICUs only have 1.7 beds per 10,000 people. Hybrid ICU ...

When the unthinkable happens and a child is left critically ill or injured, the miracle workers in pediatric intensive care ...

Each time communities experience surges of Covid-19, concerns arise over the availability of hospital and intensive care unit beds in affected regions. To monitor ICU capacity, several states have ...

Like my patients, he was on life support—but from my body rather than machines. Illustration by Victor Juhasz. This article appears in the October 16/23, 2023 issue, with the headline “The Labor of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic marked a turning point for telemedicine, driving a surge in patient use as Congress relaxed regulations to facilitate virtual consultations. While most discussions focus on ...

As Covid-19 continues to strain the country’s hospital system, new research exposes a striking gap in access to ICU care from one community to the next. The study, published Monday in Health Affairs, ...

Prayer has become the constant for the 11-year-old's family as they wait for answers and hope for signs of improvement.