A recent large-scale retrospective study published in the Journal of American Medical Association found the comparative ...

Catheter related problems due to an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) have existed as long as urinary catheters have been utilized. This section will review IUC complications: infectious complications ...

The word “catheter” comes from Greek, meaning “to let or send down.” Catheters were used as early as 3,000 B.C. to relieve painful urinary retention. In those times, many materials were used to form a ...

By blocking announcements in the Federal Register, the administration is keeping experts from meeting to evaluate funding ...

Investigators have developed a clinical risk prediction model for adverse events associated with umbilical arterial catheters that is well calibrated within a sample reflective of current practice. A ...

Nitinol has superelastic properties that allow medical devices using it to compress to a lower profile when placed in a ...

In lieu of the World Kidney Day that falls on March 13, the National Institute Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation ...

Emboa Medical has developed a novel blood clot extraction device to address the prevalent issue of stroke, which is the second leading cause of death in the world. Using nature-inspired design, Emboa ...

A prevention bundle reduced inflammation, infections and hospitalizations among nursing home residents with peripherally ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is producing late-stage assessment guidance on Drug-eluting coronary stents for treating coronary artery disease: late-stage assessment.

Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical ...