Darren Pangle, a Katy teacher known as the "miracle man," survived a severe illness against medical expectations thanks to ...

Dr. Loyalka calls his recovery miraculous. “He’s amazing. Within three months, he came to my office, and I remember — he was ...

The machine takes over the work of the heart and the lungs, siphoning blood and removes carbon dioxide and oxygenates it before sending it back to the body, giving the patient's heart and lungs time ...

Critically ill patients in ICU now have the option of staying awake while on life support. Read more at straitstimes.com.

After surviving a near-fatal crash nearly two years ago, a local teen is celebrating National Trauma Survivors Day by ...

Lafayette General is the only Level II Trauma Center in southwest Louisiana, serving patients from Baton Rouge to Beaumont.

NEW ORLEANS - Over 5,500 nurses and healthcare professionals are among the first in the world to see a new type of ...

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a special machine that keeps some of the most ill patients alive. At the 35th annual Extracorporeal Life Support Services (ELSO) conference ...

Nursing influencer Hailey Okula ... Doctors often need to put patients on ECMO and give numerous blood transfusions to replenish lost blood, as well as stopping any active bleeding.

Baby Brooklynn was delivered safely, but Williams' heart began to fail, requiring her to be placed on an ECMO machine. Dr. George Christensen, a cardiothoracic surgeon, explained the situation ...

The nursing home had a pageant and residents Bob ... extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO); comprehensive stroke care, inclusive of clot retrieval and aneurysm coiling; neurosurgery; and ...