Although mechanical ventilation is a life-saving intervention, it places significant stress and strain on the lung parenchyma. Damage at the pulmonary parenchymal and muscular levels from mechanical ...

A landmark lung study by a research network including UCSF that was hailed as a life-saving medical advance may actually have endangered patients and proved little, government scientists say. In a ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...