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

Almost 6 million patients land in an intensive care unit every year, and for many, it marks a turning point in their lives. A substantial number of patients leave the ICU with newly acquired problems, ...

After nine years as an ICU nurse at The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus, Stephanie Eschriche learned what it’s like ...

Doctors have gradually come to realize that people who survive a serious brush with death in the intensive care unit are likely to develop potentially serious problems with their memory and thinking ...

Hospitals report few fully vaccinated people are sick with COVID-19 in the ICU. With the country in the midst of a new nationwide resurgence of coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — On a dire day today, California reported a one-day record of 379 deaths and over 52,000 new coronavirus cases. To make matter’s worse, the Southern California region — ...

If you are one of the 5.7 million Americans who ends up in the intensive care unit each year, you are at high risk of developing long-term mental effects like dementia and confusion. These mental ...

If you land in an intensive care unit sick enough for doctors to consider withdrawing life support, be warned. Whether and when to pull the plug may depend in large part on the practices and culture ...

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

MADISON, Wis. — The men and women who work in UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital’s ICU carry a lot of emotional weight, but they also carry a little happiness from room to room thanks to a talented ...

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - Ventura County Public Health experts say almost all of of the county's ICU beds are full. On Monday, the county reported it had only 1.4% of its ICU beds available. 204 people ...