High-flow nasal cannula shows similar efficacy to CPAP in preventing BPD in preterm infants, with a significantly lower risk of nasal injury.

The arterial vasculature is the second most frequently calcified structure in the human body after the skeleton. Calcification of the aorta and aortic valves occurs in most individuals in westernized ...

From health spas to film storage, salt mine caverns have been put to use in surprising ways—and they’re now poised to contribute to the generation and storage of clean energy.

In a large randomized trial, treating patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure with high-flow oxygen didn't improve ...

Data are needed on the effect of oxygen delivered through a high-flow nasal cannula, as compared with standard oxygen therapy, on intubation and mortality in patients with acute hypoxemic ...

Randomized trial shows no difference from sham control ...

The N.C. high school baseball season begins this week and The Charlotte Observer and News & Observer of Raleigh will sponsor statewide rankings. Today, the media companies release statewide preseason ...

To say North Carolina is a state of weather extremes is to put it mildly. The mountains could see up to a half-foot of snow and wind chills in the single digits this weekend, while Charlotte set a ...

Living at high altitude appears to protect against diabetes, and scientists have finally discovered the reason. When oxygen levels drop, red blood cells switch into a new metabolic mode and absorb ...

The brain relies on real-time delivery of oxygen and nutrients through its microvasculature, which threads through neural tissue like electrical wires.