Once all of the pre-discharge criteria are met, the process of training the patient and caregivers on the home care equipment and techniques related to treating the patient on the ventilator can begin ...

Woman says husband suffering from ALS needs machine, can't get one for a year Woman says husband suffering from ALS needs machine, can't get one for a year Woman says husband suffering from ALS needs ...

On vacation in Mexico last year, Michael DiPlacido passed out twice while scuba diving and again in his hotel. Back in St. Louis, Mo., doctors diagnosed him with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, ...

It can result from many common things: car accidents, strokes, falls, pneumonia, among others. Some victims of those things lose their ability to breathe. In that case, they become dependent on a ...