LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — More life saving technology is coming to local hospitals thanks to a special grant. We sat down with one patient who told us if it wasn't for this special technology, he doesn't ...

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is continuing to grow, with 77,542 patients in North America receiving the form of life support in the past five years, according to the ...

Saint Francis in Tulsa is launching an ECMO-equipped ambulance to begin lifesaving care during patient transfers. Here’s how it works and who it helps. TULSA, Okla. - Saint Francis Hospital is getting ...

It’s a machine the size of a breadbox, but it’s making an enormous difference for patients at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center. Now, the center is expanding what’s known as its ...

Methodist Hospital's expanded ECMO program, advanced life support for patients, is saving lives hundreds of miles away from San Antonio.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, can be a lifesaving technology for patients whose organs have failed. It works, essentially, by performing the functions that a healthy person’s lungs and ...

ECMO is a type of life support for people with severe heart and lung conditions. ECMO involves a machine that pumps your blood (when your heart can’t) and adds oxygen to it (when your lungs can’t). An ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Southeast Texas now has two state of the art life-saving machines. Baptist Hospital has two extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines. ECMO is a life support system used ...

Warning: This story contains content that might upset some readers. Five-week-old Sidney Mahony lies in his mother Ashleigh's arms on a secluded balcony at the Queensland Children's Hospital on a ...