Introduction: Tracheostomy is commonly performed surgical procedure in ENT practice. Postoperative care is the most important aspect for achieving good patient outcomes. Unavailability of standard ...

Sherman is a researcher and medical device designer. As a researcher and medical device designer, I’ve spent years immersed in pediatric hospitals and homes, observing and listening. One moment from ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Our admiration goes to the Davids of the world: those who stand up, speak out and fight back, refusing ...

An alleged whistleblower who says she was fired fom a nursing home after being instructed to “keep your mouth shut” about a resident’s death is suing her former employer. Tylene Schultz is suing the ...

A former nurse, Becky Sue Manning, received a two-year prison sentence for neglecting a nursing home resident who died from breathing complications. Manning failed to suction the resident's ...

The parents of two children with complex medical needs allege their children have been left at risk of choking in class. The mother of another student alleges she was not informed that her son went ...

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. In today’s Ideas & Voices, hear contributors discuss how our communities can better support, celebrate and champion those in our region with ...

Tracheostomy is a routine surgical procedure in patients with severe traumatic brain injury, which requires mechanical ventilation to maintain gas exchange and avoid hypoxemia. Inadequate tracheostomy ...

An Iowa nursing home where criminal charges were filed over a resident’s death is now being sued for negligence by the resident’s family. The family of Marvin “Pete” Jacobs, who died in February 2023 ...

This summer, 10-year-old Henry Glandon went swimming and dunked his head under the water for the first time. He went to a wilderness camp and zip-lined into a lake. "I did my first underwater swim in ...