Kenosha, Wis.-based Froedtert South Hospital partnered with local paramedics to implement “Straight to Cath” — a program that saves crucial time by allowing paramedics to bypass the emergency room and ...

External urinary catheters are less invasive than internal catheters, which drain urine from your bladder via a thin tube inserted into your urethra (Foley catheter) or via a small incision in the ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- If you're having a heart attack, you may not need an emergency room at all, according to a groundbreaking study at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minn. Researchers found that patients get ...

If you’re having a heart attack, you may not need an emergency room at all, according to a groundbreaking study. Researchers found that patients get faster care, and are more likely to survive, if an ...

A suprapubic catheter is a type of urinary catheter. It empties the bladder through an incision in the belly instead of a tube in the urethra. A catheter usually includes a flexible tube that drains ...

Medical catheters are tubes that can be inserted into a body cavity, vessel or duct, usually to allow for the administration of fluids, medications or gases or to drain fluids or urine from the body.

A new "smart catheter" that senses the start of an infection, and automatically releases an anti-bacterial substance, is being developed to combat the problem of catheter-related blood and urinary ...

New twist SPIRAL is a thin, flexible tube designed to release medication at several points inside the brain. (Courtesy NYU Abu Dhabi) Researchers in the United Arab Emirates have designed a new ...