When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below ...

WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Microplastics could be contributing to clogged arteries, increasing people’s risk of heart attack or stroke, a new study says. Fatty plaques in ...

TINY bits of plastic have been discovered in the blocked arteries of stroke sufferers. In new research, scientists found that blocked blood vessels contain 50 times more minuscule bits of plastic ...

I was part of a research study, and a scan found blockages of about 50% in my carotid arteries. I've never had any symptoms or a stroke. Do I need to have surgery? Dear V.P.: In general ...

Patients with clogged arteries often undergo surgery to reopen blood vessels choked by plaques, but those procedures carry risk of causing a stroke or other serious complications. A new system ...

Strokes caused by an artery tear are landing five times as many Americans in the hospital these days, a new study says. Cervical artery dissection involves a small tear in the inner lining of an ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 14-year-old standout softball pitcher returned to playing the sport she loves after undergoing spinal surgery. Diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 10, Macie developed a ...

In September 2023, it emerged publicly that non-EU approved (non-CE marked) metal springs had been surgically implanted into a number of children who underwent spinal surgery at Children's Health ...