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As I watch my aging parents navigate their home, I can't help but notice their increasing hesitancy on stairs or how careful ...
An automated machine-learning program developed by researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in conjunction with the ...
Police say the man tackled her from behind, leaving her with serious injuries including spinal fractures and broken ribs. Police are searching for a man of Caucasian appearance in his early 20s ...
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 ...
Those were the words of Ombudsman for Children Niall Muldoon following the publication of a 2017 report which criticised “unacceptable” delays in providing spinal surgery to these children.
Johnson & Johnson said Monday it has enrolled the first patient in a pivotal study of a device for clearing “difficult-to-cross” coronary arteries. Like other products made by J&J’s Shockwave Medical, ...
The lumbosacral joint, also called L5-S1, is a term used to describe a part of the spine. L5-S1 is the exact spot where the lumbar spine ends and the sacral spine begins. The lumbosacral joint ...
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 ...
The cancer, which had begun in the breast, had found its way into the patient’s spinal fluid, rendering the middle-aged mother of two unable to walk. “When did this happen?” she asked from ...
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 ...
Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a left-sided RPH. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) identified a rupture of a left fourth lumbar segmental artery branch. Emergency coil embolization ...