Heather Von St James, 57, used to wear her father's work jacket on cold evenings as a child — but it was covered in asbestos, causing a shock illness decades later ...

Doctors at Sawai Man Singh hospital successfully performed complex laparoscopic surgery on an 11-year-old boy with a rare congenital diaphragmatic hernia. This unusual right-sided case involved major ...

Bochdalek hernia is a rare congenital diaphragmatic defect, typically diagnosed in infancy. Adult presentation is uncommon, and management remains debated, particularly in asymptomatic cases. This ...

Statistics around mechanical ventilation tell a sobering story. Every year, 2.5 million U.S. patients require mechanical ventilation in order to support breathing in a variety of life-threatening ...

The study presents important insights into the regulation of muscle hypertrophy, regulated by Muscle Ankyrin Repeat Proteins (MARPs) and mTOR. The methods are overall solid and complementary, with ...

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a dangerous malformation of the lungs and diaphragm that causes almost a third of affected babies to die from underdeveloped lungs. So far, there have been no ...

Hepatopulmonary fusion (HPF) is a rare comorbidity of right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The mortality rate of CDH with HPF is high, and the optimal approach and timing for surgical ...

Orthognathic surgery is a procedure that lines up your upper and lower jaw. It’s also called corrective jaw surgery. It’s a complex surgery and recovery can be long, but getting it can help you sleep ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

Lungpacer Medical today announced positive results from a Phase 1 clinical study evaluating its neurostimulation technology platform. The STIMULUS trial investigated the application of diaphragm ...

The following is a summary of “Ultrasound analysis of hemidiaphragm function in case of pleural effusion,” published in the January 2025 issue of Pulmonology by Boussuges et al. Researchers conducted ...