Physician-researchers from Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham, report the first pediatric case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis after COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The patient, an ...

We’re still discovering new ways covid-19 can harm us, some four years after the emergence of this complicated viral disease. In a recent report, doctors in Massachusetts describe a teen girl whose ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. The patient, a 15-year-old female, developed a mild Covid-19 ...

A 15-year-old girl in Massachusets has suffered paralysis of her vocal cords after contracting COVID-19 in a “first-of-its-kind” adolescent case. The otherwise healthy teen went to the emergency room ...

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Patients with voice problems caused by a paralyzed vocal fold now have more options when considering surgery to restore their voices. Results of a multi-center clinical trial published in the Oct.

Dear Dr. Roach: My daughter, 45, has had a paralyzed left vocal cord for about a year now. We have been to an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor who ran at least a half dozen tests, including several ...

COVID-19 appears to have paralyzed a teen girl's vocal cords, blocking her breathing to the point that surgery was required, a new case report says. The case suggests that vocal cord paralysis might ...