This mass had caused Poppy's spinal cord to tether, leading to nerve damage and disrupting ... Her heart rate shot up and she was complaining of intense pressure in her head. The scar in her back had ...

Meningitis refers to inflammation of the meninges, that is; the membranes that surround the brain and the spinal cord. This ...

That impact left Diane Lundmark, an active bicyclist and former adaptive volunteer ski instructor at Allina Health Courage ...

"I was still trying to work, even though I really couldn't walk," said Coy, an Erie man who was employed as a tow truck driver and also drove a forklift. "I had to quit my tow truck job. Later, I had ...

A Chester County mother’s life has been changed after having back surgery using brand-new technology, writes Stephanie Stahl ...

Saint Vincent Hospital neurosurgeon Dr. Alejandro Matos Cruz used minimally invasive surgery to remove a painful cyst from Stephen Coy's lower back.

When this essential source of rejuvenation is depleted — a condition known as limbal stem-cell deficiency (LSCD) — scar ...

The transplantation of astrocytes — a type of brain cell as common as neurons — may provide hope of treatments or cures of some neurodegenerative disorders.