Diaphragmatic pacing is a treatment that improves breathing for people who rely on a mechanical ventilator. It stimulates the phrenic nerve, the nerve in your neck that sends signals to your diaphragm ...

Surgeons at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are offering a new robotic surgery option for patients with a paralyzed diaphragm. UAB Hospital is one of the only hospitals in the region offering ...

A quadriplegic patient has become the first Arizonan to undergo a new medical procedure that allows him to breathe on his own. University Medical Center says one of its doctors successfully implanted ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. St. Louis has joined a handful of cities nationwide performing a rare and somewhat controversial surgery on a fetus with an ...

Sarah Murnaghan had the procedure at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In a post on Facebook her mother, Janet, said Sarah was now out of surgery and said her doctors told her it "went well." Later ...

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