Some parents of children with cerebral palsy and other forms of brain damage say a treatment long used by doctors for other conditions has brought what seem like near-miraculous advances in kids who ...

After landing in Nashville, Tenn., for a weekend adventure, Vanessa Lopez attributed the slight pain in her right ear to the pressurized environment of an airplane. Her hearing was fine, though, and ...

Things are beginning to take a serious turn. I now have necrosis of the jaw as a result of bisphosphonates that were administered to me in 2003 when my cancer moved to my bones. In theory, it worked ...

In the age of wellness tech, where cryotherapy meets meditation pods and biohacking is a lifestyle, a sleek chamber quietly bubbles up as one of the most intriguing therapies on the scene: hyperbaric ...

Here’s what you need to know if you decide to try the treatment. Where: Vail Integrative Medical Group, 0105 Edwards Village Center, Suite A203, Edwards. Cost: $89 for the initial medical examination, ...

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As a physical therapist in Shanghai, Zheng Wang worked with people recovering from strokes after their brains had been damaged by oxygen deprivation. They usually followed a predictable recovery ...

Each year, millions of Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury. An estimated 11% to 23% of the troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan incurred what has been called the wars’ “signature injury” and ...

Lee Frost spent three months in 2013 taking her son Callum for treatment in a high-pressure oxygen chamber, in hopes it would help his severe autism. Ms. Frost, frustrated by the lack of approved ...

Radiation therapy killed the skin cancer cells on Marvin Piner's left leg as intended, but the radiation also damaged surrounding tissue, leaving a wound that would not heal. Doctors took a flap of ...