Trachea cancer patient receives new trachea grown from own stem cells. Jan. 13, 2012— -- Christopher Lyles, 30, of Abingdon, Md, exhausted the limited treatment options available in the U.S. for ...

NEW YORK – It’s a medical milestone that has the potential to save thousands of people with birth defects, cancer, or injury to their windpipes from COVID-19 intubation. A team of surgeons in New York ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Use of video rather than direct laryngoscope led to better ...

An obturator is a curved rod that fits inside the tracheal cannula, which is a tube inserted into the trachea during tracheostomy. Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the ...

Bacterial tracheitis is also known as bacterial croup or acute laryngotracheobronchitis. It is a rare but often life-threatening upper airway disease that almost always occurs in children. Rapid and ...

Q:My 14-year-old dog had a collapsed trachea. Our veterinarian put her on Cerenia as well as a steroid and an antibiotic. My dog is much improved, is hardly coughing and is acting normal again. My vet ...

Tracheo-oesophageal fistula is when your baby’s windpipe and food pipe aren’t completely separate like they should be. This can make swallowing difficult and sometimes cause food or liquid to enter ...

The human body is made up of many amazing parts and systems that all work together to keep us healthy. One of the key components of both the respiratory system and the digestive system is the pharynx, ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2021. Q: Our Yorkshire terrier Bentley has a dry, honking cough. His ...