Drivers in North Carolina have been urged to use caution by police after multiple “tire puncture devices” were discovered in a Macon County roadway. Officials warned that the devices present a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Roughly 30% of hospital admissions for encephalitis required repeat lumbar punctures. Diagnostic uncertainty is ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Nine days ago, I had a medical procedure under general anesthesia. One of the lines was put in the artery in my left wrist. Aside from deep bruising that went halfway up my forearm, it ...

Office chairs with lumbar support have been around for decades, but it has largely been relegated to high-end seats. That's no longer the case. Lumbar support is a standard feature on most office ...

We evaluated the evidence about whether people with abnormal coagulation (poor blood clotting) require a plasma transfusion prior to insertion of a lumbar puncture needle or epidural catheter, and if ...

In many if not most cases, neurologists can diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS) on the basis of symptoms, along with an MRI scan of the brain and spinal cord. But when results aren’t conclusive, they ...

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Your brain and spinal cord are bathed in fluid. A lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap, is a procedure doctors use to remove and test some of this liquid, called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). It ...

If your coworkers—or significant others, kids, and pets for you WFH-ers—are sick of hearing you stretch, fidget, and complain about your uncomfortable office chair all day everyday, it’s time to ...

Investigators conducted a single-centre, retrospective cohort study of 783 adult patients in Austria who underwent diagnostic LP, most on an elective basis. The main outcome was any procedural ...

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin suffered an abdominal puncture wound during a crash in a giant slalom race in Killington, Vermont, on Saturday. And as you can imagine, when you hear ...

Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a puncture wound in her abdomen and severe muscle trauma Saturday after she crashed during a giant slalom race in Killington, Vermont, U.S. Ski & Snowboard said on Sunday.