A lumbar puncture is a test to check the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord. This is called the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF. A lumbar puncture can check for cancer cells or for ...

Pseudoarthrosis occurs when bones don’t heal after a fracture or bone surgery. When pseudoarthrosis affects the cervical or lumbar spine, it means that two vertebrae did not grow together after ...

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Lumbar flexion exercises can benefit people with spinal stenosis by opening up the narrowed spinal canal, decompressing spinal nerve roots, and improving spinal flexibility so that the back can move ...

The Trump administration announced major moves in the Panama Canal this week, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explaining Thursday that the deals are a means of serving American interests and ...

She has a rare condition called Chiari Malformation, meaning part of her brain is pushing down into her spinal canal, causing numbness in her feet and legs. If not treated, it could lead to double ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. Hegseth’s remarks triggered a ...

Watch: Germantown woman shares message after surviving rare spinal-fluid health scare Germantown woman survives rare spinal-fluid health scare "This comes up very rarely," Plitt said. "It's ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) talks with Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a visit to the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on April 8, 2025.

At the heart of the issue is the decision of a surgeon – not named in the report – to use an unapproved metal spring implant in operations on three children as part of their spinal surgery.

In September 2023, it emerged publicly that non-EU approved (non-CE marked) metal springs had been surgically implanted into a number of children who underwent spinal surgery at Children's Health ...

First and foremost at the heart of this controversy over spinal operations are the children and families affected. Three children were failed in the care they received and had unapproved spinal ...