An epidural is an anesthetic delivered through a catheter (small tube) into a potential space outside the spinal cord called the epidural space. Using this catheter, we are able to infuse a solution ...

An international study has identified two types of these so-called dysbioses in cystic fibrosis. They display ... Landmark Study Involving Babies in Ireland Supports Use of Cystic Fibrosis Drug in ...

Fibrosis is a leading cause of death and disability that occurs when normal healthy tissue is replaced with scar tissue. This harmful process can affect nearly all tissues and organ systems that ...

In this Q&A, Xie elaborates on the study's findings and explains why new diagnostic tools and treatment options for liver fibrosis are greatly needed. What is liver fibrosis and who is at risk?

Medical science has long been on the hunt for a deeper understanding of the devastating scarring of the body's organs known as fibrosis, which leads to irrevocable loss of function. Fibrosis ...

The UAB Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center is a university-wide interdisciplinary research center funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and ...

The diagnosis of IAI is most commonly made on the basis of clinical symptoms, in particular the presence of maternal fever of more than 38°C (100.4°F) when there are no other identifiable ...

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Arachnoiditis symptoms can be managed with different types of medication and physical therapy.This article explains the causes and symptoms of arachnoiditis, including how this uncommon neurological ...

Patients with emphysema typically have a bronchoscopy procedure before the endotracheal tube is placed. Patients who have underlying emphysema have an epidural catheter placed before surgery and ...

For patients with chronic moderate-severe DDD, treatment plans include epidural steroid injections ... downstream effects including inflammation, fibrosis, neoinnervation, hyperexcitability ...