Doctors thread a catheter that holds a tiny net from the groin to the brain and "capture" the clot. The instant result some patients experience is referred to as a "Lazarus" effect.
A mother adopts two children but didn’t know she would soon call one of those boys her special hero. The quick thinking of her new son helped save her life after suffering an aneurysm.
Imagine living most of your life without hearing. One teen has done just that, but things are about to change. Watch her get her coclear implant turned on for the first time.
ECMO is used for patients with life-threatening heart or lung disease or damage. It provides short-term support of the cardiac or pulmonary system when conventional management fails.
