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Emergency Treatment for Sudden Epiglottitis
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEpiglottitis is inflammation and swelling of the epiglottis—the tissue at the base of the tongue that covers the windpipe. Your epiglottis is mainly made...
Who Gets Laryngeal (Voice Box) Cancer?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDysplasia means precancerous, which isn’t cancer yet, but it could progress AndreyPopov / Getty Images Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD...
Having trouble swallowing? Dysphagia's causes, the problems it causes, and treatments
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA patient recently told me they’ve been having some problems swallowing lately. What can cause this?...
What Causes Chronic Pharyngitis (Sore Throat)?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 10 months agoChronic pharyngitis—also known as a chronic sore throat—lasts longer than a common sore throat. It can also occur as a sore throat that comes and goes. A...
Westchester man dies in N.Y. State prison after nurses fail to treat throat infection: wife
NY Daily News via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoAn inmate in an upstate prison died in December from a rare throat infection after two nurses ignored his pleas for medical treatment for hours, his wife alleges in court papers. Jason Philibert ...
Tongue Cancer: Everything You Need to Know
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 week agoTongue cancer, a type of oral cancer, often begins as a painful lump or sore on the side of the tongue that may bleed and resist healing. Here’s what to...
Comedian Mark Steel: ‘The hospital lost my biopsy result – then the cancer surgery went a bit wrong’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor 10 days in September, Mark Steel thought there was a chance he might not have cancer. He was...
Trouble swallowing? Avera acquires new device that gives health professionals live view of your...
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 18—MITCHELL, S.D. — Swallowing is a complex process. Using roughly 30 pairs of muscles working in perfect coordination, a person will swallow around 600 times each day, often without noticing ...
Laryngectomy
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA laryngectomy is a surgery in which either part of or the entire larynx (voice box) is removed. It may be performed on people with laryngeal cancer,...
Death of avid cycling enthusiast has family and riding community in mourning
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 14—Cancer survivor Jim Lackey believed cycling saved his life, and gave him a life worth saving. But Lackey also knew that cycling could kill him, and when he broke his collarbone in a ...
