We describe a patient who developed transverse myelitis (TM) following a nerve root injection of steroids and anesthetic at L2 for radicular pain. A 42-year-old woman developed progressive lower ...

Every year, June 9 is marked as Transverse Myelitis Awareness Day, a day held to raise awareness about the rare condition caused by inflammation of the spinal cord. With no known cure, the disorder ...

SOMERSWORTH — A 42-year-old Seacoast man is home recovering from a rare spinal disorder that temporarily left him unable to walk and could keep him out of work for months if not longer. Benjamin ...

"I don't think any grown up could've handled what Alaric handled." A 2-year-old who was fighting a condition that left him paralyzed has regained his ability to walk. In December of 2020, Alaric ...

The COVID-19 vaccine participant whose unexpected illness put the AstraZeneca trials on pause came down with an inflammatory syndrome known as transverse myelitis, according to a report. The ...

The participant who triggered a global shutdown of AstraZeneca’s Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials was a woman in the United Kingdom who experienced neurological symptoms consistent with a rare but ...

Pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have paused a study of their potential coronavirus vaccine after a participant came down with an unexplained illness. A spokesperson for ...

The six-pack abs have been deemed the “gold standard” for abdominal “core strength” since the rise of steroid use, social media marketing, and photoshopping images. The “core” in general has become a ...

A competitive break dancer fought back when her body broke down. The debilitating condition that left her in a wheelchair was no match for the champion, who’s now ready for her next challenge. “I was ...

Study design: Prospective study on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and radiographic findings of the cervical spine. Objective: To elucidate the age-related changes of the cervical spinal cord and the ...

Cam Newton was involved in a car accident early Tuesday afternoon on a stretch of highway near Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Newton was immediately taken to Carolinas Medical Center, where an ...