Tiger Woods had microdecompression surgery on the lumbar spine for nerve impingement in the lower back at Hospital for ...

When eventually she went to a doctor, the MRI showed a rupture of the disk below the fourth lumbar vertebrae. Story such as this is the proverbial tip of the iceberg. Low back pain is indeed the cough ...

Sep. 16, 2024 — Researchers have developed a gel inspired by cow slime for patients suffering from disc herniation. By adding the mucin gel immediately after surgery, it is possible to create a ...

Each year on the fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this historic event. Conflict between the colonies and England was already a year old when the colonies ...

Back- and stomach-sleepers should be able to draw a line from the neck to the lumbar (lower spine) region to the knees. Side-sleepers should be able to draw a line from the midpoints of the ears ...

"We really can’t grasp the concept ourselves," Kristin Lammert tells PEOPLE David Chiu is a staff writer, Human Interest, for PEOPLE. A former PEOPLE intern from 2007 to 2008, he has been ...

Google's fourth-generation Nest Learning Thermostat has an entirely new look, transforming what now looks like a basic tech gadget into something of an art piece for your wall. It's got new smarts ...

Three teens were stabbed and a fourth was slashed outside a Bronx high school on Monday, just three days into the start of the new school year. The four teenage boys were assaulted outside Herbert ...

Kristin Lammert's daughters were all born on Aug. 25 and are three years apart. A South Carolina mom is still in disbelief after giving birth to her fourth child last month, who shares the same ...

When osteoporosis has made your bones weak, the chances are higher that they’ll crack or break, even the bones of your spine. These spine fractures, also called vertebral compression fractures ...

The role of the media—once hailed as the “Fourth Estate” of democracy—is increasingly suspected of partisanship. Fewer and fewer believe journalism is trustworthy, as opposed to a neutral ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating a deadly shooting in the Stevens Square neighborhood Tuesday night — marking the city's fourth murder in a matter of days. The Minneapolis ...