A little boy has been in a vegetative state for six years after his brain was deprived of oxygen during a surgery his family believes was unnecessary. Carlos Blanco, now eight, was born with subglottic stenosis, a narrow airway that can cause infants to produce a whistling sound while breathing or shortness of breath. Carlos' mother is suing the hospital, …
If you’ve been facing trouble sleeping or staying asleep, it would be worth looking into Obstructive Sleep Apnea, a disorder in which breathing pauses during sleep. “It’s a condition that often goes unnoticed and untreated, making it one of the most concerning yet overlooked health issues in society,” said Dr Sandeep Bansal, a professor at the department who heads the …
Obstructive Sleep Apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder that involves a decrease or complete halt in airflow despite an ongoing effort to breathe. It occurs when the muscles relax during sleep, causing soft tissue in the back of the throat to collapse and block the upper airway This leads to partial reductions and, Complete pauses in breathing that last at …
A 2-year-old child is examined in January at South Central Family Health Center in Los Angeles. During the winter Omicron surge, hospitalized coronavirus-positive children were more likely to be hit with COVID-related upper airway infections than at other times of the pandemic, putting them at greater risk of severe disease, new data suggest. One study found that the rate of …
