Sarah Jividen, RN, BSN, is a trained neuro/trauma, and emergency room nurse turned healthcare writer. As a journalism major, she combined her love for writing with her passion for high-level patient ...

Sacral tumor surgery sits in a rarefied corner of spine practice — low volume, high stakes, and anatomically unforgiving. And precious little peer-reviewed outcome data. One group of researchers step ...

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the occupants of danger. But imagine if the device could transform into something ...

Photomicrograph of dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons from a newborn rat. A research team led by Johns Hopkins Medicine has created the first map showing the communication network among DRG neurons in ...

Sciatica is a painful condition in which discomfort travels from the lower back down through one or both legs. The pain may feel sharp, burning, stabbing, tingling or electric in nature, often ...

It begins suddenly – sharp, “electric-shock” bursts of facial pain that strike when chewing, talking, brushing teeth, or even when a light breeze touches your cheek. These jolts often follow a ...

With the 2025 release of the Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean (MiCO) interactive map, scientists, conservationists, and marine enthusiasts get a new glimpse into the migration patterns of more than ...

Migration patterns are diverse. Green turtles tend to stay within a single ocean basin for breeding and foraging, while sperm whales are more globally distributed. With the 2025 release of the ...

Objective This is an anatomical study of C4 and C5 roots for nerve transfers in upper brachial plexus injuries, with surgical technique demonstration. Methods Fifteen brachial plexuses from both male ...

Sciatica surgery can relieve pain by reducing compression of the sciatic nerve. Surgery may be recommended when conservative treatments fail to provide relief. Procedures like open discectomy are ...