A 5-year-old boy has died while his mother is recovering after a hyperbaric chamber exploded at a Troy medical facility on Friday. But what is a hyperbaric chamber?

It is unclear what condition the boy had that necessitated him to be inside the chamber, which is used to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). A typical chamber holds one person and requires ...

NHS patients with sickle cell disease will be able to benefit from a groundbreaking gene-editing treatment that offers the prospect of a cure for the condition. The one-off gene therapy, known as ...

Smart watches, rings, and a growing array of patches are adding more functionality and being used across a growing set of ...

A healthcare trust has awarded a £40,000 grant to a children ’s ward. The money, donated by the Henry Bloom Noble Healthcare, ...

Shortly after surgery, you’ll begin to do physical therapy to get back your full motion. Many hospitals will send a physical therapist to your home — expect to keep it up for about six to eight weeks.

It is believed around 1,700 people could be eligible for the treatment, while the NHS estimates around 50 people a year will ...

A personalised approach to therapy is desirable and it is reasonable to target those patients with impairment of microvascular dilation characterised by reduced CFR with anti-anginals that reduce ...

Near-infrared-II fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic therapy is hindered by the undesired ... between fluorescence emission and reactive oxygen species generation. Here, the authors report ...

Many people with horrible bosses will likely choose to suffer that burden in silence for the sake of keeping their jobs. But some will fight back and deliver the coldest dish of revenge, which are ...

While the odd midlife memory lapse is a normal part of the ageing process, a new study has found that there are three distinct peaks, when cognitive decline is more evident in all of us. However, ...

In vivo studies indicate that the therapeutic effect of MSCs occurring through cell replacement is limited ... Future clinical trials with MSCs for the therapy of autoimmune diseases and in ...