Atlanta Waitress Lucy McDonald was in De Kalb General Hospital visiting her sister two years ago when she got the hiccups. Except for two short periods, Lucy has hiccuped ever since. She tried home ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — There is a new procedure that can help people with central sleep apnea ditch the CPAP machine. And a local doctor performed the first of these surgeries in Louisiana this week. Dr.

Although there is limited evidence about this procedure, it can be used to treat congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) because it is a rare genetic condition, with around 1,000 cases ...

HOUSTON -- Use of transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation (TPNS) was linked to a five-fold higher chance of better clinical outcomes for patients with central sleep apnea and heart failure, according to ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...