A quadriplegic patient has become the first Arizonan to undergo a new medical procedure that allows him to breathe on his own. University Medical Center says one of its doctors successfully implanted ...

The aim of intramuscular diaphragm stimulation is to make the diaphragm contract, strengthening it and allowing full or partial weaning from mechanical ventilation. This procedure needs intact phrenic ...

Tri-Service General Hospital said Monday that its team implanted a diaphragm pacemaker in a 37-year-old Filipino woman, ...

Standard care for managing chronic respiratory failure in people with high spinal cord injuries includes non-invasive forms of ventilation support (such as bi-level positive airway pressure). In ...