Adlai Lemus appears to be a happy baby boy. You wouldn't know by looking at the 11-month-old that he has a life-threatening disease. "You can't tell from the outside that there is anything wrong with ...

A medical team in New York City says it has performed the first complete surgical transplant of a windpipe. The trachea is basically a tube that transports air to and from the lungs, so you might ...

Reconstructive surgery may be needed after a large tumor is removed. Reconstructive surgery helps to rebuild the area and restore how the throat works. Your surgeon will often take tissue and blood ...

This case study is the first of its kind to document a successful technique to create a fully functional trachea and also report a rare type of malignant tumor in an adult's trachea, said Samer ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...