Doctors found the 35-year-old's nose ring in his lung. He misplaced the piercing five years prior.

Cincinnati, Ohio - One night five years ago, Joey Lykins went to sleep with twelve piercings, but the next day, he woke up with only eleven.

Fast forward to late August, and the

A 35-year-old man was recently shocked to learn that the nose piercings he had lost one night five years ago had wound up in one of his lungs.

A few weeks ago, Joey Lykins, a piercing enthusiast from Cincinnati, woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible cough. It felt like somet

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Intubation is a process, in which an endotracheal tube (ET) is inserted through the mouth and then into the airway. This procedure is done so that a patient can be placed on a ventilator to assist with breathing during anesthesia, sedation, or severe illness

Assessing bronchial remodelling identified severe preschool wheezers at risk of frequent and severe subsequent exacerbations with a favourable benefit-to-risk ratio suggests a recent study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

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PRINCE GEORGE — The Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation is once again partnering up with all local Tim Hortons locations in Prince George through their annual Smile Cookie Campaign.

Smile cookies are $1 each and all proceeds from the campaign will support the Pediatric ward at U

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

Cureus is on a mission to change the long-standing paradigm of medical publishing, where submitting research can be costly, complex and time-consuming.