Martin Pistorius, age 49, emerged from a mysterious coma with a tale of endurance, resilience, and an eventual triumph.1 His ...

Claire Wineland was in a coma for 2 weeks after surgery. — -- For two weeks Claire Wineland kept picturing herself in Alaska looking at forests, caves and wildlife. “I remember sitting there and ...

The thyroid gland, located at the front part of the neck, is responsible for making substances called thyroid hormones that are important for all body cells to work properly. People who have myxedema ...

I recently interviewed Daniel Toker, a 33-year-old neurologist at UCLA who's exploring innovative ways to cure coma. Toker was overflowing with ideas to treat disorders of consciousness, which include ...

When a patient's brain falls completely silent, and electrical recordings devices show a flat line, reflecting a lack of brain activity, doctors consider the patient to have reached the deepest stage ...

A curious question has recently sparked debate across social media: "Do women still get their periods while in a coma?" It's a complex and thought-provoking topic, combining the intricacies of both ...

A woman who was placed in a medically induced coma has revealed what it was like to feel "trapped" in her own body—still able to hear, feel and see her surroundings. Earlier this year, Toyosi Adeneye ...