Nasal polyps are noncancerous growths that can form in the nasal cavity. Although benign, they can have a significant impact on a person’s quality of life. Nasal polyps often occur along with ...

The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator or DIEP flap is a microsurgical technique in which blood vessels, skin and fat are taken from the lower abdomen and used to reconstruct the breast(s).

Researchers have also studied the application of nasal triple antibiotic ointments as a means to reduce the buildup of bacteria in the nose. This is because the nose is a major filtration system ...

In April, she’d begun to use a topical nasal-spray decongestant. The over-the-counter (OTC) drug worked like a charm. By summer, she was still using the spray daily. Yet it was helping for ...

One example of this different time comes to us by way of this split-flap display that [Erich] has been recreating. Split-flap displays work by printing letters or numbers on a series of flaps that ...

A stuffy nose, or nasal congestion, may be an early COVID-19 symptom. Allergies, colds, sinusitis, and the flu may also cause a stuffy nose. Allergies typically cause nasal congestion if you come ...

If this flu-busting nasal spray lives up to its promise, it will be a blockbuster. Scientists at Harvard Medical School have ...

If you squeeze when the bulb is already inside a nostril, it will give off a puff of air that could push the mucus farther into the nasal cavity. Squeeze out any mucus inside the bulb onto a tissue.

The participants required oxygen therapy administered through continuous airway pressure or a nasal cannula (a thin tube). They were taking anticoagulant (anti-clotting) drugs. Both oxygen therapy ...

Children in Japan can get vaccinated against influenza this winter with a needle-free, nasal spray. FluMist won government approval last year and became available this month for those aged from ...

The FDA has approved FluMist, a nasal spray flu vaccine, for self-administration. Healthy individuals aged 2 to 49 can use ...