Primary tracheomalacia is a weakness of the main airway (the trachea). It usuallycauses breathing difficulties in early life. Aortopexy involves attaching the aorta to the sternum with sutures. The ...

Florence Pugh's family were advised that living in a hotter country might help improve her health. (Getty Images) Florence Pugh has opened up about a rare condition that forced her family to move from ...

Engineers and doctors 3D printed this custom-made splint that currently holds open the airway of a six-week-old infant and will be gradually absorbed into the body over time. Image via University of ...

Vaida Walsh spent almost her entire life in hospital battling to keep breathing before her parents found a chance to save her – but it would not be cheap. Since then, the now seven-year-old has spent ...

Primary tracheomalacia is a congenital condition in which the tracheal wall is weak. When the weakness is severe, the trachea can collapse during inspiration, obstructing the normal airflow. It is ...

An infant’s collapsing airway now has a device holding it open; as his tissue strengthens, the splint will be absorbed into his body Joseph Stromberg Engineers and doctors 3D printed this custom-made ...