Jonathan Poggi, MD, performed spine surgery on Ryan Lasko, an outfield prospect for the Athletics, at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano, according to a July 1 report from mlb.com. During a game ...

Elysia Cain, a Salem native with Chiari Malformation Type 1, ran the Boston Marathon and Pittsburgh Marathon despite her condition, and is now inspiring others to pursue their own goals.

Undergoing neurosurgical posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty was not associated with significant differences to surgical complications among children with Chiari type I malformation and ...

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found no significant difference in surgical complication rates between patients undergoing posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty ...

For kids with Chiari type I malformation and syringomyelia, there was no significant difference in surgical complications whether they had decompression with or without duraplasty, a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (May 27, 2026) — A nationwide study has shed new light on how to most effectively and safely treat Chiari malformation and syringomyelia, rare neurological diseases that impact both ...

Mason Plummer looked the part of any star athlete and 17-year-old student at Wall High School. He excelled as the basketball team’s point guard, and after the Hawks' undefeated District 6-3A ...

ABC4.com does not take any responsibility for any online donations chosen to be made by readers and advises anyone interested to do so at their own risk. WEST JORDAN, Utah (ABC4) — A 17-year-old ...

What Is Chiari I Malformation? Chiari I malformation (key-AR-ee mal-fore-MAY-shun) is when the cerebellum — the part of the brain that controls coordination and muscle movement — pushes down through ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) — From hospital patient to state champion, 17-year-old Effie Ward has defied the odds. At age 9, Ward was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation, a condition where brain tissue ...