Tracheotomy refers to the opening or incision made during a medical procedure to aid breathing, called a tracheostomy. Many people use these terms interchangeably. When used as a synonym for ...

The emotional strain on parents and other caregivers faced with deciding whether a tracheotomy is the best treatment for ...

"I'm doing great, I feel a lot better than I sound." Val Kilmer is opening up about some of the challenges he faces after he underwent a tracheotomy. While appearing on "Good Morning America," the ...

Val Kilmer kept his throat cancer secret for several years. He died of pneumonia on Tuesday, more than 10 years after his ...

Val Kilmer is opening up about his health. While promoting his new film Paydirt, the Top Gun actor, 60, spoke about having a tracheotomy necessitated by his two-year battle with throat cancer. The ...

Surgically opening the windpipe, or trachea, within the first seven days of the start of mechanical ventilation decreases the time patients spend on ventilators, shortens their ICU stay and lowers ...

The term tracheotomy refers to a surgical procedure of an incision in the trachea to provide an alternative method of breathing, which was first recorded in 1649. The practice had been in use long ...

Val Kilmer had a two-year battle with throat cancer that required a tracheotomy, affecting his voice Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...

Tracheotomy is a common procedure in critically ill patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation. The existing oral endotracheal tube is replaced with a percutaneous endotracheal tube that is ...

"No one is giving up on this kid," a source tells PEOPLE following Brown's medical procedure After nearly two weeks with little change in her condition, doctors performed a tracheotomy on Bobbi ...

A Minnesota father was enjoying his time off work by mountain biking the popular Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Trails when he took a serious fall and fell down a ravine. By chance, an off-duty emergency ...

Gruesome graphics go beyond Surgeon General's warning but too little for some. June 21, 2011 — -- The modest one-liners on the dangers of smoking, now featured on cigarette packs, will soon turn ...