Hiccups - and the comic 'remedies' associated with them - are often a cause of general amusement and joking. But how would you feel if one day you started hiccupping… and just couldn't stop?

Hiccups are an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm muscle, followed by a sudden closure of the vocal cords, which produces the characteristic hic sound ...

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Most sounds from your body are perfectly normal, if slightly embarrassing. But they can also suggest medical issues. Tanith Carey reveals what they mean ...

China: A novel ultrasound-based indicator, the diaphragm contraction pressure index (DCPI), may significantly improve the prediction of successful weaning from mechanical ventilation, according to a ...

The Dolphins closed out Week 15 in the NFL with an uninspired, 28–15 loss to the Steelers on Monday night that dropped their record to 6–8 on the 2025 season and formally eliminated them from playoff ...

U.S. manufacturing activity contracted for the ninth consecutive month in November, a decline manufacturers attribute largely to President Trump’s tariffs. The Institute for Supply Management’s PMI ...

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With the continuous advancement of neonatal intensive care technology, mechanical ventilation has become an important means of neonatal respiratory support therapy. Prolonged mechanical ventilation ...

In addition, reduced diaphragmatic mobility and diaphragm thickness, as determined by ultrasound, has proven to be a good predictor of failure to wean from mechanical ventilation (18) and has been ...