Newsday reporter Delthia Ricks reports that cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) have been on a dramatic decline for more than a month for young New Yorkers.AFM tends to present in the fall and move across the U.S., disappearing in winter time.She r...

HealthDay reporter Dennis Thompson writes on the outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a mysterious illness that affects children's nervous systems and typically causes severe weakness in arms and legs. AFM is a subtype of transverse myelitis, a ...

Healthline reports that Scott W. Wolfe, MD, hand and upper extremity surgeon at HSS, has been using an innovative, complex technique to successfully restore muscular function in young patients who have a devastating neurological illness resembling po...

An innovative and complex surgery involving nerve transfers is restoring hope and transforming lives torn apart by a mysterious and devastating illness. Acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM, strikes without warning, shows no mercy and frequently...

U.S. News reports that certain occupations may be linked to higher rates of carpal tunnel syndrome, which affects more than one in 20 adults in the U.S. Daniel A. Osei, MD, MSc, hand and upper extremity surgeon at HSS, explains that there is some st...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Milwaukee Bucks center John Henson underwent wrist surgery with Michelle G. Carlson, MD, hand and upper extremity surgeon at HSS. The surgery was to repair a torn ligament. Read the full article at JSOnline.c...

For a concert pianist, his hands are his life, and when Misha Dichter developed a debilitating condition affecting his hands, it was life-shattering. But after two successful surgeries, the world-renowned virtuoso recently returned to Carnegie Hall f...

NBA.com reports that Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Love does not need surgery to repair his broken left hand. Love was examined by the Cavaliers medical team as well as Michelle G. Carlson, MD, hand and upper extremity surgeon at HSS.  Love will under...