Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A local stroke survivor is making strides in recovery after qualifying for a ...

Carilion Clinic reached a milestone in May as the first health system in Virginia to implant Vivistim® for improved arm and hand function post stroke. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Corewell Health announced it has become the first healthcare system in the state to improve stroke survivors’ upper-body movement with device implants. The Vivistim Paired VNS ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Corewell Health has become the first and only health system in the state to implant a device that aims to boost upper body mobility in patients who have suffered a debilitating ...

A new rehabilitation strategy is showing promise helping patients recover lost motor function and independence after suffering strokes. When combined with rehabilitation therapy, the implantable ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two years ago, Ellis Johnson of Grand Rapids began losing sensation in his right leg. He went to bed, not thinking much of it. When he woke up and had the same sensation he ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The FDA-approved Vivistim ® Paired VNS™ System earns a coveted spot on TIME's list of the best inventions of 2023, recognizing innovations that change ...

MIAMI -- As her students finished their online exam, Arlet Lara got up to make a cafe con leche. Her 16-year-old son found her on the kitchen floor. First, he called Dad in a panic. Then 911. "I had a ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroTransponder ®, Inc., a commercial-stage medical technology company and developer of the breakthrough Vivistim ® Paired VNS ™ System for chronic stroke ...

AND WE GOT A LOOK AT HOW IT WORKS. >> ALL RIGHT, LET’S DO IT. ERIKA: EVER SINCE HIS STROKE TWO YEARS AGO, DAVID SULLIVAN HAS STRUGGLED TO USE HIS LEFT SIDE. >> THAT’S GOOD. ERIKA: A 40-YEAR-OLD FATHER ...