He was diagnosed with scoliosis, a condition that could limit movement and worsen with physical stress, in childhood.

The moment was powerfully electric and emotional in the room — so much so that when leading lady Jessie Buckley came to the ...

Millions of children live with scoliosis, but not every child will wear a back brace or undergo surgery. Yet one mother did, and she is opening up about her daughter's diagnosis.

Marine biologists have documented the first known whale shark surviving with a severe spinal deformity. The 20 foot shark was first seen in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 and re spotted three years later.

ACS: The idea behind a K-shaped economy is that growth is unequal. BISAHA: The K shape is useful because it helps explain these clashing economic stories, like how people feel lousy about this economy ...

One common cause of a curved back is poor posture. This type, called postural kyphosis, usually develops over time due to ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered an astonishing exoplanet that’s stretching our understanding of what’s possible for these distant worlds. And when we say say “stretch, ...

In our series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Kate Snow reports on the surgical procedure doctors say can help a 12-year-old competitive dancer struggling with scoliosis that insurance has denied. The ...

Surgeons who perform a type of spinal surgery for scoliosis, which the FDA approved in 2019, say insurance companies aren’t aligning their policies with the latest medical research. Anne Marie ...

Anne Marie Hukriede has three times appealed her insurance company’s decision not to cover her daughter’s scoliosis surgery. The answer each time was the same: Aetna considers the procedure that ...