Nick Fournie was 24 years old when severe depression upended his life. Fournie had been married to his longtime sweetheart for two years, and had no reason to suspect he had any mental health issues. ...

On July 30, the FDA approved the first device of its kind — a vagal nerve stimulator for adults with moderate to severe ...

The "wandering" vagus nerve in yellow. Source: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Shutterstock A landmark study has found that adjunctive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) significantly improves treatment-resistant ...

(CNN) — Nick Fournie was 24 years old when severe depression upended his life. Fournie had been married to his longtime sweetheart for two years, and had no reason to suspect he had any mental health ...

Credit: Getty Images. Research indicates that stimulation of the left vagus nerve have been shown to improve depression symptoms. Vagus nerve stimulation is now being revisited as an adjunct treatment ...

Center for Pain & Stress Research Ltd. is proud to announce that Veterans Affairs Canada has recently approved Dolphin vagal stimulation therapy for veterans . In my 30 years of treating veterans, I ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients got no benefit from vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in a sham-controlled trial, in sharp contrast to previous open-label studies, researchers said. Only 25.0% of 52 ...

Finding the right vagus nerve stimulation device can be tricky; TPIMS reviewed dozens and found the most effective options ...

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation demonstrates safety and potential benefits in patients with erosive hand ...

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Nearly 20 years ago, knowing all other options had failed, Nick’s sister, a nurse, recommended he check out a new treatment called vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS. The US Food and Drug Administration ...