Jeannie Mai surprised fans on Monday, Nov. 2 when she revealed that she’ll need to leave Dancing with the Stars due to a recently-diagnosed health condition. The Real co-host made the announcement via ...

If you're a fan of comedian Sarah Silverman, you likely heard about her terrifying health scare last week — according to a post on her Facebook page, she was laid up in the intensive care unit being ...

Comedian Sarah Silverman has indicated that she is "insanely lucky to be alive" after being hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) with epiglottitis. You may be asking, hospitalized with what?

Epiglottitis is inflammation and swelling of the epiglottis. The epiglottis lies just behind the root of the tongue at the back of the mouth. The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap of cartilage tissue.

Sarah Silverman almost died last week from a terribly unfunny freak throat infection, but true to form, the comedian found a way to make it both hilarious and thought provoking. File this under ...

Q: Who should I consult for symptoms of airway obstruction? A: Airway obstruction and difficulty in breathing is a medical emergency and the patient should be taken to the emergency room. A: This is a ...

She had to drop out of ABC's Dancing With The Stars after being diagnosed with the potentially life-threatening condition of epiglottis. And on Monday, Jeannie Mai gave fans an update from her ...

Eat, drink and be merry. And thank your epiglottis, themarvelous flap of cartilage in your throat that makes the first twoacts possible. Make that all three: If you couldn’t eat or drink,you wouldn’t ...

Omaha Beach, the odds-on favorite to win the Kentucky Derby this weekend, is officially a scratch. The colt had been tagged as the 4-1 favorite. According to Yahoo Sports, “Omaha Beach reportedly was ...

Trainer Richard Mandella has never won a Kentucky Derby, but there was plenty of optimism that the streak would end this year thanks to favorite Omaha Beach. Unfortunately for Mandella, Omaha Beach ...