The odd term “café coronary” refers to the act of choking on a mouthful of food, often taken from a bountiful plate at a restaurant. To many people witnessing such an event, the victim looks like he ...

Michael Gingras, 15, a sophomore at Victor J. Andrew High School, used the Heimlich maneuver when his brother’s friend was ...

Two facts define Luke Heimlich. The first is that he pleaded guilty as a teenager to molesting his 6-year-old niece. The second is that he is one of the best pitchers in college baseball. How society ...

When he was a 21-year-old camp counselor, Henry Heimlich saved a life and had his first brush with fame. On the way back to New York City from Massachusetts at summer’s end, his quick thinking in a ...

At the height of the crisis, the inventor of the famous anti-choking technique claimed HIV could be cured by injecting patients with malaria. New documents reveal how stars like Jack Nicholson and Ron ...

CINCINNATI -- The surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich maneuver for choking victims died early Saturday in Cincinnati. Dr. Henry Heimlich was 96. His son, Phil, said he died at Christ Hospital ...

A choking emergency can turn really scary, really quickly. Whether it’s yourself or another person, knowing how to remove the blockage while staying calm can be the difference between life and death.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., performed the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, during a Republican conference lunch at the Capitol on Thursday, Ernst tweeted. “Can’t help but choke on ...

Dr. Henry Heimlich: Were his Maneuvers Beneficial or Misbegotten? The dramatic vehemence of his assertions and their dismissal by critics seemed appropriate for the swashbuckling physician, whose ...

Shocking footage shows the moment a quick-thinking Texas police officer saved a woman who was choking on a piece of gum on the side of a busy highway last month. The Mansfield cop, Chad Stevens, ...

Dr. Henry Heimlich reached his arms around the gagging woman’s body and did what he does best: grasped his left fist in his right hand and thrusted quickly and upward. It was 1974 when he created the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Dr. Henry Heimlich, who invented the ...