Diagnosis: Why Couldn’t This Man Stop Hiccupping?

LISA SANDERS, M.D., NY Times: Health
Thu, 07/20/2017 - 2:00am

It started as a normal bout, but no remedy cured them. What was causing these relentless spasms?

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