Dr. Henry J. Heimlich, the thoracic surgeon best known for developing and popularizing his lifesaving antichoking technique, the Heimlich maneuver, died at Cincinnati’s Christ Hospital on Saturday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are conflicting reports from Heimlich himself whether the 2016 incident was the first time he'd used the maneuver in a ...

The 96-year-old Cincinnati surgeon credited with developing his namesake Heimlich maneuver recently used the emergency technique for the first time himself to save a woman choking on food at his ...

CINCINNATI — The 96-year-old retired chest surgeon credited with developing the namesake Heimlich maneuver has used it to save a woman choking on food at his senior living center. Dr. Henry Heimlich ...