Henry J. Heimlich, the Cincinnati surgeon whose “bear-hug” maneuver has been credited with saving the lives of tens of thousands of choking victims but whose aggressive self-promotion and un ...

Henry Heimlich, namesake of the maneuver that has saved the lives of an estimated 100,000 potential choking victims, has died. The famed Hyde Park physician was 96.

He's credited with saving thousands from choking, thanks to the method he popularized in 1974. Now comes word that Heimlich has died at age 96.

Dr. Heimlich died at Christ Hospital, where he had been a patient after suffering a heart attack earlier this week, his son Phil said.

Dr. Henry Heimlich invented the famous first-aid maneuver that has saved the lives of countless choking victims and the Heimlich flutter chest valve, which has saved the lives of hundreds of ...

Dr. Henry Heimlich, who developed the Heimlich maneuver to save someone from choking, has published a new autobiography.

The origins of the Heimlich maneuver itself have been called into question. Most of this questioning was instigated by Heimlich's son, Peter, who is now estranged from the rest of his family.

Dr. Henry Heimlich, namesake of the maneuver that has saved the lives of an estimated 100,000 potential choking victims, has died. The famed Hyde Park physician was 96.

By that time, he has already saved the lives of thousands of soldiers with another invention you probably never heard of — the Heimlich valve, which he originally fashioned out of a 25-cent ...

Henry J. Heimlich was Cincinnati's most famous doctor. He also was one of the city's most controversial figures. A look at his life and long medical career.

Henry Heimlich, Life-Saving Maneuver Creator, Dies at 96 His cousin was Anson Williams, who played Potsie on 'Happy Days'; the actor got the doctor on television for the first time, on 'The Merv ...