Roband Michele Reiner appeared to be in good spirits with their three children in the months leading up to their deaths. The late director attended the premiere of the This Is Spinal Tap sequel with his family on September 9 in Los Angeles,

Febrile infants younger than 28 days old are routinely evaluated for invasive bacterial infections such as bacterial meningitis because their early symptoms can be subtle. Most hospitals automatically perform a full infection workup, including spinal taps, then administer intravenous antibiotics, even when a febrile infant appears well.

A simple combination of blood and urine tests may allow many infants with fevers (febrile) to safely avoid lumbar punctures (spinal taps), according to new findings from a major international study published in JAMA.

What Is a Spinal Tap? One test for epilepsy is a spinal tap (also called a lumbar puncture). This is a procedure in which fluid surrounding the spinal cord (called the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF) is withdrawn through a needle and examined in a lab.

In 1984, Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer turned up to 11 in This Is Spinal Tap, the mockumentary about a fake heavy metal band, which went on to become a cult classic comedy. Now, over 40 years later, Reiner and his cast ...

Rob Reiner’s rock mockumentary Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, is coming soon to digital streaming. The sequel to the 1984 comedy classic This is Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues ...