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Surgical Remission of Cushing's Disease Tied to New Autoimmune Conditions

But glucocorticoid replacement right after surgery may be protective

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Opening Blood-Brain Barrier to Deliver Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise

Focused ultrasound helped aducanumab reduce amyloid-beta levels

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Spinal Cord Stimulation Questioned for Chronic Pain

Independent studies suggested no benefit, but industry-funded critics cast doubt on the findings

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Deep Brain Stimulation Revives Cognitive Function After Traumatic Brain Injury

Pilot study shows promise in people with chronic cognitive deficits

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Wondering Which Specialty to Choose? Consider This

Pediatric specialists are in high demand, and the work is immensely satisfying

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Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery

Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension

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'Abortion Test' Sparks Concern; AI in Brain Surgery; 'Is There a Doctor on Board?'

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51成人动漫 staff

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No Surprise? Surgical Leadership Roles Still Dominated by White Men

Underrepresented groups, women may find path to department chair cut short in "service roles"

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U.S. Doc Trapped in Gaza; DEA Extends Virtual Prescribing; Girl's Brain Disconnected

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51成人动漫 staff

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Live Worm Removed From Woman's Brain

New infection never before documented in humans

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Texas Law Aims to Prevent Another 'Dr. Death'

New law gives medical board more teeth to protect patients from potentially dangerous doctors

A CT scan of a patient with a subdural hematoma

Dexamethasone or Surgery for Chronic Subdural Hematoma?

More complications, greater risk of later surgery with glucocorticoid treatment

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Potter Will Be Vanderbilt's First Black Female Neurosurgery Resident

A first since neurosurgery program opened in 1932

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Fetus Removed From Brain of 1-Year-Old Girl

Intracranial fetus-in-fetu identified in child with motor delay

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Spinal Stimulation Opens Door to Treating Stroke Survivors With Partial Paralysis

Recovery of strength, functional movements seen in pilot study

An illustration of a physician holding a patient's hand with the text The Doctor's Art - A podcast on Meaning in Medicine

The Power of Compassion

Can being sympathetic improve well-being?

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Outpatient Centers Cautiously Open Doors to Surgery for People With Cardiac Devices

Will those with CIEDs become regular patients at ambulatory surgery centers within a decade?

A group portrait of two female and two male surgeons with one of the male surgeons faded out.

Neurosurgeon Rehired After Allegations of 'Ghost Surgeries'

Anil Nanda, MD, also accused of being dishonest about former position during hiring process

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After 6 Brain Surgeries and a Stroke, Resident Aims to Inspire Others

Claudia Martinez, MD, always knew she wanted to become a doctor, she just took a different path

A photo of a surgeon looking at a monitor during transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Surgery After TAVR: Waiting a Month or More Not Really Better

Prosthesis-patient mismatch, paravalvular regurgitation the bigger issues for surgical candidates

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'I'm a Neurosurgeon Who Can't Move. Now What?'

My ski accident reminded me to keep my patients' humanity front and center

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Health System on the Hook for $22M Over Unnecessary Spine Surgeries

Record-breaking healthcare fraud settlement in eastern Washington

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Extra Warming Efforts in Surgery Turn Out to Be Hot Air

PROTECT trial finds targeting body temperatures a few degrees higher is unnecessary

A male neurosurgeon performs microsurgery for brain tumour removal

It's Not Rocket Science: Brain Surgeons May Be No Smarter Than Others

Cognitive test scores attempt to settle an age-old argument

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Focused Ultrasound Approved for Advanced Parkinson's

Expanded indication includes medication-refractory PD patients with motor problems

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Pipeline Flex Endovascular Flow Diverters Under Recall

Serious injury and death linked to fracturing issue in the delivery system, FDA warns

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Urine Tests Before Surgery Blasted as Mostly Unnecessary

Abundance of caution is way overdone, researchers suggest

A computer rendering of a clot retriever removing a clot from a blood vessel

Should a 'Three Strikes' Rule Apply to Stroke Thrombectomy?

Reconsider forging ahead with repeated clot retrieval attempts, study suggests

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Neurosurgeon Settles Kickback, Unnecessary Spine Surgery Charges

Allegedly performed unnecessary procedures with spine devices, got kickbacks from Medtronic

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Report: Worst Hospitals for Unnecessary Procedures

Lown Institute says report is the first to name hospitals with high rates of overuse

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Op-Ed: Surgery Is Forever Changed by COVID

And it's for the better

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Reassuring Data on Tranexamic Acid and Blood Clots

Yet concerns of thrombotic complications remain

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Model: Give COVID-19 Vaccine to All Patients Before Surgery

Prioritizing surgical patient population could avert more COVID deaths

ISC over a computer rendering of a male figure with the front of his brain highlighted by a flash of light

Positive Data Salvaged for Thrombectomy on Basilar Strokes

BEST, BASICS trials not wholly negative, group finds

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Stroke Care: Some Progress on Racial Disparities

But substantial gaps remain

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Adjustable Stent Retriever Passes Muster

Novel device offers better grip on clots in LVO strokes

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Negligent Credentialing Suit in Iowa Could Affect Hospitals Everywhere

State Supreme Court hears potential bellwether case next week

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Dr. Dre's Brain Aneurysm

Rapper and entrepreneur hospitalized

Surgeons practice on a surgical dummy

Op-Ed: Gym for Surgeons?

To perform like athletes, surgeons need to train like athletes

JFK鈥檚 presidential limousine parked at Emergency Room entrance of Parkland Hospital, Dallas TX

JFK in Trauma Room One: A Witness Remembers

At just 25, Joe Goldstrich, MD, was the youngest member of the Kennedy treatment team

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