After a month, Karla underwent proton therapy, a type of radiation treatment that is used to remove any tumor remains in the ...

René Girard is best known for his theory of ‘mimetic desire’. Now Peter Thiel and the vice-president are among his fans ...

Central defect cystocele is demonstrated in diagram. A cystocele due to disruption ... to the arcus tendineus from just distal to the ischial spine to the pubis. Generally, the repair is made ...

The spine robots market is growing with new systems and innovations arising. Here are nine spine robots to know: Mazor X (Medtronic): Medtronic acquired Mazor robotics in 2018 along with its spine ...

NASA's Chandra Observatory recently captured an X-ray image that helped identify a dramatic break in one of the galaxy's ...

Dr. Kevin T. Foley from the Semmes Murphey Clinic explains the importance of treating the entire spine—not just bones, but nerves and muscles too. Learn how whole spine care can restore quality of ...

This time, the surgeons faced a greater challenge. A second, smaller chordoma was strangling Flores’s spinal cord near the base of the skull. After much discussion, the medical team had decided ...

Miní, a wild-born female jaguar, takes an unbelievable journey from the Iberá Wetlands to the Gran Chaco forest to revive a ...

Hospital has opened a new spine and neurology clinic in Madison, Ala., according to a May 8 report from CBS affiliate WHNT. The new practice will be led by neurosurgeon Thomas Ostergard, MD, and ...

In a first-of-its-kind procedure, clinicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore removed a rare spinal tumor through a patient’s eye socket.  The patient, Karla Flores of ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate ...