NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that spinal fluid levels of three biomarkers may help identify people with very mild dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT)…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon and Spine Specialist, discusses the most common surgical procedures for lumbar back pain A microdiscectomy is the most common surgical procedure in the…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon and Spine Specialist, discusses how to approach teaching patients how to sit, walk and lift properly, using the aid of allied health professionals…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon and Spinal Specialist, discusses the challenges in using an artificial lumbar disc. Artificial lumbar disc insertion to stabilize L3-4 and L4-5 is possible…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, discusses the indications for the use of artificial cervical discs replacing the need for cervical spinal fusion. 1.The artificial cervical disc is a relatively…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elderly individuals with cognitive impairment may be more likely than those with intact cognitive function to have early age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according…
Michael Banks from The Doctor’s Channel talks to CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta about balancing a medical career and life in the media. Sponsored by The…
Kim Hunter-Schaedle, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of the Children’s Tumor Foundation, discusses the role of the CTF in education and research of neurofibromatosis, a disorder of tumor suppressors.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The “ABCD” rule for predicting stroke following a first transient ischemic attack (TIA) can be used by emergency physicians to decide which patients…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Exercises involving the tongue and soft palate may reduce the severity and symptoms of moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), sleep specialists report in…