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Abnormal Connections Between Arteries and Veins

Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM) impacts about 200,000 each year, which technically classifies it as a “rare” disorder. AVM is when...

When a Surgeon Hurts His Back

As physicians, we are all invisible until we aren’t. I recently realized my weakness. In a simple moving of a box, I discovered what...

Know Your Stroke Risk Factors

Every 40 seconds someone in the U.S. has a stroke and around 800,000 people have a stroke each year in the United States. A stroke is a...

Brain Tumor... Now What?

There are nearly 700,000 Americans living with brain tumors. There will be another 200,000 people diagnosed with a brain tumor each year

Webinar - Getting the Brain to Stop the Pain

View Webinar - Getting The Brain To Stop The Pain - Neuromodulation (in this context) is the way to control pain by delivering low power...

The Scoliosis Spectrum - Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment

Scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine, is not a single disease. It falls along a spectrum, from mild to moderate to severe....

Treating Uninsured Patients

Shepherd's Hope treats uninsured low-income patients in need of non-emergency medical care. The visit is FREE. The organization relies on...

COVID-19 - Impact on Your Brain

Keith Landry: The brain and COVID-19. Depression, memory loss, anxiety, limbs going numb. These are some long-term symptoms some COVID-19...

The Pituitary Gland - small but powerful

The pituitary is a small, bean-shaped gland located below the brain in the skull base, in an area called the pituitary fossa or sella...

700K Americans Living with Brain Tumors

An estimated 700,000 Americans are living with some type of brain tumor and nearly 80,000 people will be diagnosed with a primary brain...

Back Pain Impacts Nearly 65 Million Americans

Nearly 65 million Americans report a recent episode of back pain. Some 16 million adults — 8 percent of all adults — experience...

World Stroke Day

One in four of us will have a stroke in our lifetime, but most strokes can be prevented with a few simples steps. A stroke can happen to...