Category: Innovation
Surgery
Following Spinal Surgery, Avid Runner Races Toward the Boston Marathon
“When you mention the word ‘spine,’ you think right away, ‘Oh my god, I’m going to lose my ability to walk.’” That’s what Carolina Ortega, an avid long-distance runner, feared when she learned she…
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The Tremors Stopped, So Life Can Start Again
Thanks to new Deep Brain Stimulation device, happiness is back on the table for Kenneth Girlardo and his family. In July 2010, Kenneth Girlardo began experiencing severe, debilitating tremors. Girlardo…
Surgery
Focusing on You: Prostate Artery Embolization
FDA Approves Prostate Artery Embolization Dr. Shivank Bhatia is one of the most experienced physicians in performing Prostate Artery Embolization, a minimally invasive procedure recently approved by the FDA to treat benign…