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With deep brain stimulation, experts want to tread carefully
With the flurry of tests being done on deep brain stimulation for a variety of conditions, some warn that the field is moving too fast. They say it must not repeat the mistakes made during the era of lobotomy surgeries between 1939 and 1951, when...Tags: Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Values, Colleges and Universities, Health
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Awakened During Brain Surgery
Medical ReporterDoctors talking with their patients ... during brain surgery. The one way to know if sensitive surgery is impacting a patient's function ... ask them while you're operating. Dr. Prabhu: "Have her move her right leg and right arm." She has function....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at School, Brain, Surgery, Colleges and Universities
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Eyebrow Craniotomy; A New Approach to Brain Surgery
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES --The science and art of neurosurgery is evolving and now patients diagnosed with brain tumors are benefitting! Thanks to new instruments and technology, neurosurgeons are being able to remove brain tumors in a whole new way. 74 year old...Tags: Tumors, Medical Research, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Scalp, Surgery
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Riverside jury awards Arizona couple $16.5 million in medical malpractice suit
L.A. NOWA Riverside jury has awarded an Arizona couple $16.5 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Southern California neurosurgeon. In Riverside Superior Court on Friday, jurors found Christopher Pham negligent in his treatment of Trent Hughes in... -
Health and wellness correspondent Dr. Jandial
Dr. Rahul Jandial, MD/PhD is a neurosurgeon and scientist at City of Hope Cancer Center in Los Angeles. As an expert in his field, he has authored numerous papers and 5 books. He lives in Orange County with his wife and three sons. Dr. Jandial has been...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Surgery, Health, Healthcare Provider, Cancer
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Robert Iacono, 55; surgeon performed radical procedure on Parkinson's patients
Times Staff WriterDr. Robert Iacono, the troubled neurosurgeon who was one of the first practitioners of a radical form of surgery for Parkinson's disease but whose personal behavior derailed his career, has died in a plane crash. He was 55. Iacono was flying alone from...Tags: California, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Palm Springs (Riverside, California)
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Acupuncture Becoming More Mainstream In Western Medicine
By Ronald Reimer, M.D., Tribune Media Services Premium Health News Service DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What do you think of acupuncture as a treatment for various ailments? How does it work? ANSWER: Acupuncture, which has been used and studied throughout the...Tags: Tennis, Steroids, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Mayo Clinic
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Cancer risk from cellphone use is still a matter for study
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCALIFORNIANS who use hands-free cellular devices while driving may be doing themselves a favor in the long run. That's because scientists still can't say with certainty that placing a cellphone against the head is completely safe, especially for heavy...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Sanjay Gupta, Health, Israel, Cancer
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Prime time to learn
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAMERICANS more than just believe the health information they get from fictional television shows. Spurred by what they see on shows like "ER" or "The Bold and the Beautiful," surveys suggest, they take action. They go to the doctor. They tell a friend...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Crime, Law and Justice, Abortion Issue, Health and Medical Professionals, Health and Safety at School
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Reardon Victim Goes Public, Blasts St. Francis Hospital
Courant Assistant Features EditorOn a Sunday afternoon in March 1970, Dr. George Reardon photographed me in degrading, sexually provocative poses in his office at St. Francis Hospital. It was just another day for the doctor. Afterward, he stopped at Arthur Drug on Farmington Avenue...Tags: Sicilian Mafia, Firearms, Values, Charlie Parker, Crime, Law and Justice
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Patients go on a quest for the best medical care
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEVERY DAY, doctors and hospitals bring healthy babies into the world, jump-start stalled hearts and find cancer when it's still curable. The wonders of medical care, whether delivered within a sprawling urban campus or a tiny rural clinic, have become...Tags: California, University of California, Los Angeles International Airport, University of California, Los Angeles, Drugs and Medicines
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Adrian Kantrowitz dies at 90; surgeon performed first U.S. heart transplant
Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, the pioneering cardiovascular surgeon who performed the first U.S. heart transplant, developed a balloon-pumping device that has saved hundreds of thousands of lives and developed mechanical heart-assist devices, died of heart...Tags: Long Island, U.S. Army, Values, Drugs and Medicines, Health
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