Guest post from Sharona Ben-Haim, MD Neurosurgical Fellow at Oxford University U.K. In the United States, society accepts the diagnosis of epilepsy and embraces its treatment, which is usually medical,…
Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD Neurosurgical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY Millions of viewers were glued to the news when an Amtrak train en route from Washington, D.C. to…
Guest post from Gerald A. Grant, MD Editor, Congress Quarterly The Congress Quarterly (cnsq) is the official newsmagazine of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and is designed to reflect the…
Guest post from Elyne N. Kahn, M.D., M.P.H. Neurosurgery Resident, University of Michigan Health System Dr. McCoy could employ medical holograms to treat complex medical ailments in his Star Trek…
Guest post from Kimon Bekelis, MD Section of Neurosurgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Value reigns supreme in the world of healthcare delivery today. Value has been defined easily as: COST/QUALITY A…
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Vice President, AANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee MKMG Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York Thick, innocuous…
Dr. Valadka (left) visiting Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) Today, Morning Consult published a Guest Opinion piece featuring our own, Alex B. Valadka, MD, a neurosurgeon from Richmond, VA and executive board member of the…
By now it is old news that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Obama Administration in the King v. Burwell case. At issue was the lawfulness of…
Guest post from Kimon Bekelis, MD Neurosurgical Resident, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has led to sweeping changes in the United States healthcare system,…
Today’s post originally appeared on HLC’s Prognosis Blog. It addresses a key element of the Affordable Care Act — the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) — which is a board of…