A young Maryland woman is “relieved and recovering” after doctors performed a novel surgery to remove her potentially deadly cancerous tumors. A surgical team at the University of Maryland Medical ...

In January 2023, halfway through their freshman year in college, Megan Sporny’s cancer came back for the final time ...

"The tumor was wrapped around the patient's spine and spinal cord and had invaded the vertebrae in her neck, just below the base of the skull," said Mohamed A.M. Labib, MD, CM, a UMMC neurosurgeon and ...

Neurosurgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center in the U.S. have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by successfully removing a spinal tumor through a patient’s eye socket in a pioneering ...

In a first-of-its-kind procedure, clinicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore removed a rare spinal tumor through a patient’s eye socket. The patient, Karla Flores of Rosedale ...

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A new spinal tumor drug has received FDA breakthrough therapy designation Early studies show a promising response rate of around 67% Further research is needed before the drug becomes widely available ...

Spine surgery is rapidly evolving as minimally invasive procedures, robotics, motion-preserving implants and AI-driven technologies transform how complex spinal conditions are treated.  Across the ...

As a high school teacher and baseball coach, Steve Loutzenhiser is used to an active life, describing himself as “super healthy” and athletic. So he was surprised when a sudden bout of back pain ...

James Lewis woke up one day and “fell to the floor like jelly,” according to his father Kennedy News & Media (2) A boy woke up in 2021 unable to feel his legs, and he was later diagnosed with a large, ...