Clinical trials open for patients with brain and spine metastases
As the population of cancer survivors increases in the United States, the overall incidence of cancer metastasizing to the brain and spine is increasing as well, with an annual estimate of more tha
Neurosurgeon Completes 100th LITT Case to Treat Brain Mets
To make a referral to the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis, call 919-681-3038.
New Study Focuses on How Stem Cells Reduce Inflammation
A new study may have solved the mystery behind why mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) continued to suppress inflammation in the body long after the MSCs are cleared from the system.
Robotics Lab Awarded $1.1M to Develop Surgical System
The Brain Tool Laboratory at Duke University was recently awarded a Research Project Grant (R01) by the National Institutes of Health to create a more accurate and precise method for tumor resectio
Christina Cone wins prestigious award
The Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology presented the third annual Mary Pazdur Award for Excellence in Advanced Practice in Oncology to Christina Cone, DNP,
Duke neurosurgeon offers awake, robotic spine fusion surgery to patients
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The Goals of Care — Is There a (Black) Doctor in the House?
The Goals of Care — Is There a (Black) Doctor in the House?
Southwell Awarded Prestigious Fellowship
Derek Southwell, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Duke Department of Neurosurgery, has been awarded the Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscie
Bias in brain injury: A new study
Socioeconomic Factors Appear to Influence How Brain Injuries are Treated
Race, geography and payment status were associated with treatment withdrawal