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Who are the Triangle's best surgeons? A new report provides scores and rankings.

An investigational therapy using modified poliovirus to attack cancer tumors appears to unleash the body’s own capacity to fight malignancies by activating an inflammation process that counter’s the ability of cancer cells to evade the immune system.

Energy initiative-supported project connects brain science with ele

Banishing back pain, spinal cord stimulator got Andrew DeAngelis off the couch and onto the racetrack.

After a stroke followed by an amazing recovery, Kara wanted to revisit her caregivers -- including neurosurgeon Erik Hauck, MD, --  to say, "Thank you." Watch her story.

​​​​​​​When it comes to treatment for a stroke, every hour missed means a 20 percent less chance of recovery.

Findings from a phase I study treating 11 patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) with a combination of an investigational vaccine therapy and an approved chemotherapy drug were published in Clinical Cancer Research.

​​​​​​​In his capacity as vice chair of quality of Duke’s Department of Neurosurgery, neurosurgeon Oren Gottfried, MD, has helped develop numerous quality initiatives focusing on improving patient satisfaction and surgical outcomes and reducing patient morbidity and mortality.

Duke neurosurgeons visit Uganda twice a year to help train surgeons. This time, they also brought eight middle school boys with them.

Duke Raleigh Hospital is one of a handful in NC that offers lifesaving thrombectomy for stroke. Dara Damery got transferred there from Wilmington just in time.