Brain Surgery
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Calgary birthday girl raises money for ‘her sister’s brain’A Calgarian girl who turned six on Sunday is raising money for the Alberta Children's Hospital to "help her sister’s brain” instead of asking for birthday gifts.CanadaFeb 13
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Calgary Grandma calls on ‘heroes’ to support radiothonA specialized piece of equipment saved Oliver's life, and the lives of many other children.CanadaFeb 2
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Italian woman preps 90 stuffed olives during open brain surgeryThe activity allowed her surgeon to protect parts of her brain vital for speech and left-side body movement.TrendingJun 11, 2020
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Woman plays violin during brain surgery to save her musical skillsThe 53-year-old violinist played her instrument so doctors could avoid damaging her brain while removing a tumour.TrendingFeb 19, 2020
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Woman’s brain surgery streamed live on Facebook while she was awakeMore than 96,000 people have watched Jenna Schardt's brain surgery live from the Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Texas.TrendingOct 30, 2019
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‘They went above and beyond’: HRP officers help man in wheelchair stuck on Halifax sidewalkBrian George, who uses a wheelchair, is on a mission to properly thank the police officer who helped free him from a snow-covered sidewalk in the days following his brain surgery.CanadaMar 9, 2019
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People with Parkinson’s disease set to receive better deep brain stimulation accessThe B.C. government is improving access to deep brain stimulation (DBS) for people with Parkinson's disease.HealthFeb 5, 2019
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Washington woman, 19, sings her way through brain surgery in SeattleA 19-year-old woman sang her way through brain surgery recently as doctors attempted to remove a tumour that was causing her difficulty in being able to sing.HealthNov 19, 2018
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Toronto researchers testing scalpel-free brain surgery to treat depressionDoctors at a Toronto hospital are testing a new procedure to treat depression: using ultrasound to create a lesion in the patient's brain.HealthMay 1, 2018
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This surgery can change the life of Parkinson’s sufferers. In B.C., it comes with a 2-year wait"This is a disease of the elderly, so there's only a finite amount of time when you can enjoy this benefit, and that window is closing over two years."Apr 2, 2018
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