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Insights on neurosurgery, brain health, and advances in cerebrovascular care

A Huge Win for Longevity Medicine: The First mRNA Cancer Vaccine to Pass Phase 3
How personalized mRNA vaccines work, which cancers are being tested next, and why the colorectal trial was just stopped.

More Than Half of Adults Have Silent Plaque. What That Does and Does Not Mean
The REACT study found atherosclerosis in 57% of adults with no known heart disease, starting in their twenties. What it shows, what it does not, and why more testing is not always better.

Meet David Barsky, PA-C
The best care comes from a team. How patients benefit from a neurosurgeon and physician assistant working together in clinic, the operating room, the ICU, and the cath lab.

Seeing Lung Cancer Coming: 14 Proteins and the Rise of Promolytics
A new blood signature predicts lung cancer risk more than five years before diagnosis. Why a neurosurgeon who treats brain metastases is watching the promolytics movement.

I Missed Welireg. The Case for an AI Agent That Watches Your Practice
How a missed FDA approval for VHL-associated brain tumors revealed the real gap between AI hype and what physicians actually need.

A Paradigm Shift in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Management
How GLP-1 receptor agonists are showing promise in treating IIH with rapid, sustained ICP reduction.

The Evolution of Vessel Repair: From Outside-In to Inside-Out
How neurosurgery has shifted from external clipping to endovascular flow diversion.

Why Human Connection in Medicine Still Matters
Reflections on why empathy and caring remain essential in medicine, even as AI advances.

The Vascular Roadmap: Why I Use Navigation on Almost Every Case
Why image-guided surgery is essential for precision and safety in neurosurgery.