When removing cancerous tissue in the brain, neurosurgeons often use "awake brain mapping" to minimize the risk of causing unintended disruptions to a patient's quality of life while removing as much ...

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Comprehensive Center has debuted a new first-in-market brachytherapy brain tumor surgery to treat glioblastoma, according to officials.

A routine brain scan can look clear but still leave surgeons guessing. Two benign tumors near the pituitary gland often appear nearly identical on MRI. Choose the wrong one, and the entire surgical ...

On Saturday morning, the 20-year old college sophomore will be kicking off the first steps of her first road race — the Shamrock 8K at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dad plays guitar while having surgery to remove kiwi-sized brain tumor A dad-of-five had a tumor the size of a kiwi removed from ...

Michael Bolton says he is focusing on recuperation and healing after discovering an "unexpected" medical challenge over the holidays. The musician and singer, 70, shared via his official Facebook page ...

Stephanie Faure claims an emergency room doctor told her she had a cyst when you could see "very clearly" the screw coming out of her head ...