Providing Comfort and Mercy: The U.S. Military’s COVID-19 Response Effort
Editor’s Note: Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, neurosurgeons have helped bring aid and comfort to neurosurgical patients and those suffering from the novel coronavirus. Today, on Memorial Day, we wish to salute the efforts of the men and women serving in our U.S. Military, who, too, have provided comfort and mercy during this […]
Answering the Call: From Neurosurgeon to Critical Care Physician During COVID-19
With the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the nation, some regions of our country are encountering a shortage of health care providers to look after the surge of hospitalized patients. As personnel resources are strained, neurosurgeons are being asked to care for critically ill patients — including ones that do not have neurological diagnoses. Beyond a robust […]
IOM Releases New Report on Sports Concussion in Youth
Guest Blog from Julian E. Bailes, MD Bennett-Tarkington Chair Department of Neurosurgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem Co-Director, NorthShore Neurological Institute Recently, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council, with support from several other government agencies and private groups, issued a 306-page report entitled: “Sports-Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture.” This […]