Socioeconomic Status and Short-term Glioblastoma Survival: Does it Make a Difference?
The recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted socioeconomic differences in health care access detrimental to the outcome, including a per capita excess mortality highest among the Black and Latino population. The prognostic role of socioeconomic factors for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has been hotly debated. GBM is the most common malignant primary brain tumor in […]
Faces of Neurosurgery: Dr. Behnam Badie
Guest post from Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD Neurosurgical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY For many people, encounters with physicians happen at times of crises in their lives. A grandmother is sick in the hospital. A cousin suffers serious injuries in a car accident. An aunt receives a devastating diagnosis. For many physicians, […]