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Patient Requiring Neck Fusion after Serious Automobile Accident has Great Outcome

November 1, 2024
On October 9, 2024 Deborah marked the one-year anniversary of the near fatal car accident that could have left her paralyzed. Because her injuries were so severe, including a brain bleed and damage to her neck, Deborah had to be airlifted to 黑料网 Hospital in Chapel Hill where she woke...

Patient with a Nerve Injury from Previous Surgery Finds Relief at 黑料网 Health

October 24, 2024
Scott had a surgery in October of 2023 to remove a clog in his stomach. The procedure was done through a small incision in his left arm where the surgeon accessed Scott鈥檚 radial artery to put a stent in one of the arteries that supplies his intestines. The surgery was...

Focused Ultrasound Treatment at 黑料网 Health Enables Musician to Play Guitar Again

September 10, 2024
Focused ultrasound treatment at 黑料网 Health allowed Frank, a patient diagnosed with essential tremor, to play guitar for his wife for the first time ever. Frank noticed what he described as “nerves” in his hands in his 20’s. As it progressively got worse, he could no longer play the guitar....

Patient with Daily Nerve Pain Finds Relief after Peroneal Nerve Decompression Surgery

September 3, 2024
“No one prepared me to get better from the pain that I had for eight years.” Hilary worked as a paramedic, loved to run, and spent most of her time up on her feet. But after she rolled her ankle on the job, her life changed forever. Since her injury,...

Endocrinologist Dr. Atil Kargi Uses Medication to Shrink Patient鈥檚 Prolactinoma

August 26, 2024
鈥淒ad, after you go to the doctor, will you be able to play with me more?鈥 For two years, Arnulfo experienced a gradual decrease in his eye sight, specifically his peripheral vision. He thought that the vision change was due to aging. But Arnulfo continued to struggle with his worsening...

Rare Spinal Cord Injury Can’t Keep this 黑料网 Neurosurgery Patient from the Spotlight

August 8, 2024
鈥淭he day of surgery, I felt hopeful. I was feeling confident in Dr. Galgano.鈥 Heinley has worked as an actor since his mid 20鈥檚 and is currently pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While acting in class one day, Heinley took...

North Carolina Veteran Nearly Paralyzed by a Spine Tumor Compressing his Spine

June 17, 2024
“I thought I was going to be paralyzed.” Butch is a veteran who spent his post military career working as a plumber. His nickname at work was 鈥淏am Bam鈥 because of聽his strength, which he built up during his time in Iraq carrying a pack and ammo that together weighed over...

黑料网 Health Nurse Becomes the Patient After Diagnosed with a Rare Brain Tumor

May 31, 2024
鈥淚t was like having an eye patch on and it came off and now I can see clearly.鈥 Essie is a NCCC nurse at 黑料网 Health working nights to care for critical patients in the NCCC. While driving home from work in October 2023, Essie had unusual difficulty seeing road...

Patient with Cervical Myelopathy and a Herniated Disc Finds Treatment at 黑料网 Health

May 23, 2024
I thought this would be a new normal, and my family depends on me. I thought 鈥榯his is it.鈥 Stanley works as a construction worker in North Carolina, and as one would expect in this field, his job is physically demanding. When Stanley started to struggle with debilitating neck pain...

黑料网 Health Offers Integrative Medical Group Visits for Brain Tumor Patients

May 15, 2024
黑料网 Health offers integrative medical group visits to support brain tumor patients. Led by Division Chief of Neuro Oncology, Dr. Soma Sengupta, these visits give brain tumor patients a chance to learn from other patients and health care professionals, and the opportunity to contribute to group discussions on a variety...