SearchPast Issues March 19, 2009

Artificial disc replacement as good as or better than spinal fusion Spine surgeons at the School of Medicine and other U.S. centers report that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery. Visiting scientists John Russell, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate education for the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences and professor of developmental biology, talks with Justin Perry, a student from Morehouse College, the nation's largest liberal arts college for men. Mild traumatic brain injuries are focus of research project Physicians may be able to develop new treatments for mild traumatic brain injuries thanks to a new grant awarded to the School of Medicine. Flance receives Claypoole Award from American College of Physicians I. Jerome Flance, M.D., emeritus professor of clinical medicine, has received the Ralph O. Claypoole Sr. Memorial Award from the American College of Physicians.