TOUGH ROAD
Glioblastoma Multiforme is an extremely aggressive form of brain cancer, but there is a chance that John McCain can outlast the worst of the prognoses.
Anand Veeravagu is a former White House Fellow and special assistant to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chuck Hagel. He serves as senior neurosurgery resident at Stanford University School of Medicine. His views are his own and do not reflect those of any institutional entity. anandveeravagu.com
INCREDIBLE
Nearly three decades after a traumatic brain injury, violinist Rosemary Johnson is making music again.
SMASHED
A doctor says he’d ‘bet his medical license’ that O.J. has brain trauma due to football. But did it make him a criminal?
GOOD GUTS
‘Microbiome’ is a word you’ve probably been reading everywhere—and it’s only the beginning.
Worrisome
Susceptibility to stress-related illness and depression could be inherited from your parents, according to a new study.
The death of Joe Biden’s son from brain cancer sheds light on a disease that is alarmingly common in adults and routinely misunderstood.
RING RING
Berkeley is the first city to mandate cell phone carriers inform buyers of potential radiation exposure. A neuroscientist on why it’s premature to claim phones cause cancer.
‘ALIEN’ FIBERS
The music legend may be resting comfortably in the ER, but a bizarre disease that causes colorful fibers to agonizingly slither through her skin is a battle she’ll still have to fight.
DOCTOR’S NOTES
As a BRCA1 carrier, Angelina Jolie’s decision to remove her ovaries was smart. But the procedure, which carries severe risks and sparks early menopause, isn’t for the general public.
NEUROSCIENCE
Missouri just executed Cecil Clayton, a man whose prefrontal cortex had been severely damaged in a sawmill accident—a part of the brain responsible for impulse control.