1 Neurological Surgery doctors found. Showing 1 - 1
Mr. Bret A Dirks, MDNeurological Surgery Medicare: Medicare EnrolledPractice Location: 850 W Ironwood Dr Suite 300, Coeur Dalene, ID 83814 Phone: 208-667-1376 Fax: 208-292-0873 |
|
News Archive
Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy more likely to have overweight children
A new study conducted in collaboration between The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Harokopio University has found that when an expecting mother gains more weight than recommended, does not exercise or smokes during pregnancy, the probability that her child will be overweight or obese at the age of eight sharply increases.
GAVI Alliance secures deal to purchase rotavirus vaccines from GlaxoSmithKline, Merck
The GAVI Alliance "has struck a deal for bulk buying rotavirus shots from GlaxoSmithKline and Merck, which cuts the price by two-thirds and will allow poorer countries access to them at around $5 per course," Reuters reports.
Number of sick days is influenced by neighborhood poverty
The number of days people stay home ill is influenced by neighborhood poverty and whether they receive subsidized health care, such as Medicaid, says a Purdue University urban sociologist.
People who feel social disconnection appear to have a lonelier, neural self-representation
Social connection with others is critical to a person's mental and physical well-being. How the brain maps relationships with other people in relation to one's self has long been a mystery.
Read more Medical News
› Verified 4 days ago
Neurological Surgery: A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.