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Welcome to Memorial Hermann’s bi-monthly e-bulletin, your source for news briefs to keep your audience informed about important healthcare topics and trends.

Pediatric neurosurgery:
Solving a headache puzzle
Childhood symptoms of Chiari malformation can leave parents baffled. While it most often causes severe headaches in the back of the head, this condition can lead to a host of other puzzling symptoms. In Chiari malformations, part of the brain extends into the spinal canal and impedes spinal fluid flow. Watch a surgical Webcast of a procedure to treat the condition.

Cardiology:
Pump supports damaged hearts
When a patient’s heart is too weak to withstand minimally invasive angioplasty, much less open heart surgery, cardiologists can give it a boost with an innovative new device. A small heart pump can support heart function while cardiologists repair arteries. More...

Orthopedics:
Replacing only what’s damaged
More than 320,000 Americans undergo total knee replacement surgery each year. Now, a new procedure allows patients to keep healthy ligaments and maintain more natural joint function. More...

Stroke treatment:
Ultrasound shows promise
A recent study by the stroke team at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston shows that using ultrasound in conjunction with a clot-busting drug can speed recovery from strokes.

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