In a first-of-its-kind procedure, clinicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore removed a rare spinal tumor through a patient’s eye socket.  The patient, Karla Flores of ...

In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team led by a University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) neurosurgeon has successfully ...

Neurosurgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore successfully removed a spinal cord tumor through a woman’s eye socket in a landmark case, the Washington Post reported May 4.

Karla Flores had a tumor strangling her spinal cord near the base of her skull. Doctors weighed whether they should attempt a ...

April 25, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

When trying to determine whether the pain is coming from the back or kidneys, people need to take into account: Kidney pain occurs below the rib cage on either side of a person’s spine.

MONTREAL — City buses in Montreal have dropped the expression "Go! Canadiens Go!" following a complaint to Quebec's language watchdog. Montreal's transit agency is now using the French expression ...

NASA scientists have been left baffled after the Perseverance rover captured a bizarre image on Mars that looks eerily like a skull perched on a hilltop. Dubbed "Skull Hill" by the team ...

Earlier this month (April 11), the rover paused at a boundary between light and dark rock outcrops where it spotted a peculiar-looking rock which scientists have nicknamed "Skull Hill".

Consolidation in the spine medtech space has been a constant in recent years from large mergers to smaller company acquisitions. For spine surgeons the transforming landscape presents opportunities ...

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand made the big call to leave Brazil icon Ronaldo out of his star-studded ultimate XI of opponents that he faced in his career. Rio Ferdinand made an impressive 455 ...

But now even Nasa is confused about a weird ‘skull’-like rock lolling on the surface of the Red Planet. Actually, it happens to be near where the ‘face’ was spotted earlier, which was also ...