FE ATURES
A STROKE OF GENIUS: COMPUTING SOLUTIONS
FOR MORE EFFECTIVE STROKE TREATMENT 07
Neurosurgeons at Penn State Hea lth and biomedica l
engineers at Penn State University have built a computer
stroke model that could aid development of next-
generation devices.
CONTINUAL ADVANCES IN BRAIN TUMOR
SURGERY LEAD TO OPTIMAL PATIENT
OUTCOMES AT PENN STATE HEALTH 10
Minima lly invasive surgica l techniques are revolutionizing
the patient experience for brain tumor treatments.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
BARIATRICS
IMPROVING CARDIAC OUTCOMES
THROUGH BARIATRIC SURGERY 14
Historica lly, patients with a history of major adverse cardiac
events (MACE) were not considered candidates for bariatric
surgery. Recent research shows many patients with MACE
can undergo bariatric surgery successfully — and experience
significant hea lth benefits as a result.
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