When removing cancerous tissue in the brain, neurosurgeons often use "awake brain mapping" to minimize the risk of causing ...

While putting a robot in between a patient and their brain surgeon sounds risky (and it is), Aldahash, a consultant ...

NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A New Jersey woman has the soundtrack to a Disney movie on the brain -- literally. When she underwent surgery for a brain tumor, her surgeon had a unique approach to making ...

Dagmar Turner wasn’t just showing off when she played the violin during her brain surgery at King’s College Hospital in London. Surgeons asked the 53-year-old to play her instrument to ensure that the ...

TUBRAE, Brazil -- Most people are put under during surgery. But a Brazilian man was not only was he awake during his recent operation, he actually played his guitar and sang as doctors removed a tumor ...

A dad-of-five had a tumor the size of a kiwi removed from his brain while he was awake – and played the guitar during the operation. Paul Welsh-Dalton, 44, suffered with aphasia and headaches, and was ...

Technological breakthroughs now allow surgeons to remove entire brain tumors, according to a Free Press news report. Intraoperative MRI allows surgeons to know precisely whether they have cut out the ...

Michael Bolton says he is focusing on recuperation and healing after discovering an "unexpected" medical challenge over the holidays. The musician and singer, 70, shared via his official Facebook page ...