Some types of neck surgery include cervical discectomy, cervical fusion, cervical disc replacement, and laminectomy. These procedures address a variety of conditions affecting the top part of the ...

Triple fusion neck surgery, or three-level cervical fusion, is a major surgical procedure that addresses certain neck issues. It involves fusing multiple vertebrae in the cervical spine, eliminating ...

The goal of the Head and Neck Oncology/Endocrine team in the UAB Department of Otolaryngology is to provide outstanding patient care in a compassionate, innovative, and user-friendly manner. The range ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

METAIRIE, La. — New technology is not only making neck and back surgery safer, but it's also helping doctors fix medical problems on patients with extremely debilitating conditions. Doctors have ...

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Patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer who received the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab before, during and after standard-of-care surgery had longer event-free survival without ...

Ravindra Uppaluri, MD, PhD, lead investigator of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-689 trial (NCT03765918), highlights the potential of pembrolizumab (Keytruda; Merck) to improve outcomes following head and neck ...

Merck & Co.’s Keytruda has become the first immunotherapy approved by the FDA to be used around surgery to treat resectable locally advanced head and neck cancer. But the breakthrough approval comes ...