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Mario Castro, M.D. Pulmonologist

Heating Up Asthma

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Mario Castro, M.D., a pulmonologist at Washington University School of  Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., talks about a surgical procedure that's offering relief to asthma patients who don't respond well to medication. More>>

Habib Samady, M.D. Interventional Cardiologist

Stuttering to Save Hearths

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Habib Samady, M.D., an interventional cardiologist at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., talks about a new approach to angioplasty that can reduce damage to heart muscle. More>>

Garrett Riggs, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology

Controversial Camp for Spinal Cord Injuries

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Garrett Riggs, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla., talks about whether retraining neurons can benefit patients with spinal cord injuries. More>>

Sara Klaas, Director, Spinal Cord Injury Service

What is the purpose of the Lokomat?

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Sara Klaas, Director of  the Spinal Cord Injury Service at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Chicago, Ill., talks about using the Lokomat robotic walking system to help children with cerebral palsy and spinal cord injuries improve their gait. More>>

Susan Primo, O.D., M.P.H. Optometrist

Learning to See With Macular Degeneration

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Susan Primo, O.D., M.P.H., Director of Vision, Optical and Low Vision Services at the Emory Eye Center in Atlanta, Ga., talks about a innovative, new visual rehabilitation therapy for patients with macular degeneration that saves the sight they have left. More>>

Khaled Aziz, MD Neurosurgeon

Brain Surgery Through the Eyelids

Khaled Aziz, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa., explains a new way to treat aneurysms through an incision in the eyelid. More>>

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