MedBlog

Patient Stories

Brain; ENT; Patient Stories

NF2-related schwannomatosis: Supporting patients with rare hearing nerve tumors

Top Articles

Brain; Patient Stories

A young neurologist diagnosed with ALS is inspiring a call to action

A young neurologist at UT Southwestern has been diagnosis with ALS, and he is using his platform to raise awareness of the disease and important research surrounding it.

Back and Spine; Patient Stories

'Every day is a blessing': 11-hour surgery removes dangerous, rare spinal tumor

Charles Lavender says the 11-hour surgery to remove a rare cervical tumor that was pressing on his spinal cord saved his life.

Brain; Patient Stories

Saved by the video call: When an aneurysm struck during a Teams meeting, co-workers rallied to rescue one of their own

When an aneurysm struck the marketing director for UT Southwestern's O'Donnell Brain Institute during a video call, the entire team rallied to rescue one of its own.

Orthopaedics; Patient Stories

Reaching the summit after hip dysplasia surgery: Cynthia's story

Adult hip dysplasia nearly stole Cynthia's mobility. But an advanced surgery gave it back – and got the UT Southwestern operating room nurse hiking up mountains again. See her story now.

Patient Stories; Transplant

Living-liver transplant: How a daughter gave her mom the gift of a lifetime

A daughter in Texas gave the gift of life to her mother, literally, when she donated a portion of her liver in the first-ever living-donor liver transplant at UT Southwestern. A year later, both mother and daughter are eager to share their story and help others still waiting for a second chance at life.