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Concussion testing and screening tools
These screening tools help measure brain function after head trauma and help athletes at risk of head injuries.
Lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
Learn about lumbar puncture, which removes a sample of cerebrospinal fluid to find infections, bleeding and other conditions. It also is called a spinal tap.
Bone marrow transplant
Learn about this procedure that replaces unhealthy bone marrow with stem cells. Your own cells, donor cells or cells from umbilical cord blood may be used.
Cochlear implants
This electronic device improves hearing in people who have severe hearing loss from inner ear damage.
Epilepsy surgery
Surgery may provide relief from epileptic seizures when medications aren't working.
COVID-19 diagnostic testing
Find out how COVID-19 diagnostic testing is done to learn if you're currently infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019.
Minimally invasive heart surgery
Learn more about this surgery that uses small incisions in the chest as an option to open-heart surgery.
Tonsillectomy
Learn how to prepare for a tonsillectomy and what to expect from the surgery.
Facial reanimation surgery
Learn how these procedures can allow people with facial paralysis to regain the ability to smile and make other facial expressions.
Proton therapy
Learn about this newer form of radiation therapy, used to treat cancer and noncancerous tumors, and how it's different from X-ray radiation.
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