Anand Veeravagu

Anand Veeravagu is a former White House Fellow and special assistant to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chuck Hagel. He serves as senior neurosurgery resident at Stanford University School of Medicine. His views are his own and do not reflect those of any institutional entity. anandveeravagu.com

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Hope for McCain: I Have Treated Many Glioblastoma Patients

Glioblastoma Multiforme is an extremely aggressive form of brain cancer, but there is a chance that John McCain can outlast the worst of the prognoses.

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Science Brought Her Music Back to Life

Nearly three decades after a traumatic brain injury, violinist Rosemary Johnson is making music again.

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Did Brain Trauma Make O.J. Violent?

A doctor says he’d ‘bet his medical license’ that O.J. has brain trauma due to football. But did it make him a criminal?

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The Microbiome Is Science’s Hot New Kid

‘Microbiome’ is a word you’ve probably been reading everywhere—and it’s only the beginning.

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Children Inherit Their Parents’ Anxiety

Susceptibility to stress-related illness and depression could be inherited from your parents, according to a new study.

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