Continued Global Health Education

From pain to pickleball: spine surgery for spinal stenosis gives personal trainer her life back 09/08/2024 A dedicated personal trainer, pickleball fanatic and power walker finally got relief from terrible pain after spine surgery for spinal stenosis. Fitness isn’t...

‘Miraculous’ to be alive: Rare stroke strikes New York woman 05/17/2024 Jodi Hammell-Fifield had a rare type of stroke that is dangerous and often fatal. She survived, thanks to a tremendous effort starting with a co-worker and astute first responders to an excellent...

Spine surgery for lower back pain revives young woman’s life 11/30/2023 Excruciating lower back pain prevented a young woman from living her life to the fullest. She got her life back after spine surgery. “I had back pain for years. I was a teenager the first time I...

Woman’s “Terrible Headache” Turns Out to be a Life-Threatening Brain Bleed 08/02/2021 Karen Smith-Gattuso had emergency surgery to treat a ruptured brain aneurysm Karen Smith-Gattuso has had no major health concerns and has never been in an ambulance or hospital as a...

Man Feels “Lucky” Brain Aneurysm was Found and Treated Without it Rupturing 08/19/2021 Unruptured brain aneurysms may have no symptoms until they burst and cause a life-threatening medical emergency Milton Reyman, a 66-year old from New Milford, Connecticut, felt...

Dad Dances All Night at Daughter’s Wedding After Spine Surgery 08/10/2022 William Green had excruciating pain and could barely walk from a lower back injury  William Green, 64, had terrible pain from his lower back shooting down his left leg. It was affecting his...