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Tej Azad is a Newman Civic Fellow, is a first year medical student at Stanford Medical School.

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Hope for McCain: I Have Treated Many Glioblastoma Patients

TOUGH ROAD

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.

Anand Veeravagu, Tej Azad | Published Jul 20, 2017

Why Brain Injury Matters On Death Row

NEUROSCIENCE

Missouri just executed Cecil Clayton, a man whose prefrontal cortex had been severely damaged in a sawmill accident—a part of the brain responsible for impulse control.

Anand Veeravagu, Tej Azad | Published Mar 18, 2015

Football Is Ruining Kids’ Brains

SCRAMBLED

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: don’t let your kids play tackle football.

Anand Veeravagu, Tej Azad | Published Jan 30, 2015

What It’s Like to Wake Up Dead

Resurrection

Recent news has been scattered with stories of people thought to be dead, but ‘waking up’ hours later. Death isn’t as black and white as we may think.

Anand Veeravagu, Tej Azad | Published Nov 21, 2014

The Burden Robin Williams Carried

What He Faced

Try to imagine the mental burden of severe depression coupled with that of an even deeper chemical imbalance—that is what Robin Williams was facing with Parkinson’s disease.

Anand Veeravagu, Tej Azad | Published Aug 15, 2014

Robin Williams’ Deadly Depression

SILENT KILLER

Mental health is still one of the least understood areas of medicine. How could such an outwardly happy and successful man be struggling so badly?

Anand Veeravagu, Tej Azad | Published Aug 12, 2014

Are Men More Likely to Get Brain Cancer?

Findings

New research shows that a protein that helps suppress tumors, especially in the brain, is more likely to be inactive in men, proving there’s still many basic facts we don’t know about cancer.

Anand Veeravagu, Tej Azad | Published Aug 05, 2014

How to Destroy Your Headaches

Pounding

June is National Headache Awareness month. Time to talk about the different types, when to worry, and how to treat them.

Anand Veeravagu, Tej Azad | Published Jun 23, 2014

Learn From LeBron’s Nightmare

Time Out

Muscle cramps can even knock out athletes in peak condition. How to prevent a breakdown when you’re the one sweating it.

Anand Veeravagu, Tej Azad | Published Jun 07, 2014

Should Marino Have Sued for Concussions?

Tackling The NFL

The brain disease at the heart of many players' legal cases against the league—Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy—was virtually unknown prior to 2002.

Anand Veeravagu, Tej Azad | Published Jun 03, 2014

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