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Seattle Times Guest Column: 'Seattle Collaboration Could Make Life-Changing Advances in Brain-Cancer Treatment'
SEATTLE, Sept. 8, 2009 -- In light of former Senator Ted Kennedy's recent death due to brain cancer, The Seattle Times published a guest column article in their Sept. 7 edition written by Swedish Neuroscience Institute (SNI) neurosurgeon Greg Foltz, M.D., who is director of SNI's relatively ...
KOMO TV Airs Story about Friday Harbor's Mayor and How He Benefited from Deep Brain Stimulation for His Parkinson's
SEATTLE, Aug. 3, 2009 -- KOMO Television (channel 4; ABC) recently aired a story by reporter Michelle Esteban about Friday Harbor Mayor David Jones, his journey with Parkinson's disease, and the treatment route he decided to take.The piece, which features interviews with Mr. Jones, his wife, a...
Swedish Neuroscience Institute Contracts with Cascade Neurologic Clinic in Mount Vernon to Make Subspecialty Care More Convenient North of Seattle
MOUNT VERNON, WA., July 30, 2009 – The Swedish Neuroscience Institute (SNI) in Seattle has completed arrangements with Cascade Neurologic Clinic to provide subspecialty neurological care in Cascade’s Mount Vernon clinic beginning mid-August.Cascade is a busy, three-practitioner cli...
Swedish Neuroscience Institute TeleStroke Program Signs Contract with Lake Chelan Community Hospital
CHELAN, WA, July 17, 2009 – Lake Chelan area residents or visitors facing a potential or actual acute stroke will now benefit from a recently formed partnership between the Swedish Neuroscience Institute (SNI) TeleStroke Program and Lake Chelan Community Hospital (LCCH) that will bolster the L...
KING TV Story on Seattle Firefighter's Return to Work after Aneurysm Credits Interventional Radiologist, Swedish Neuroscience Institute with Saving Her Life
SEATTLE, July 13, 2009 -- On July 12, KING Television (channel 5; NBC) aired a story during their 5 and 6:30 p.m. newscasts about a Seattle firefighter who has returned to work after suffering a life-threatening aneurysm March 11.Nine days after suddenly suffering the worst headache of her l...
Swedish's TeleStroke Program Featured in TV News Story on Effectiveness of Videoconferencing-Based Stroke Care
SEATTLE, May 28, 2009 -- The Swedish Neuroscience Institute's TeleStroke Program was featured in a story that KCPQ Television (Channel 13; FOX) aired today about how high-quality videoconferencing can increase patient access to stroke specialists according to an American Heart Association sc...
WebMD.com Video Story about Moyamoya Features Swedish Neuroscience Institute Neurosurgeon David Newell, M.D.
SEATTLE, May 4, 2009 -- Moyamoya disease is an extremely rare condition that leads to irreversible blockage of the carotid arteries to the brain as they enter into the skull. Those with the rare brain disorder are often young, female and at greater risk for stroke or brain hemorrhage. In child...
