Morgan DeBlecourt

In September 2023, Eliana Vera González was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a non-cancerous skull base tumor that grows near the brain and inner ear.…

In October 2023, Isabella Strahan spent her 19th birthday in the hospital recovering from brain surgery to remove a rare cancerous tumor. Nearly 10 months…

Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths in the pituitary gland, a pea-sized organ at the base of the brain that regulates hormones. Fortunately, these tumors are…

In Fall 2021, Chase Conklin began experiencing blurry vision, fatigue, brain fog, and balance problems, but she ignored her symptoms. In early 2022, then 31-…

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for epilepsy uses electrical impulses to prevent and reduce seizure severity and frequency, but is it right for you? Here, Duke…

When a suspicious lump in her neck wouldn’t go away, 52-year-old Kim Barnard learned she had cancer. The Roxboro, NC resident’s first move was transferring her…

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical therapy for movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. Electrodes are placed into central…

If you notice a lump in your neck, it’s important to be evaluated by a doctor quickly. Here, Duke Health head and neck surgeon Trinitia Cannon, MD, discusses…

In 2014, a teenage Tyler Farley was diagnosed with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (VEDS). The rare genetic disease weakened Farley’s arteries, organs, and…

A ruptured brain aneurysm can be deadly, but most people don’t realize they have a brain aneurysm until it’s too late. That’s because unruptured brain…

In Fall 2019, William Stephens learned he had cardiac sarcoidosis, a rare autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the heart. A team of Duke doctors…

Hampstead, NC native Harvey Squires was diagnosed with epilepsy at 14 years old. As his seizures worsened, Harvey’s parents sought care for him from doctors…