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Announcing Barrow Year of the Nurse
- Barrow Year of the Nurse
- Byline: Andrew Wachtel
- February 21, 2020
The World Health Organization has designated 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse” to celebrate the vital contributions nurses make to health care. At Barrow Neurological Institute, we...
Summer Internship Program Provides Undergraduates with Real Lab Experience
- In the News
- Byline: Andrew Wachtel
- December 17, 2018
Karli Smith hasn’t experienced much failure in her academic career. The Graceland University senior is a double major in chemistry and biology, has tutored other students in both...
Dr. Robert Spetzler Talks Neurosurgery with KJZZ
- In the News
- Byline: Andrew Wachtel
- March 15, 2017
Neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Spetzler, who is retiring this summer after more than 30 years of leading Barrow Neurological Institute, sat down with KJZZ to talk about his...
Illicit Drug Use Can Increase Stroke Risk
- In the News
- Byline: Andrew Wachtel
- May 9, 2016
Lifestyle choices such as excessive alcohol consumption and tobacco use are well-known risk factors for stroke, but neurologists are learning more about strokes related to illicit drug use....
Namesake of Ali Center Rescues Suicidal Man
- In the News
- Byline: Andrew Wachtel
- January 28, 2016
Muhammad Ali, a boxing legend and the namesake of Barrow’s Parkinson Center in Phoenix, saved a suicidal man from jumping off a ninth-floor window ledge in Los Angeles on...