Read about cervical artery dissection, how it occurs and the risk factors associated with developing the condition.

Neurologist Pierre Fayad, MD explains what most commonly puts us at risk for having a stroke.

It was March 6, 1998, my freshman year of high school. My childhood dream had come true, and I was just finishing my first season on the high school basketball team. On the way home from school that day, I was in a car accident with four of my girlfriends. An ambulance rushed me to the hospital, I was unresponsive. 

We live in a noisy world, both figuratively and literally. It may surprise you the noises you’re exposed to everyday might actually damage your hearing.

Alena Balasanova, MD, explains the uniqueness of our Addiction Services Program.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in the United States. We provide some statistics, along with signs someone might have had a traumatic brain injury.

If sleep is eluding you, you are not alone. Trouble sleeping is one of the top complaints doctors hear from their patients.

What is an opioid? What is an opioid addiction? How is opioid addiction treated? Dr. Alena Balasanova, director of the Addiction Services outpatient clinic at Nebraska Medicine has the answers to these questions, including how Suboxone is used to treat those with opioid addictions.

Read a story about Kendra Jackson, and how her chronically runny nose turned out to be a cerebrospinal fluid leak. Once told it was only allergies, Doctor Schneider suspected it was a more dangerous condition.

Younger stroke patients may have different risk factors and causes of a stroke compared to older adults.