Rivas and Alvarez hadn’t met by the time they were individually considering treatment options. But their common experience would lead them to play music together under very special circumstances.

DANE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- His love for the trombone first started by hearing his father and uncle play. Now, Brian Rust of McFarland, Wisconsin, is in a horn rock concert band, and covers multiple ...

Music met medicine when a patient played a clarinet solo as she underwent brain surgery for Parkinson's disease and proved that the treatment was working in real time. Denise Bacon, 65, saw her finger ...

The idea of having brain surgery while awake might seem amazing enough — but one Florida man took it a step further and played the guitar while doctors removed his tumor. The neurological team from ...

DANE COUNTY, Wis. (WDJT/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A lifelong musician proved his talent when he played his trombone while undergoing brain surgery. "My father played trombone and my uncle played trombone, ...

Awake brain surgery is a safe and effective treatment for several brain conditions. Although it may be intimidating for a person to be awake during brain surgery, this is often an essential part of ...

Brain aneurysm clipping surgery is used to prevent or treat a ruptured aneurysm, a life threatening emergency. A brain aneurysm is a bulging area of a blood vessel in your brain. If a brain aneurysm ...

An unruptured brain aneurysm is a bulging blood vessel in your brain that has not burst. It may pose serious health risks and is usually treated with surgery or medication. Healthcare professionals ...

Not all brain aneurysms require surgery. Some require no treatment at all, while it may be possible to treat other aneurysms with medications, lifestyle changes, or rehabilitative therapy. A brain ...

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – Virtual reality technology is making brain surgery safer and helping to explain complicated procedures to patients. Neurosurgeons at Corewell Health William Beaumont University ...