Tag: brain surgery
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Eli Katoa to Miss 2026 NRL Season Following Brain Surgery
Key Update: Eli Katoa to Sit Out 2026 NRL Season The Melbourne Storm have confirmed that Eli Katoa will take a hiatus from professional rugby league during the 2026 NRL season as he continues his recovery from brain surgery. The back-row forward, who recently faced a run of head injuries while representing Tonga, underwent crucial…
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Eli Katoa to miss 2026 NRL season after brain surgery
Storm and Tonga star faces long road to recovery Melbourne Storm back-rower Eli Katoa has been ruled out of the 2026 NRL season as he continues the slow and careful recovery from brain surgery performed after a series of head knocks during international duty with Tonga. The season-ending medical intervention underscores the heightened attention on…
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Insurance Approvals And Neurosurgical Patients: A Call for Accountability
Hidden Pathologies, Hidden Obstacles: Why Insurance Denials Cost Lives When people think of insurance hurdles, they envision bureaucratic delays or paperwork glitches. In neurosurgery, the problem runs far deeper: many conditions lie beneath the skull or spine, silent for years, and only reveal themselves through catastrophic events. From craniopharyngiomas to arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), these lesions…