Must-have medical tech devices for seniors
There are almost 40 million Americans over the age of 65. Five years from now, that number is going to double. That means one-in-five people will be in their mid-60s. Those 85 and older will stand for...
View ArticleDyslexia glasses?
Dyslexia is a learning disorder characterized by difficulty reading and it could affect up to 15 percent of the U.S. population. There’s no cure, but now more and more people are finding new ways to...
View ArticleDeath calculator: Predicting heart failure
Elijah Ali and his son Rafee share a love for healthy eating and sports. “[We] love to walk, love to run, play ball, [and] sports,” Ali told Ivanhoe. “I get all my game from my dad,” Rafee told...
View ArticleSaving Sabrina: Double umbilical cord transplant
Every four minutes, one person in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer. Blood stem cell transplants have become a standard way to treat children with leukemia and other blood disorders, but have...
View ArticleFacelift dentistry
Lotions, lasers, peels, and even surgery. There are endless ways to fight aging. How about a visit to your dentist? “This is one of the only procedures that you can benefit from a health perspective...
View ArticleFixing fibroids
Pilates studio owner Tonya Amos needs her body to run her business. However, the former professional dancer started feeling intense pain. A visit to her doctor revealed the cause. “She said, ‘Does...
View ArticleSmile surgery: Turn that frown upside down
A smile can brighten someone’s day, it’s a way to greet each other and it makes us feel good, but what if you couldn’t smile? For some people, it’s impossible. Their facial muscles don’t move. Now,...
View ArticleIndustrial Athlete: Getting heart patients back to work
Industrial athletes are firefighters, police officers, FedEx drivers, and warehouse workers — people who depend on physical fitness and strength to do their job. When these people have heart attacks,...
View ArticleVirtual pet game manages asthma
Studies show the average length of time children spend playing video games is 13.2 hours per week. One company is putting that gaming time to good use creating fun, interactive games to help manage...
View ArticleHabba Syndrome or Irritable Bowl?
Forty-five million Americans struggle with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the discomfort it often brings — stomach pain, constipation or diarrhea. But, those patients who have been unable to find relief...
View ArticleJoint replacement for the spine increases mobility in patients
Eileen Eckert is a mother, grandmother and now a great-grandmother. But keeping up with the little ones was tough when she developed spinal stenosis, a condition that causes narrowing of the spinal...
View ArticleOhio State University program available to help adults with autism
Recent statistics show one in every 68 babies has autism. The U.S. spends $11.5 billion dollars a year on education and treatment for kids with the disorder. But what happens when those kids grow into...
View ArticleVisual technology aids doctors in precision surgery
Traditionally, back surgery requires surgeons to make a large opening in order to fuse the spine, and for patients, that means a longer hospital stay, lengthy recovery time and higher risk of...
View ArticleBlood cleansing as possible new treatment for sepsis
Every year, severe sepsis strikes more than a million Americans, and as many as 50 percent of these people die. The deadly infection often happens too fast for antibiotics to help. Now, a new device...
View ArticleRare transplant for cystic fibrosis
Thousands of children and adults in the U.S. are living with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that affects the lungs. For some, a lung transplant is the only hope for survival. One woman, however,...
View ArticleMystery disease: Fingernails tell all
Imagine losing your hair, vomiting every time you ate and living in extreme pain. Now, imagine if doctors couldn’t help you because they couldn’t figure out what was wrong. That’s exactly what...
View ArticleLimb transplant gel: Saving hands, feet and faces
When a person loses an arm or a leg and prepares for a transplant, rejection is always a concern. Patients must take immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of their lives to fight rejection, but the...
View ArticleMelanoma drug: Lifesaver and game changer
More than 76,000 new cases of melanoma will be diagnosed this year, and about 10,000 people in the U.S. will die from this form of skin cancer. Until now, there was no hope for melanoma that spread to...
View ArticleLasers help acne and rosacea
Skins conditions such as acne and rosacea can damage confidence and destroy self-esteem, but now a cutting-edge treatment is providing results faster than ever before. For actress Shanae Harris, her...
View ArticleThe meat you eat: Antibiotics in our food
Each year, 23,000 Americans die and eight million are hospitalized as a result of antibiotic-resistant infections, and it has nothing to do with prescription medication. Here are some reasons why you...
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