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Aug 7, 2024 | 
wafb.com | Marsha Lewis |Matt Goldschmidt |Roque Correa
DURHAM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - More than three million people are living with epilepsy in the U.S. It can develop at any time, but most often, it happens during childhood, causing uncontrollable and unpredictable seizures. It's one of the most common neurological disorders among children. Medications can help control the seizures, and now, there's new hope for children when the drugs don't work. Ela Allam was born a fighter. She had suffered a stroke before she was born.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
wafb.com | Marsha Lewis |Matt Goldschmidt |Roque Correa
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Neuroblastoma is one of the deadliest childhood cancers. It typically develops in the abdomen, kidneys, adrenal glands, and along the spinal cord. It's rare, with only 800 cases diagnosed each year, but it causes 15 percent of all childhood cancer deaths. Now, a team of doctors in Florida could be at the forefront of a new lifesaving treatment. Mosquitos are not only annoying, but they can also be deadly! The Zika virus is typically spread through mosquito bites.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
wafb.com | Marsha Lewis |Matt Goldschmidt |Roque Correa
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Ivanhoe Newswire) - More than 100 million people in the U.S. are living with some form of liver disease, and some stats say that almost 80 million of them don't even know they have it. If left untreated, liver disease can lead to liver failure or liver cancer. There are many causes-genetics, diet, alcohol-and even people who have never drank can get liver disease. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease happens when you have too many fat deposits in your liver.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
wafb.com | Marsha Lewis |Matt Goldschmidt |Roque Correa
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Cancer is a tough battle for anyone diagnosed with it. The treatments can be brutal-chemo, radiation, and surgery take a toll on the body, and depending on where the cancer is, living after cancer can be brutal. One such cancer is tongue cancer. For many patients, they may survive, but are left unable to swallow or even speak normally. But now, a new treatment is helping patients return to normal after surviving a tongue cancer diagnosis.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
wafb.com | Marsha Lewis |Matt Goldschmidt |Roque Correa
ATLANTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Imagine one day you notice your head, hands, leg or arms starting to shake - maybe it's just a little, but then it starts to get worse. More than 10 million people have essential tremors. It can start small, but it can end up making it difficult to eat, speak, walk and talk. Now, a new treatment is helping to stop the shaking. Janice Pedersen has a lot to live for - 11 kids and 52 grand kids to be exact.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
wafb.com | Marsha Lewis |Kyle Fisher |Matt Goldschmidt
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - A cancer diagnosis is life-changing, not only for the people who are diagnosed, but also for their loved ones. Often relationships are impacted by the stress of the unknown. Now, a new one-of-a-kind program has been developed to help couples cope with cancer together. Denise and Kim Griffin are celebrating 29 sweet years together. But their relationship was tested when Denise was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
wafb.com | Marsha Lewis |Matt Goldschmidt |Roque Correa
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - From professional athletes to weekend warriors, knee pain is one of the most common sports injuries for men and women. Complex knee injuries are some of the most difficult to treat. That's when multiple parts of the knee-ligaments, meniscus, cartilage and bone-are damaged at the same time. It can sideline athletes for years, if not for life. Now, new transplant options are giving new life into damaged knees. Tatum Vedder's passion is playing volleyball.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
wafb.com | Marsha Lewis |Chuck Bennethum |Matt Goldschmidt
ATLANTA, GA. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Imagine hearing a ringing in your ears all the time. The noise can be so loud it can be debilitating. It's called tinnitus and more than 50 million Americans are living with it right now. No one knows why it happens, but a new drug-free, FDA approved device is helping to silence the sound. Bert Light has been at the controls for more than 32 years. But he was almost grounded when his ears started to ring.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
wafb.com | Marsha Lewis |Matt Goldschmidt
DENVER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Robots have changed the medical field, and now, those robots are becoming smaller than ever before. They're called microbots, also known as nanorobots. They're microscopic in scale and thousands of them could be delivered by swallowing a single pill. They could one day deliver life-saving medications to hard-to-reach places throughout the body. The Fantastic Voyage! Microrobots deployed inside a body was once science fiction and only imagined in the movies.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
wafb.com | Marsha Lewis |Chuck Bennethum |Matt Goldschmidt
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - More than 37 million Americans over the age of 18 have trouble hearing. And men are twice as likely as women to experience hearing loss. Not only can it impact your ability to enjoy life, but it also puts you at an increased risk of cognitive decline. In fact, there's a five times increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease when you are hard of hearing. That's why it's imperative to get hearing aids if you're having trouble.
