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Positron Emission Tomography Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 252 seconds Find out how PET scan technology helped a local woman in her fight against cancer. Related: cancer, imaging, pet, scan, technology |
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Shave No More Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 241 seconds Unwanted body and facial hair on men or women can be very embarrassing. Whether it's on the chin or on the back, many people will go to extraordinary lengths to get rid of that hair. Lasers are now making that job a little easier. Related: hair, lasers, more, no, removal, shave, shaving |
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Amazing Amanda Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 364 seconds A Valley mother and daughter share their story of recovery after an auto accident that led to a 23-day coma and two-month hospital stay for 15-year-old Amanda Borchansky. Hear how the bond between the two and the support of medical staff and friends got them through this unbelievable ordeal. Related: accident, auto, coma, daughter, head, leon, mother, peters, physical, rehab, rehabilitation, therapy, trauma |
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Beating Heart Surgery Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 292 seconds Performing heart surgery while a heart is still beating is not a new surgical technique. Find out why this technique is back in the forefront of cardiac surgery and learn more about its tremendous benefits to patients. Related: beating, cardiac, heart, off-pump, open-heart, surgery |
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Bipolar Symptoms Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 261 seconds Learn about bipolar disorder and when your mood swings should be looked at more closely. Related: bipolar, depression, disorder, health, mania, mental, mood, swings |
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A Wheel to Live By Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 349 seconds A motorcycle accident left him with a spinal cord injury that headlined local news. Now paralyzed, but thankful to be alive, learn about Chase Workman's on-going adjustment and acceptance to his new way of life. Related: center, chase, cord, injury, leon, live, motorcycle, peters, physical, rehab, rehabilitation, s., spinal, spine, therapy, wheel, workman |
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Angels at Birth Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 517 seconds The birth of a child is usually the happiest time in a couple's lives. Unfortunately, one in 100 births is stillborn. Hear about a program that helps families cope with a loss of a child and learn how the team at the Valley's only high risk antepartum unit provides the highest level of care for mothers-to-be with special health risks. Related: angel, babies, baby, bereavement, birth, child, death, delivery, hospi, infant, labor, loss, pregnancy |
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Rest Assured Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 257 seconds You don't hesitate to talk to your surgeon before an operation so why not talk with your anesthesiologist? Numb your fears about "going under" with helpful advice from a doctor and a patient. Related: anestheiologist, anesthesia, dr., kelly, numb, pain, richard, surgery |
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Heart Hazards Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 294 seconds It's no secret that bad air is bad for your lungs. Hear how one Valley cardiologist explains that it can also be hazardous to your heart. Related: air, attack, cardiovascular, coronary, disease, dr, failure, heart, index, john, matter, particulate, pollution, quality, smog, telles |
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CSI Nurses Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 324 seconds Find out how Community Regional Medical Center is keeping up with the rising interest in crime scene investigation. Meet one forensic nurse whose unique job helps to solve cases. Related: cases, crime, csi, forensic, investigation, marjaree, mason, nurse, safe |
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CyberKnife Study Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 249 seconds Learn about an amazing new tool in the fight against prostate cancer. Related: cancer, center, community, crmc, cyber, cyberknife, knife, knifeless, male, medical, prostate, regional, srs, technology, tumor, wong |
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Targeting Lung Cancer Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 298 seconds For lung cancer patients too weak or unable to have traditional surgery there is a new option. It's called CyberKnife and it requires no knife, no pain and no anesthesia. Related: cancer, clinical, cyber, cyberknife, knife, knifeless, lung, no, pain, robot, study, technology, trial |
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Healing Pressure Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 347 seconds Find out how Community Regional Medical Center's hyperbaric oxygen therapy helped in healing one Valley woman's ongoing wound. Related: burn, hbo, healing, hyper, hyperbaric, oxygen, therapy, wound |
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Not so precious stones Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 316 seconds If you've ever had a gallstone attack you know how painful they can be. A minimally invasive procedure is offering relief for many patients who have found out that gallstones can strike anyone at any age. Related: attack, boone, disease, fresno, gall, gallbladder, gallstone, gallstones, heart, hospital, invasive, minimally, surgery, surgical |
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Say Squeeze Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 263 seconds For patients with angina, or chest pain, there is a technique available designed to increase blood flow to the heart that doesn't require surgery or needles. Related: angina, blood, chest, counterpulsation, cuffs, eecp, enhanced, external, giant, health, heart, pain, pressure |
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A Lot of Heart Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 356 seconds Your heart is an amazing muscle that works very hard -- sometimes too hard. Related: aorta, attack, cardiac, fresno, heart, lot, of, replacement, surgery, surgical, ticker, valve |
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Fighting Fire with Fire Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 271 seconds Losing an extremity can be physically and emotionally painful, but advances in prosthetics are making the transition for amputees much easier. Find out how one Valley firefighter has benefited from this new technology. Related: arm, fire, firefighter, loss, lou, louis, nevarez, of, prosthetics, swert, tulare |
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Rooting Out the Problem Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 278 seconds Meet a young and physically fit Valley man with a hidden, but common genetic disorder, that caused his heart's main valve to become loose and leaky. Find out how an aortic root replacement got him back on the go. Related: aorta, aortic, fatigue, heart, murmur, replacement, root, surgery, valve |
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Many Roles, One Profession Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 231 seconds "Compassion," "caring," "efficient" and "hard-working" are all words that have been used to describe nurses. If you've spent any time in a hospital, you know just how important your nurse was in getting you back on the road to recovery. Related: assistance, doctors, education, helping, nurses, nursing, others, rewarding, school |
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Young at Heart Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 314 seconds Age is no barrier when it comes to keeping folks young at heart. Hear how new procedures are reducing complications in medical conditions such as stroke and are allowing even 80- and 90-year-olds to successfully under-go cardiac valve surgery. Related: cardiac, complications, elderly, heart, heart-valve, murmur, open-heart, risks, seniors, surgery, valve |
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Nursing and Nourishing Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 167 seconds Reports show that breast-feeding is better for both mom and baby. Find out what you need to know to get in the flow. Related: baby, breast, breastfeeding, breastmilk, child, nutrition |
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When you fall off, just get back on Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 306 seconds Many of us participate in activities that some think are risky, but for many it's a way of life. Meet one lady with a passion for horses, who believes "If you fall off, just get back on." Related: bones, broken, center, community, horse, leon, lung, medical, peters, physical, punctured, rehab, tailbone, trauma, vertebrae |
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Reconstructing Michelle Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 208 seconds The popularity of "Extreme Makeover" has made self-improvement a hot topic these days. But what about the patients who have no choice but to go under the knife for life-saving plastic surgery? We've got one woman's story. Related: accident, car, dr., extreme, fresno, kenty, machado, makeover, michelle, reconstructive, sian, state, surgery |
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It is Brain Surgery Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 291 seconds Ground breaking new technology is revolutionizing neurosurgery here in the Valley -- giving physicians access to better and more immediate information during surgery. Related: brain, don, dr., myers, neruo, neurosciences, neurosurgery, surgery, tumor |
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The Breast Thing for Valley Women Posted by: CommunityMedical
Video duration: 261 seconds Digital mammography, the latest technology in breast screening, is a big part of the comfort and convenience at the Marjorie E. Radin Breast Care Center. Related: biopsy, breast, cancer, diginal, donor, exam, foundation, investor, mammo, mammogram, mammography, radin, tumor, women |
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