Lauren's Medical Moment
Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 5:43 PM EST
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While the world is in a rush to find a way to kill off COVID-19, another virus is making a comeback in an unexpected way.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2021 at 5:36 PM EST
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Doctors often rely on a PSA screening test to determine a man's risk of prostate cancer, but a higher PSA may not always mean cancer. Now, researchers are testing a new tool that could give men a more accurate option.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2021 at 5:36 PM EST
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Replacing the portable cooler with new state-of-the-art technology for transporting organs, in today’s Medical Moment.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 5:35 PM EST
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What will it take for Americans to get on board with the coronavirus vaccine?
Updated: Jan. 18, 2021 at 5:35 PM EST
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What’s the best treatment for an irregular heartbeat?
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:33 PM EST
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How surgeons were able to save the life of little Maverick—while he was only halfway out of the womb!
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 5:37 PM EST
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This device is helping COVID patients breathe easier in a shocking way.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2021 at 5:54 PM EST
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In today’s Medical Moment, the technology that’s allowing patients to easily do dialysis without leaving home.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 5:33 PM EST
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We have some ways to keep your feet fit, form, and in function, in today’s Medical Moment.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 at 5:32 PM EST
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Pregnant women who smoke could be hurting their future grandchildren.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 5:33 PM EST
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How should you prepare for the flu season this year, especially when many of the symptoms are the same as COVID-19?
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 5:44 PM EST
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Can playing a video game really fight chronic pain? In today’s Medical Moment, we’ll show you the latest technologies that can help ease your pain.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 5:32 PM EST
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Delirium after major surgery can be a big problem for many patients.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2021 at 5:34 PM EST
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Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure. But can kids also develop this common condition?
Updated: Dec. 31, 2020 at 5:39 PM EST
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There are alternatives to opioids that can help women recover faster and feel less pain after childbirth.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2020 at 5:40 PM EST
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In today’s Medical Moment, the one supplement all pregnant women need to ask their doctor about.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2020 at 5:33 PM EST
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A new drug that is showing mixed results in trials is still giving Alzheimer’s patients a lot of hope.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2020 at 5:40 PM EST
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In the next year, more than 32,000 Americans will be diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the body’s white blood cells called plasma cells.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2020 at 5:40 PM EST
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Being a healthcare professional is stressful enough during normal times, but now with COVID, those on the frontline are feeling the burden the most.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2020 at 6:06 PM EST
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Work from home is providing protection from COVID, but is it also causing an epidemic of back and neck problems?
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 5:33 PM EST
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A medical device designed for quick removal of blood clots in the lungs may have some unexpected benefits for patients.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2020 at 5:39 PM EST
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One new therapy is showing promise for women with an aggressive form of breast cancer.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 5:43 PM EST
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In today’s Medical Moment, more on a personalized treatment for patients with advanced colon cancer.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 5:35 PM EST
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New technology is cleaning surfaces faster and keeping them cleaner longer.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2020 at 5:39 PM EST
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When it comes to radiation treatments for certain types of breast cancer, could less be more?
Updated: Dec. 14, 2020 at 5:39 PM EST
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Fat grafting allows doctors to reshape areas of a patient's body.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 5:40 PM EST
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Earlier this fall, the FDA granted emergency use authorization for a treatment known as plasma therapy.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 5:43 PM EST
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Essential tremors cause your hands to shake uncontrollably, and it can get progressively worse.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 5:39 PM EST
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The earlier cerebral palsy is diagnosed, the sooner treatments and therapies can begin.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 5:37 PM EST
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In today’s Medical Moment, see how one woman is helping to improve the lives of the most vulnerable.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2020 at 5:40 PM EST
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Does racism affect a person’s brain? Scientists now have some clues.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2020 at 5:38 PM EST
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The pandemic has disrupted nearly every child’s life in some way. But for kids with ADHD, the virus poses extra challenges.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 5:37 PM EST
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Currently, there’s no medical test to diagnose depression. But Martie Salt has the details on a study that’s looking at the bacteria in your gut for answers.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 5:35 PM EST
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Flu season is upon us, and with COVID still around, parents are extra stressed.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 at 5:41 PM EST
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For this first-time mom-to-be, pregnant with twins, her focus was more on her babies than on herself. But doctors knew she could be at risk.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2020 at 5:35 PM EST
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For some moms, delivery can be tough. Now, new protocols are bringing better outcomes for both mom and baby.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2020 at 8:45 PM EST
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Fifty thousand mothers face life-threatening complications that leave them wounded, weakened, traumatized and unable to have more children.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2020 at 5:40 PM EST
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Developing the first truly bionic leg, in today’s Medical Moment.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2020 at 5:38 PM EST
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With everyone home during the pandemic, researchers are seeing a gender gap in coronavirus stress.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2020 at 5:42 PM EST
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Now, research shows a newly approved immunotherapy drug can make a difference.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 at 5:33 PM EST
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Secrets from the sea that could someday soon improve surgery or eliminate the need for stitches.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2020 at 5:32 PM EST
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These aneurysms can be silent, but if they rupture, they're fatal nearly half the time.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2020 at 5:34 PM EST
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As Martie Salt reports, researchers have developed a device that may have patients saying goodbye to dialysis for good.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2020 at 5:37 PM EST
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A new system for deep brain stimulation is the first to give doctors more information to personalize treatment for patients with epilepsy or movement disorders.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2020 at 5:35 PM EST
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If there’s a positive in 2020, it’s been a year with tremendous advances for lung cancer.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2020 at 5:37 PM EST
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Gene replacement therapy: It's a game-changer when it comes to treating life-threatening illnesses.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 5:47 PM EST
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When one girl's injury healed, it actually caused more problems.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2020 at 5:33 PM EST
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Stem cells have been around for a while, with claims of helping patients heal faster. But is it really true?
Updated: Nov. 9, 2020 at 5:40 PM EST
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In today’s Medical Moment, surgeons are testing a new way of fixing damaged discs.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2020 at 5:39 PM EST
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In today’s Medical Moment, how a new treatment is pushing back cancer recurrence.