Lauren's Medical Moment
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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.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 at 5:39 PM EST
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If you’re one of the estimated 38 million Americans who get migraines and think they really are worse this time of year, you’re not just imagining it.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2020 at 5:33 PM EST
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In today’s Medical Moment, how hospitals are tailoring after-care for the sickest patients.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 5:32 PM EST
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New research shows exercise before your baby is born can make a surprising difference.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 at 5:32 PM EST
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Researchers say more than one-third of American workers were not getting enough sleep in 2018, and now, during the pandemic, those numbers are projected to increase.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2020 at 5:35 PM EDT
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Some eye-catching Halloween beauty trends may cause more harm than good.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 5:33 PM EDT
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Coming up in today’s Medical Moment, see the latest technology to defeat dry eye.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2020 at 5:41 PM EDT
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3D technology is helping doctors find cells that might otherwise be missed.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 5:37 PM EDT
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New breakthroughs are helping more children get the lifesaving liver they so desperately need.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 5:38 PM EDT
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In today's Medical Moment, new research shows why good oral health may make a difference for people with psoriasis.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 5:35 PM EDT
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Gaming technology is now in the operating room.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 5:35 PM EDT
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It’s one of the biggest emotional challenges for women after they’ve finished breast cancer treatment, living with the fear of recurrence.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:38 PM EDT
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One in four people are living with knee pain. But now something inside your own fat may hold the key to relieving your pain.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 5:35 PM EDT
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One family didn’t even know they carried a problematic gene until an ultrasound revealed it in their unborn baby.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 5:41 PM EDT
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Every year, more than 200,000 Americans undergo surgery to help them drastically reduce their weight.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 5:57 PM EDT
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Does more Vitamin D lower your risk for severe COVID?
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 8:02 PM EDT
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If you have post-surgical bleeding, you may be at a higher risk of dying from complications.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2020 at 5:38 PM EDT
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When a nurse noticed she was spending hours away from patients looking for the right tools, she took matters into her own hands.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2020 at 5:34 PM EDT
Coming up in today’s Medical Moment, what you need to know about the loss of smell and taste when it comes to COVID.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2020 at 5:36 PM EDT
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When it comes to your blood pressure, what you eat matters.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2020 at 5:36 PM EDT
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For people with ankle arthritis, every step can be a struggle. When medication and bracing don’t work, patients may look into surgical options.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 at 5:33 PM EDT
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The uncertainty of the pandemic, job loss, isolation, all of these are contributing to the increase of people feeling depressed, lonely, and mentally unstable.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2020 at 5:32 PM EDT
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Hipec, or hot chemo, is a life-saving option for some patients, but in others, doctors have to stop surgery because of complications.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2020 at 5:37 PM EDT
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Doctors have found a way to treat pain without relying on narcotics.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2020 at 5:36 PM EDT
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Millions of Americans struggle with acid reflux, but could chronic use of one treatment by cancer patients cause unintended side effects?
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 5:39 PM EDT
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See how this researcher is saving money and lives with a new catheter technique in today’s Medical Moment.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2020 at 5:37 PM EDT
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A team of researchers is looking into why COVID spares many kids to find a treatment for the disease.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2020 at 5:33 PM EDT
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With the spike in coronavirus cases and flu season starting, experts say we’re heading into a difficult fall and winter. But what supplies do you need to prepare?
Updated: Sep. 25, 2020 at 5:46 PM EDT
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Doctors can now remove just a portion of the knee and still offer patients relief.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2020 at 5:37 PM EDT
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In today’s Medical Moment, a new study on long-term stress and your future baby’s brain.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2020 at 5:34 PM EDT
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As we age, it’s an important question to ask: How healthy is my heart?
Updated: Sep. 22, 2020 at 5:39 PM EDT
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The making of a more accurate COVID-19 antibody test, next in today’s Medical Moment.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 5:38 PM EDT
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Nineteen years after 9/11, a new study on the debris from Ground Zero may shed light on first responders and chronic illness.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 5:37 PM EDT
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For thousands who survived a ventilator, their battle is just beginning.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 5:39 PM EDT
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Martie Salt is introducing us to the first young man in the country who is being treated with a life-saving drug, which was at first, only for adults.