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New Details Released About West Penn Hospital Renovations
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — West Penn Hospital employees were all smiles after a Wednesday morning with hospital and Highmark officials. “Great, wonderful, just great, we’re really excited, about time” — were...
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Injections To Relieve Chronic Shoulder Pain
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Many people with chronic shoulder pain try physical therapy and medication to relieve their symptoms. However, what if you could get medication directly to the area from where the...
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3D Imaging Being Developed For Face Transplants
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It looks like something out of a science-fiction movie or a spy thriller. But, some new technology is being developed to help with face transplants. “We’ve gone to our big brothers...
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Maximize Your Memory: Tips To Improving Memory
Who hasn’t forgotten someone’s name, misplaced their keys, or walked into a room and forgotten why they entered? Over the past year, studies have shown that there are ways to remember things better....
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Tumor DNA Testing To Help Guide Treatment For DCIS
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – For women with a type of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, a new test is available to help guide treatment and determine if radiation is the proper course of...
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New Study Reveals Sun’s Potential Harmful Effects On Kids
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – To pre-teens, being tan seems to be more important than being safe. “The preteen age group is really the classic age group for not caring about the future,” Dr. Robin Gehris, a...
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Parents Urged To Help Crackdown On Childhood Obesity
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There has been a huge push to crackdown on the childhood obesity epidemic in this country. However, doctors now say it’s not just up to the kids. Parents lead by example and that is...
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Medical Frontiers Talks About Prostate Disease
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — Dr. Pifer was joined in the studio by Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, Director of Allegheny General Hospital’s Division of Urology, and Dr. Ralph Miller, Director of Allegheny...
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Integrative Medicine: The Future Of Chronic Pain Treatment?
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The meeting of east and west is something called “Integrative Medicine” and for many people, it’s the best of both worlds. “I think the secret today is to understand which...
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Local Hospitals Concerned About Cancer Drug Shortage
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Eight-month-old Elena Schoneveld has leukemia. An injectable drug called methotrexate is part of her treatment. “The fact of the matter is it’s curable. There’s a lot of cancers...
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Researchers Get Handle On Concussion Recovery Time
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Banging the back of her head doing a one-legged pyramid at Mt. Lebanon cheerleading practice nearly a month ago left Kalee Amend with balance problems and much more. “As time kept...
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Never Tested for Colon Cancer? What’s Your Excuse?
The following content is provided by the American Cancer Society. ______________________________ By Durado Brooks, MD, MPH Embarrassing! Painful! Disgusting!! These are some of the words that come to...
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Colon Cancer Screening Saves Lives, But Many People Still Don’t Get Screened
The following content is provided by the Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA). ______________________________ By Andrew Spiegel, Esquire Chief Executive Officer, Colon Cancer Alliance One in three people 50...
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Colorectal Cancer Surgery-Follow Up Evaluation
The following content is provided by The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. ______________________________ Why should there be a postoperative follow-up program? Surgery is the most...
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Five Myths About Colorectal Cancer
The following content is provided by the American Cancer Society. ______________________________ In many cases, colorectal cancer can be prevented. Still, it’s one of the 5 most common cancers in men...
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Time To Talk About Colon Cancer
The following content is provided by the Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA). ______________________________ By Andrew Spiegel, Esquire Chief Executive Officer, Colon Cancer Alliance When is the last time you...
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Laparoscopic Surgery – What Is It?
The following content is provided by The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. ______________________________ What is laparoscopic surgery? Laparoscopic or “minimally invasive” surgery is a...
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Visit CBS Pittsburgh’s Your Home
Visit CBS Pittsburgh’s Your Home for great advice on how to keep your home clean, green and healthy. Filed under: Healthwatch
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Check Out The CBS HealthWatch Colorectal Webcast
Watch Dr. Travis Stork from The Doctors and a panel of renowned medical experts discuss colorectal cancer and digestive health.
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Device Uses Teeth To Aid Hearing Loss
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Four years ago, Paul Getsy woke up one day with no hearing in his right ear. He thought it was his headset or maybe fluid buildup from a cold. His doctor said no. It was a condition...
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