Microwaving Tumors
Kidney cancer can be difficult to treat. Now doctors are microwaving the cancer to kill it and keep it from coming back. 7s Luanne Sorrel has details in today's Healthcast.
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Stopping Strokes
A stroke can happen to anyone and the faster you get medical help, the better your chances at recovery. Now, a new tool is giving doctors here in South Florida a greater chance at saving patients. 7s Diana Diaz shows us how this device is Stopping Strokes.
Freeze the Fat
It's a cool, new way to get rid of fat without surgery. You just sit back and relax as your flab is frozen away. 7's Richard Lemus shows us how doctors are now using a new machine to freeze the fat.
Braces off Faster
Thousands of kids get braces every year, but nobody likes the time spent waiting for them to come off. Now, researchers are testing a new device that shakes teeth back into shape to get the metal mouth off faster than ever! 7's Diana Diaz has details in today's Healthcast.
The Vein Game
In the hot Florida sun, your child can become dehydrated very easily and it can be deadly. When getting treatment seconds count, but trying to insert IVs in children can be difficult. Now doctors have a new tool making it easier and less painful for the kids. 7s Christine Cruz shows us how doctors and nurses are beating the Vein Game.
Balding Breakthrough
When you think of hair loss you don't normally think about children and teenagers, but some kids endure some sort of trauma or early hair loss that can be devastating. 7's Richard Lemus shows us a new balding breakthrough that's easy and painless even for younger patients.
Chemo Bath
A million and a half people will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Cancers of the abdomen like colon cancer are some of the hardest to treat. Now doctors are giving some patients a Chemo Bath to stop the disease. 7s Christine Cruz has details in today's Healthcast.
Targeting Tumors
Liver cancer is one of the hardest to treat, but some new technology is helping patients live longer. 7s Diana Diaz shows us how this treatment is Targeting Tumors.
Artificial Pancreas
Living with type one diabetes can be exhausting, but soon technology could take care of it all. 7s Diana Diaz has details in today's Healthcast.
Simpler Surgery
For some cancer patients removing tumors meant days or weeks of recovery. Now this life-saving operation is being done through one tiny incision. 7s Richard Lemus shows us how this simpler surgery works.
Goodbye to Reading Glasses
By the time most of us hit our mid 40's we're reaching for those reading glasses! There's no cure for the common condition that causes loss of near vision caused by aging, but doctors may have found something that may help you put down those specs for good! 7's Richard Lemus has details in today's Healthcast.
Ovarian Cancer
Every year, more than 20-thousand women find out they have ovarian cancer. For many it's a deadly diagnosis, but unlike other cancers, doctors say yearly screening for ovarian cancer may do more harm than good. 7s Diana Diaz has the story in tonight's Healthcast.
Burn Concerns
For many people, their New Year's resolution is to lose weight. So some turn to cosmetic procedures to shed those pounds. One procedure promises to slim your body with a laser and claims to be less invasive than traditional liposuction, but as 7s Lynn Martinez shows us, it's leaving some patients with Burn Concerns.
Ovarian Transplant
When a young woman hears the words "you have cancer," she probably can't think beyond the fight for survival, but now, some women are taking steps to protect their hormones and possibly their future fertility from chemo. Seven's Christine Cruz has details in today's Healthcast.
Back Pain
Back pain can be debilitating for so many people. Physical therapy and meds can help some, but for those whose pain persists there's a new surgery that uses only one incision to ease the discomfort. 7's Diana Diaz has the story in tonight's Healthcast.
Robots Massage Away Pain
Robots are no longer just science fiction. In fact, one special robot is helping physical therapists heal patients with everything from back pain to spinal cord injuries. 7s Richard Lemus has details in tonight's Healthcast.
Fixing Mystery Pain
Hip pain can strike young active people, but more than half of them are misdiagnosed when they go to the doctor. Now, some pro athletes are shining a light on a pain problem that impacts everyone from all-stars to weekend warriors. 7s Richard Lemus shows us in today's Healthcast.
Fight Infection
These days, many women are opting for C-sections to give birth, but this also puts them at higher risk of getting an infection. At the site of the incision, 7s Diana Diaz shows us a new breakthrough that's helping new moms fight infection in tonight's Healthcast.