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Doc talk | Even after beating breast cancer patients still have a long road to recovery
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- Doc talk | Even after beating breast cancer patients still have a long road to recovery
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- 2:06
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- 9 years ago
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- Beating breast cancer is hard enough, but for survivors of the disease it's not the end of the battle. For many survivors they are left with extreme pain and tightness due to leftover scar-tissue.In this weeks Doc Talk we take a look at what patients are doing to free themselves of the pain, and get back to living their lives.
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- Doc Talk| A savvy new instrument is saving the lives of breast cancer patients
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- 2:13
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- 9 years ago
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- A savvy new instrument is saving the lives of breast cancer patients
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- Doc Talk | Breaking down two common heart problems
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- 1:24
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- 9 years ago
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- It's the leading cause of death in the United States.
Heart disease.
A third of Americans will suffer from it in some capacity in their lifetime.
Clogging the arteries connected to your heart is like clogging a pipe. It can be chronic and ongoing or it could require emergency surgery.
Just like a dentist wants you to avoid plaque buildup in your teeth and gums, cardiologists want you to avoid plaque buildup in your arteries.
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- Doc Talk|Immunizations
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Just like shoes and a backpack it's a back to school must have.
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- Doc Talk | How to treat and recognize the stomach bug
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- 2:06
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- 9 years ago
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- School is back in session and that means germs are spreading between kids. It's a time of the year when many parents are thinking about viral infections.
One of the most common infections is the stomach bug.
It's often referred to as the stomach flu but the truth is, it's not really the flu. It's a virus and once you get it, you mostly have to ride it out.
But there are a number of ways you can identify it.
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- Doc Talk| New skin cancer operation has a nearly 99% success rate
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- 2:19
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- 9 years ago
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- If you live until you're 65 you have a nearly 50-50 chance of getting skin cancer . While preventive methods are always best a new surgery has and almost 99% chance of eliminating skin cancer.
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- Doc Talk: Why your leg pain may not be arthritis, but lesser known disease
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- 1:41
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- 9 years ago
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- Tens of millions of Americans suffer from arthritis. So, it's common to think that if you have pain, you may have arthritis.
But it could be something else entirely.
Often, arthritis is an inaccurate diagnosis for Peripheral Artery Disease, or PAD. It's a disease that needs to be treated immediately.
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- Doc Talk | Geriatric Fractures and how to avoid them
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- 1:57
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- 9 years ago
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- As the general population in the United States continues to age there are a number of medical issues doctors are seeing more and more of. One of them is fractures.
In 2030, it is expected that roughly 20 percent of the U.S. population will be people age 65 and older.
Right now, doctors are already handling 330,000 hip fractures a year. There are many reasons the elderly break bones easily but there are many things they can do to prevent those breaks.
People often consider the elderly to be more frail and delicate than the rest of the population. But the truth is, these days the elderly are more active than ever.
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- Doc Talk | Tips for dining out on a diet
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- 1:37
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- 9 years ago
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- There used to be a time when eating out was a special thing, something families only did once a week.
Now out of convenience, it seems like people are constantly eating out, ordering in and spending money on food instead of making it themselves.
But if you're on a diet, that makes it pretty hard to stay on track.
As more and more places show us the calorie count for food, you can't help but notice that even the healthy-seeming places aren't necessarily so healthy. Which makes eating out hard.
But it is doable with a few tricks.
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- Doc Talk | Best produce to pick and eat before summer ends
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- 1:55
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- 9 years ago
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- Summer is a time for a lot of great things we don’t get the rest of the year, including beaches, pools and ice cream on a hot day. But it’s also great for fresh produce, including corn on the cob, red bell peppers, cantaloupe and peaches. Holy Spirit Clinical Dietitian Beth Baker told CBS 21 what’s the best produce to buy and eat before summer ends.
“I think berries. It’s a great time to get fresh berries. Blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, all kinds of melon, cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, peaches and nectarines,” said Holy Spirit Clinical Dietitian Beth Baker.
Baker says summer is the time to load up on produce. She says it’s jam-packed with nutrients, even the kind of produce that comes canned or frozen.
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- Doc Talk | Pancreatic Cancer, the whipple
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- 1:30
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- 9 years ago
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- Pancreatic cancer is a serious and aggressive form of cancer, and the surgery for it is complicated. It's called the "whipple." Though intense, it's more readily available at Holy Spirit Hospital than it has been in the past.
The whipple is usually done after a CAT scan and ultrasound have been done to find the tumor. It's a procedure that requires several doctors, but since Holy Spirit and Geisinger merged, doing a whipple just got a lot easier.
Statistically, the whipple is a force to be reckoned with.
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- Doc Talk: Electronic Health Record
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- 1:59
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- 9 years ago
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- When we think of doctors, we often think of illness and medial procedures, not data. But data is a big part of their job. The days of shuffling through charges hand-writing notes are over. Like much of the rest of the world, hospitals are now keeping everything electronic.
"If you have a computer, if the electricity is turned on literally, you have access to the chart, and it’s not just you singular. It’s any number of people, multiple places, any time," said Holy Spirit Chef Medical Informatics Officer Dr. Richard Schreiber.
It's call the electronic health record. If you're wondering what it means in terms of patient privacy, doctors say you shouldn't worry. Informatics officer Dr. Richard Schreiber wouldn't even allow CBS 21 to shoot footage of the program because of patient privacy.
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- Doc Talk: Natural Family Planning Methods
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- In this week's Doc Talk, Lara Greenberg breaks down some natural ways to conceive and avoid pregnancy.
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- Doc Talk: Carotid Artery Disease
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- 2:02
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- 9 years ago
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- We often hear about carotid arteries but what are they?
Well, they're the arteries that carry blood to the brain.
And when plaque starts to build up inside them, that means big problems for your brain but there are ways to prevent carotid artery disease.
These little gateways to the brain, carotid arteries, may be the very same gateways that cause a massive stroke.
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- Doc Talk: Be careful of how you treat your feet
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- 2:30
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- 9 years ago
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- People don’t often think about how much pressure they put on their feet until they start hurting or get injured. But doctors say overuse injuries in feet are extremely common, and it’s something to which people should pay more attention.
The incorrect assumption is that because feet are smaller parts of the body, they’re safe from getting injured, but doctors point out they are delicate and complex. With 28 bones and lots of tendons and ligaments, doctors say you have to be careful with how you treat your feet.
Even those who don’t consider themselves to be particularly active are still on their feet a lot.
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- Doc Talk: Rotator Cuff tears
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- 2:10
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- 9 years ago
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- As we age, most of us get less active, causing muscles, ligaments and tendons to tighten.
Doctors say about 50 percent of people are walking around today with some kind of tear in the rotator cuff.
“As we get older, we'll watch TV and football, sports for weeks and then we're raking the yard or moving stuff into the attic,” Dr. Damian Rispoli, an orthopedic surgeon at Holy Spirit, said.
And just like that, tearing in your rotator cuff and lots of pain.
In cases of minimal pain, Dr. Rispoli says physical therapy will often do the trick.
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- Doc Talk: Dealing with female incontinence
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- 2:19
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- 9 years ago
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- It’s a problem women don’t want to talk about -- female incontinence.
The loss of control over the bladder is more common in women than in men.
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- Focusing on and making a difference for a 'forgotten dis
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- 3:39
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- 11 years ago
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- By: CBS 21 Web Staff HARRISBURG, Pa. -- It's referred to as the "forgotten disease," but the agonizing pain associated with Sickle Cell Disease is anything but forgettable. The South Central PA Sickle Cell Council is trying to make a difference by getting the focus back on the disease and finding a cure. Dauphin County resident and member of the Sickle Cell Council Ronald Johnson describes the disease that he has had since he was 9-years-old and horrifically painful. "It's almost like a traffic jam in the body and it causes severe, horrific pain in the legs, arms, the back and it causes other complications, Johnson said. Thirteen-year-old Jerrick Griffin also has Sickle Cell and describes the pain that has him going to the school nurse often, "Everyone goes to the nurse cause they have a fever. I go to the nurse cause I have stomach pain and back pain," Jerrick said. The genetic disorder causes the red blood cells to form a c-shape or sickle instead of the normal round shape, causing t...
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- Large sinkhole nearly swallows up a business in Palmyra
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Reported by: Michael GorsegnerContributor: Sara Small (Sgsmall@local21news.com)Another gigantic sinkhole has opened up in Lebanon County. Around 11 p.m. Sunday, a crew that was plowing snow noticed the gigantic hole in the parking lot of the Philadelphia Mixing Solution in the 1200 block of East Main Street.The hole looks to be about 15 to 20 feet deep and 30 to 40 feet wide. It opened up so wide that it swallowed a portion of a building. The foundation has let go in places and some of the things that were on the floor even dumped into the hole.The good news is no one was inside the building at the time. No one was hurt. Emergency crews responded to the scene and taped off the hole and tried to limit access to the area.This is an area that is very well known for sinkholes. It lies along Route 422 in Palmyra where the road has opened up several times in the past few years. In fact, Philadelphia Mixing Solutions sits right across the street from a bar called the Sinkhole Saloon.Back in N...
