RARE BRAIN SURGERY STOPS SEIZURES IN BABY REAGAN

Rare Brain Surgery Stops Seizures in Baby Reagan By Ivanhoe Broadcast News on July 18, 2024 https://www.ivanhoe.com/family-health/children/rare-brain-surgery-stops-seizures-in-baby-reagan/ SAN ANTONIO, TX (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A rare brain surgery performed in San Antonio, stopped up to 200 seizures per day in the brain of a 15-month-old. Those seizures were caused by a malformation in the right side of the brain. And, if the surgery had not been performed, the now 3-year-old child would have never walked or talked.

HEALTH ALERT: STROKES STRIKING UNDER 40

Health Alert: Strokes Striking Under 40 By Ivanhoe Broadcast News on July 28, 2024 https://www.ivanhoe.com/?p=33720&preview=1&_ppp=7f3efd32d0 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke. The most common type of stroke happens when a blood vessel in your brain becomes blocked by a clot or plaque. While strokes mostly affect older adults in their 70s, rates in young people are going up.

HANG UP ON YOUR CELLPHONE ADDICTION

Hang Up on Your Cellphone Addiction By Ivanhoe Broadcast News on July 27, 2024 https://www.ivanhoe.com/?p=33717&preview=1&_ppp=81aa1561f5 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Almost 50 percent of Americans are addicted to their cellphones. On average, people check their phones every 12 minutes throughout the day. Almost 44 percent of Americans say being away from their phones give them anxiety and two-thirds of children spend four hours or more a day on smartphones. So how can we hang up on this cellphone addiction and dial into our mental health?

RETHINKING RETIREMENT: REASONS TO KEEP WORKING

Keep Working: Rethinking Retirement By Ivanhoe Broadcast News on July 27, 2024 https://www.ivanhoe.com/?p=33714&preview=1&_ppp=a67e9bcb62 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Some people may be counting down the years until retirement. But studies show an increasing number of older adults are choosing to work longer in life.

EMILY SAYS KETAMINE CHANGED HER LIFE

Ketamine: Emily Says It Changed Her Life! By Ivanhoe Broadcast News on July 26, 2024 https://www.ivanhoe.com/?p=33761&preview=1&_ppp=e00b4d17eb CLEVELAND, OH (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Almost 52 million Americans have dealt with chronic pain — a debilitating pain that persists for months or years. Chronic pain can be caused by anything from an illness to an injury, but many people suffer in the absence of any past injury or illness. Cleveland Clinic is taking a different approach at treating chronic pain — with a well-known drug that’s typically used as an anesthetic agent. Ketamine

JIM’S LIFELINE: BREAKTHROUGH IMPLANT FOR HEART FAILURE

Heart Implant for Heart Failure By Ivanhoe Broadcast News on July 25, 2024 https://www.ivanhoe.com/?p=33753&preview=1&_ppp=af4f72825d CLEVELAND, OH (Ivanhoe Newswire) – More than six and a half million Americans are living with heart failure. In the next five years, that number will grow to eight and a half million people. It’s the leading cause of death for men and women. It’s a debilitating disease leaving patients breathless, fatigued, confused and in pain. Current therapies, devices and medications can be lifesaving, they do not improve the symptoms of heart failure — but now, for the first time, new technology will help.

DOCTORS OF THE FUTURE: IT’S ALL ABOUT AI

Artificial intelligence and Doctors Of the Future By Ivanhoe Broadcast News on July 24, 2024 https://www.ivanhoe.com/?p=33746&preview=1&_ppp=9d5aa09d9a SAN ANTONIO, TX (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Artificial intelligence can already emulate human cognition and is utilized by physicians to customize patient treatment and perform robotic surgery. Now, two Texas institutions are joining medicine and AI with a dual degree offered to medical students.