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September is national prostate cancer awareness month

SWLA prostate cancer survivor, urologist encourage screenings

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 5:53 PM CDT
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By Halle Jefferson
September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and according to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, it’s the most common non-skin cancer found in men in the U.S.

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Disc replacement procedure can help relieve neck, back pain

Disc replacement procedure can help relieve neck, back pain

Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 8:52 PM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Suffering from a stiff neck? How about sore shoulders? It may be caused by more than just the stress of the day.

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Doctors save premature baby with life-threatening heart condition without surgery

Doctors save premature baby with life-threatening heart condition without surgery

Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Forty-thousand babies a year are born with congenital heart disease, and about one in four of those infants has a life-threatening condition that affects how the heart is shaped, how it works, or both.

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Boy with traumatic brain injury making progress with help from ketamine

Boy with traumatic brain injury making progress with help from ketamine

Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 8:34 PM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Traumatic brain injuries hospitalize 50,000 to 60,000 children every year, and ketamine may be the answer to treating these kids.

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Health Headlines: Treating sickle cell disease with “blood twins”

Health Headlines: Treating sickle cell disease with “blood twins”

Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 10:28 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
You might be the blood twin who makes a real difference.

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Health Headlines: Stroke patients dancing their way to beter health

Health Headlines: Stroke patients dancing their way to better health

Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 7:33 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
A new dance-based walking program has been quite a success.

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Health Headlines: Bedside manners matter

Health Headlines: Bedside manners matter

Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 7:21 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Beyond medical expertise and technical skills, the way doctors engage with patients has a profound impact on their healing process. Bedside manners matter.

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Health Headlines: Antibiotic overuse leads to increased infection risk

Health Headlines: Antibiotic overuse leads to increased infection risk

Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 10:15 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
the World Health Organization estimates at least 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year in the US. Leading to over 35 thousand deaths.

Health

Health Headlines: Coaching for a healthy lifestyle

Health Headlines: Coaching for a healthy lifestyle

Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 7:54 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
According to a recent landmark study, social connection can be just as important as a prescription pill.

Health

Program providing free hearing aids to SWLA residents in need

Program providing little to no cost hearing aids to SWLA residents in need

Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 5:05 PM CDT
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By Joel Bruce
Local audiologists are helping provide new hearing aids to residents with hearing loss who cannot afford care.
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Health Headlines: Using technology to treat an ailing healthcare system

Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 8:23 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Hospitals are diligently seeking innovative strategies to revolutionize the field in an attempt to save both jobs and lives.

Health

Robotic simulators can give birth and mimic newborns as part of educational training for labor and deliveries

Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 2:35 PM CDT
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By Andrea Robinson
New technology could make training for labor and delivery complications more realistic.

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Health Headlines: Outgrowing a penicillin allergy

Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 8:33 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Thousands of people go through life believing they are allergic to penicillin, but studies prove that only 10 percent really are.

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Wildfire smoke affects air quality. Here’s how you can stay safe

Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 10:25 PM CDT
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By Morgan Babineaux
As fires plague much of Southwest Louisiana, smoke fills the skies of surrounding towns. The hazy skies bring a lower air quality, putting some residents at risk.

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Health Headlines: How much exercise is too much

Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 7:52 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
When it comes to exercise, can you have too much of a good thing?

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Health Headlines: Pollution may cause pregnancy issues

Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 8:15 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Pollution may cause an increased risk of respiratory viral infections, like the flu, in pregnant women.

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Health Headlines: Bariatric surgery and cancer prevention

Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 10:50 PM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Recent research shows that obesity can have an even worse effect on your health than ever known before.

Health

Health Headlines: Procedure helping newborn heart patients live longer

Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 8:34 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
The latest procedure is giving adults an even greater chance at living a long, healthy life.

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Health Headlines: New guidelines for treating obesity in teens

Updated: Aug. 15, 2023 at 7:26 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
The American Academy of Pediatrics, or AAP, has released groundbreaking guidelines on treating children battling obesity.

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Health Headlines: Determining your risk of a heart attack

Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 at 8:08 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States.

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Health Headlines: Lasting impacts of trauma

Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 7:34 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Trauma doesn’t have a timeline and can be triggered years, even decades after the event.

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Health Headlines: Help for aging backs

Updated: Aug. 9, 2023 at 8:25 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Doctors are helping to straighten things out, so older adults can live their golden years pain-free.

Health

Health Headlines: Foods for strong bones and joints

Updated: Aug. 8, 2023 at 6:31 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
You may not need to spend money on expensive supplements, as you may be able to strengthen your bones and joints with what’s already in your kitchen.

Health

Health Headlines: Surprising cause of chronic pain in kids

Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 at 8:00 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Studies suggest more than thirty percent of children grow up experiencing chronic pain.

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Health Headlines: How to protect dark skin from cancer

Updated: Aug. 4, 2023 at 7:52 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Fair-skinned people are more likely to develop skin cancer but darker-skinned people are more likely to die from it.

Health

SWLA doctors say to watch out for ticks whose bites can cause a meat allergy

Updated: Aug. 3, 2023 at 6:06 PM CDT
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By Amma Siriboe
Summertime draws out many insects and arachnids, and if you are not careful, those bites could cost you your life.

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Health Headlines: RSV vaccine gains FDA approval

Updated: Aug. 3, 2023 at 7:22 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
For the first time, the FDA has approved a vaccine for this sometimes-deadly virus.

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Health Headlines: Scanner able to diagnose lung cancer earlier

Updated: Aug. 2, 2023 at 6:54 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Now, doctors have a new tool to help them to find and diagnose it earlier than ever before.

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Health Headlines: New way to repair broken bones

Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 8:03 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
A University of Central Florida researcher has come up with a new way to fix those fractures in surgery with unique material.

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Health Headlines: Living to 100

Updated: Jul. 31, 2023 at 7:38 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Scientists actually are predicting that children born today will, on average, live to be over 120 years old.

Health

Health Headlines: Reducing complications for seniors with heart problems

Updated: Jul. 28, 2023 at 7:37 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
A team of cardiologists at Swedish Medical Center are leading the way in a minimally-invasive procedure for seniors with a leaky heart valve.

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Health Headlines: Statin alternative offering hope to patients

Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 8:27 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
A team of researchers at the Cleveland Clinic are leading a trial looking into an alternative to statins.

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Health Headlines: Rapid lyme disease test

Updated: Jul. 26, 2023 at 7:09 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
A new test may help get people the right diagnosis quicker than ever before.

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Health Headlines: Knowing the signs of a silent killer

Updated: Jul. 25, 2023 at 8:19 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
It’s hard to spot an aortic aneurysm before it bursts, but there are some important signs to look out for.

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Health Headlines: Healthy attitude, healthy life

Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 8:19 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Researchers are now finding even our attitude towards aging can add, or subtract, years to our life.

Health

Health Headlines: Stopping cancer in its tracks

Updated: Jul. 21, 2023 at 7:33 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
One University of Central Florida researcher is developing an innovative way to track cancer cells.

Health

Study predicts dramatic rise in diabetes, but it’s not too late for prevention

Updated: Jul. 20, 2023 at 8:48 PM CDT
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By Amma Siriboe
Diabetes could affect more than 1.3 billion people around the world by 2050, according to a new study.

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Health Headlines: Chemo alternative for cancer treatment

Updated: Jul. 20, 2023 at 7:07 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Doctors have discovered an alternative to traditional chemotherapy for battling this disease.

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Health Headlines: Real time blood monitoring saving time and lives

Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 8:44 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
One surgeon has developed something that could transform the field of heart surgeries not only for babies, but adults, too.

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Health Headlines: AI aiding in drug approvals

Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 7:17 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Everywhere you look, everyone seems to be talking about AI.

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Health Headlines: Miracle baby thrives despite brain tumor

Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 7:38 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
The younger the child, the chances of survival decrease, so what are the odds a child will survive when the brain tumor develops before birth?

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Health Headlines: The hidden dangers of alcohol

Updated: Jul. 14, 2023 at 9:35 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Too much alcohol can cause more problems than you might realize.

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Health Headlines: How much sleep should you be getting?

Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 8:22 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
New research from the American College of Cardiology says even those sleeping 8 hours might not be getting enough.

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Health Headlines: Finding new ways to give hope and ease depression

Updated: Jul. 11, 2023 at 8:01 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Researchers are finding new ways to give these patients hope at living a happier, more fulfilling life.

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Health Headlines: Are ADHD and Alzheimer’s linked?

Updated: Jul. 7, 2023 at 8:54 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
One is usually diagnosed later in life, and the other is diagnosed earlier. But could the two actually be linked?

Health

Health Headlines: Researching osteoporosis in space

Updated: Jul. 4, 2023 at 8:37 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
One researcher is studying how fluid changes in the bones impact astronauts in microgravity.

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Merryville man shares his story on recovering from drug addiction

Updated: Jul. 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT
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By Andrea Robinson
Addiction is a tough battle. One Merryville man now in recovery wants to tell others it’s possible to overcome.

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‘United We Give’ Blood Drive: Give the gift of life this 4th of July weekend

Updated: Jun. 30, 2023 at 9:57 PM CDT
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By Angelica Butine and Barry Lowin
This Fourth of July weekend the LifeShare Blood Center in Lake Charles is giving residents a chance to support the community’s blood supply.

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Mosquito sample from Grand Lake tests positive for West Nile Virus

Updated: Jun. 26, 2023 at 3:10 PM CDT
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By KPLC Digital Team
Twenty-three mosquito samples collected across Louisiana this week tested positive for West Nile Virus, including a sample from the Grand Lake area.

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Health Headlines: Neurotechnology restoring movement for stroke patients

Updated: Jun. 22, 2023 at 6:48 AM CDT
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By Rhonda Kitchens
Researchers are using neurotechnology to instantly give patients some mobility back.
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