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Sign up with FacebookJennifer Matthews: A year after June Wallace had a stroke; she's re-learning to use her right hand. June Wallace: The arm had no use at all. It was completely limp and didn't function. Jennifer Matthews: When June heard about a clinical trial that...
Jennifer Matthews: It takes a lot to keep Bill Harrison away from golf. But two years ago, a stroke did exactly that. Bill Harrison: I went to bed Sunday night, very healthy. Never had a health problem in my life. Woke up Monday morning, and I had...
Biking is Carleen Gehling's passion. Put Carleen Gehling on a bike of any kind, and her face lights up. Biking is her passion. Carleen Gehling: I rode at least 30 miles every day and 50 and hundreds on the weekend, she recalls. Jennifer Matthews: ...
Jennifer Matthews: Michael Koller is no stranger to hospitals. He has diabetes, has had two heart attacks and open heart surgery. Michael Koller: I have pretty good recovery, and I always have been lucky. Jennifer Matthews: This past January, he n...
Jennifer Matthews: Esther Kornel enjoys reading, music, and family. Life is good. So it was a terrible shock to find out she was at serious risk for a stroke. Esther Kornel: I never thought at this point in my life I would have something that dang...
Female Speaker: A four stroke engine. The type of motor found in most automobiles use this four stroke in its power cycle. Intake compression, power and exhaust, during the intake stroke descending piston sucks in an air and fuel mixture through a...
Jennifer Matthews: Bill Journey spent his life running. He ran his first Chicago Marathon in 1974. Bill Journey: I ran it in two hours and 38 minutes and four seconds. Jennifer Matthews: Then, 12 years ago, Bill had a stroke. Bill Journey: I said,...
"Hi, I'm Janet Kennedy. I'm a licensed clinical psychologist and sleep specialist in New York City. You can find out more about me and my work on my website, nycsleepdoctor.com. How to Sleep: What is Sleep Apnea? The most common kind of sleep apne...
Jennifer Mathews: The fact that this grandma can play Scrabble is pretty amazing. Eighty-seven year old Frances Bednarz had a stroke four months ago. Frances Bednarz: It's such a blank. I just remember going to the hospital. That is about all I re...
Surgeons perform a complicated procedure on a young boy who suffered a stroke. Find out how they saved his life, and lowered his risk of another deadly attack.
A new discovery could reverse the devastating effects of stroke hours, even days, after the brain is injured.
Doctors are injecting patients with a virus to help kill the cancer growing inside their brains.
Your blood, blood vessels, and heart make up your circulatory system. Your heart pumps the blood, which carries oxygen and nutrients through your arteries to all the cells of your body. Your brain cells need a constant supply of oxygen and the nut...
A stroke is an interruption of blood flow to the brain. Your blood, heart, and blood vessels are the three main parts of your circulatory system. Your heart pumps your blood and keeps it moving throughout your body. Your blood travels through your...
Sam Wang on Common Brain Myths Topic: Sam Wang on the 10% myth The 10% myth is a funny one because it doesn’t come from an identifiable neuroscientific discovery. The earliest mention of the idea that you only use 10% of your brain comes from the ...
Actor Kevin Sorbo joins The Doctors to explain the importance of listening to your body and what led to his medical emergencies.
Jennifer Mathews: Eileen Lightcap used to feel like she was in a fog all day long. Eileen Lightcap: I just didn't have the desire to do anything, because I was just too tired to do it. Jennifer Mathews: Doctors diagnosed Eileen with obstructive sl...
Image Source: Healthy Body Project BY LUKE LEONARD ANCHOR ANA COMPAIN-ROMERO America’s youth are becoming less and less healthy. A new study shows that type 2 diabetes has become a serious risk for the youth of America. KOVR say s it’s a nati...
Jennifer Matthews: These houses are the fruits of Clifford Golatt Jr.'s labor. For more than 20 years, he worked as a brick mason. But he went from laying bricks to laying in a hospital bed after having a stroke five months ago. Clifford Golatt Jr...