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  • 2-uhconsultNew Tech Successfully Battling Opioid Crisis After Ohio Competition Calls for Solutions
  • Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that female runners with a body mass index (BMI) below 19 were at higher risk for stress fractures than those with normal or even high BMIs.Study: Underweight Female Runners Move Likely to Get Stress Fractures
  • thumbnailDoctors Can Use a Simple Blood Test to Detect Concussions up to a Week after Head Injuries
  • A new study is the first to prove that SPF-30 sunscreens already on the market can not only protect you from sunburns, but can prevent the development of melanoma, an aggressive and deadly form of skin cancer.Study is First to Show Sunscreens Cut Cancer Risk
  • Dr. Naren Ramakrishna speaks with a patient, Rhea Birusingh, before she undergoes proton therapy to treat a tumor found behind her eye during her pregnancy. Rhea is the first patient to be treated at the new proton therapy center at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health.

    Breakthrough Technology Offers New Treatment for Patients with Hard-to-Reach Tumors

    State of the art cancer treatment saves new mom’s eyesight
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    Study: E-Cigarette Exposures Soar 1,500% in Children

    Exposures cause serious poisoning, even death - experts urge swift government action
  • Joyce Kelso gives her 3 year old daughter, Karma, asthma medication through an inhaler in Columbus, Ohio.

    Doctors Develop Asthma App Designed for Children

    App helps children & teens manage asthma better, aims to cut down on trips to ER
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    How To Handle Allergies at Food-Focused Holidays

    From classroom parties to gatherings with friends and family, expert offers tips to keep kids safe
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New Tech Successfully Battling Opioid Crisis After Ohio Competition Calls for Solutions
The winners of the Ohio Opioid Technology Challenge are creating change, saving lives

Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that female runners with a body mass index (BMI) below 19 were at higher risk for stress fractures than those with normal or even high BMIs.

Study: Underweight Female Runners Move Likely to Get Stress Fractures
Doctors find women with lower BMIs are at a higher risk of injury, take longer to heal

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Doctors Can Use a Simple Blood Test to Detect Concussions up to a Week after Head Injuries

A new study is the first to prove that SPF-30 sunscreens already on the market can not only protect you from sunburns, but can prevent the development of melanoma, an aggressive and deadly form of skin cancer.

Study is First to Show Sunscreens Cut Cancer Risk
Researchers test several SPF-30 sunscreens, find they protect against melanoma

Kim Comisar applies lipstick at her home in New Albany, OH. Comisar was one of a record number of patients who got lip implants in 2015.

A Perfect Pucker Leads To Leap In Lip Procedures
A record number of patients are opting for lip implants, lip reductions -- millions more use injections to get the perfect pucker

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Dr. Phillips, Inc. Unveils New Senior Living and Health Care Campus

Laurie Armijo of Niwot, CO uses a rescue inhaler after recently discovering that her persistent cough was actually adult-onset asthma.

Survey: Common Asthma Warnings Overlooked
Lack of awareness prevents patients with adult-onset asthma from seeking treatment

The number of children exposed to laundry detergent packets continues to rise, despite efforts by manufacturers to make containers more child resistant.

Laundry Packet Injuries Continue to Surge in Children
A child exposure is reported about every 45 minutes, a 17% rise over 2 year span

Chapel Herron, front, and her sister Lillie enjoy some screen time at their home in Orlando, Florida.

Summertime Often Leads to Excess Screen Time for Children
Expert offers tips to help find balance between the time kids spend online and outside

A new device that uses smartphone technology recently performed as well as traditional stethoscopes in detecting patient vital sounds in a recent study, and performed better than a commonly used disposable model of stethoscope.

So Long, Stethoscope? New Device And IPhone Alter Exams
Doctors develop device, app to conduct safer, more thorough exams with smartphones

With a tiny vial of blood serum, Dr. Linda Papa was able to detect concussions in children with 94% accuracy in a recent study. Papa and a team of researchers at Orlando Health compared the results of the blood test with state-of-the-art CT scans, and found the blood tests were not only able to detect brain injuries like concussions, but could predict their severity as well. Details: bit.ly/1KpliAb

Concussions In Kids Are Detectable By Blood Test
Study: blood test is 94% reliable in detecting concussions in kids, confirmed by CT scans