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‘Long Road': Aimee Cho Shares Her Cancer Journey
News4 reporter Aimee Cho was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. As she nears the end of her treatments, she’s opening up about her experience — and the new hobby she’s picked up that’s helping her through it. At 27, Cho said she was surprised to learn she had cancer because she felt healthy. “It’s so crazy. There were no...
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A Sleep Consultant's Tips for Transitioning Babies From the SNOO to the Crib
Some say the SNOO works so well that they had trouble getting their babies to sleep in a crib. Here are some tips from a sleep consultant about how to make that transition easier.
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Dr. Fauci on His Career at NIH, the Darkest Days of COVID & His Reason for Retiring
The nation’s leading infectious disease expert will soon step down from his role after more than five decades of government service. News4 recently sat down with Dr. Anthony Fauci at his home to talk about his career, COVID-19 and how he hopes he’ll be remembered.
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Pickleball's Popularity Sends Thousands to ER Each Year. See Tips to Avoid Common Injuries
With nearly 5 million players, it has become the fastest-growing sport in America — and some doctors say they’re seeing a lot more patients come in their offices with pickleball injuries.
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‘It's Not All in Your Head': Woman Gets Answers on Heart Condition Doctors Missed
D.C.’s MedStar Washington Hospital Center is among the first hospitals in the country with new technology to diagnose coronary microvascular dysfunction. It’s more likely to affect women and can lead to a heart attack but is hard to diagnose.
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‘Peace of Mind': Cameras Help Families Bond With Babies in Virginia NICU
The technology of the Angel Eye program at Virginia Hospital Center helped new parents see their daughter via video screen when they couldn’t be with her in person.
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Northern Virginia Man Paralyzed in Crash Walking Again Thanks to Innovative Technology
Each step Mark Gottlieb takes is made possible thanks to innovative technology and years of intense physical therapy. A mountain bike accident in March of 2020 left him paralyzed from the neck down. “I could actually see my hands, but they wouldn’t move at all, and I realized, gosh, I’m paralyzed. And then I realized, ‘Oh, I can’t, I...
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This Flu Season Could Be Worse for Young Kids, Doctors Say
Doctors are warning that this flu season might be particularly worse for young children, and some kids should get more than one flu shot. Health officials watch the progression of the virus in the Southern Hemisphere as an indication of what’s to come in the United States. Australia is having its worst flu season in five years and young...
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Is Your Child Ready for a Cellphone? Survey Helps Parents Decide
Many parents have wrestled with the question of when to allow their children to get a cellphone, and now there’s a new tool backed by science to help families decide. Cellphones can come with dangers, including explicit content, bullying on social media and identity theft — all of which make it hard for parents to decide when their child is…
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Body Position Makes ‘Tremendous Impact' in How Fast Medicine Kicks In, Study Finds
Whether someone is sitting, standing or lying on their side when swallowing pills can make a major difference in the amount of time it takes for the medicine to start working, Maryland scientists say. A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore found that there is actually a science to posture and taking medication. “It really kind of…
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