Cancer Care
Trust Care When Breast Cancer Returns
Multiple cancer diagnoses can’t stop Jamie Sussel Turner, who coaches business owners and leaders to reduce stress, from letting health stress overtake her life.
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Cancer Care
A Fast Recovery from Lung Cancer Surgery
Minimally invasive robotic surgery helped 91-year-old Phyllis Rosenberg recover faster from lung cancer surgery.
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Bariatrics/Weight Loss
‘Thinner, Healthier, Happier’ After Weight-Loss Surgery
With the help of bariatric surgery, Christine Tangredi has set her health on a new trajectory
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Cancer Care, Neuroscience
Immunotherapy Offering New Hope for Glioblastoma
Roger Cooney was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer that spreads quickly. A clinical trial is providing new hope through immunotherapy.
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Bariatrics/Weight Loss
Lasting Legacy With Weight Loss Surgery
Saddarra Wertz turned to gastric sleeve surgery to help her lose weight safely and give her daughter the best possible life—just like her mother did.
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Pediatrics
Gastric Relief
Crohn’s disease robbed Mary Koch of precious time, weight and confidence. Now, a miraculous remission has given them back.
Meet Mary
Pediatrics
Super Stomach
Crohn’s disease was ruining 14-year-old Andrew Winter’s life. Then, it saved it.
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Pediatrics
New Hope for Sickle Cell Disease
A cutting-edge treatment for sickle cell disease has given Razel Colón new blood cells—and a new beginning.
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Neuroscience, Stroke
Stroke of Luck
When Gary Rumpf experienced a stroke while mowing his yard, his medical team wasted no time in treating him and beginning physical and occupational therapy.
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Pediatrics
Dream Machine: Pediatric Robotic Surgery
When doctors found a lesion on 12-year-old Blake Lewis’ spleen, robotic-assisted surgery helped them preserve as much of his spleen as possible.
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