Updated: 12:30 PM You average 1,000 to 3,000 steps every day, but for people suffering from knee injuries, just taking one of those step can be excruciating. A new procedure is helping people live pain-free almost instantly.
Updated: 12:14 PM Mothers, wives, daughters, soldiers. Women who served in combat zones continue to struggle with their war-time experiences when they're home. Research shows women are twice as likely to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder than men.
Updated: 6:27 PM Nearly 20 years after being diagnosed, a family finally knows why three out of four of their children lost their sight. Not only could that discovery lead to treatment for them, but it could change the future of medicine.
Updated: 12:21 PM It's estimated more than 230-thousand women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. It's expected to kill 40-thousand of them. Doctors are now working on ways to prevent it and diagnose it long before a lump is found.
Updated: 6:18 PM When cancer spreads from one area of the body to the brain, it can be deadly. Even if a tumor is removed, up to 40 percent of the time, the cancer cells return. Now, doctors are using an approach that saves time and could save lives.
Updated: 12:26 PM Losing sleep can make you more prone to serious health conditions. One study shows not sleeping for more than 20 hours, then getting behind the wheel can make you as impaired as someone who's legally drunk! Find out how gadgets could be stealing our sleep.
Updated: 12:28 PM Pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. Now, a new diagnostic tool is helping pinpoint and see the pain for the first time. It's giving hope to the 60 million people suffering with chronic pain in the US.
Posted: 6:13 PM About four-million Americans are infected with the Hepatitis C virus, and most of them don't know it. Often, patients live for years with few or no symptoms at all. A new treatment is helping more and more patients rid the body of the virus for good.
Updated: 5:43 PM It's what every expectant mom and dad want most -- a healthy, normal baby. But when little ones have trouble transitioning from the womb to the outside world, their lives may be at serious risk. Now, a new treatment is giving these babies a brighter future.
Updated: 6:00 PM 200 million people worldwide have some form of colorblindness. Now - for just two dollars and 99 cents, a new app may just help colorblind people see what they've been missing.
Updated: 6:26 PM Every year, 45,000 people are hospitalized for serious burns in the U.S. Now, doctors are studying how throwing snowballs in a virtual world is helping burn victims cope with painful wound treatments.
Updated: 6:07 PM Many healthy babies are born with mis-shapen skulls. Most of the time, the issue disappears as the infants get older. But one rare medical condition can squeeze a baby's brain and lead to a part of the child's skull being removed. A new less invasive procedure is solving the problem earlier, without leaving lifelong scars.
Updated: 6:11 PM How would you like to lose several inches from your waistline in a week? People are using a new device to do just that, and they say the results are real. But skeptics have a lot of doubts on just how effective the new slim capsule really is.
Updated: 6:06 PM Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurological disorders with as many as 60,000 Americans diagnosed every year. Patients may have tremors, stiffness, and loss of motor control as the disease progresses. A new study is showing experimental gene therapy may hold real promise for some patients.
Updated: 6:08 PM When you think of HPV, or the human papilloma virus, you think of a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cancer in women. But, half of all men may also have HPV and not even know it.
Posted: 4:19 PM We all know soda is no good for us, but we drink it anyway. Now a new government report shows just how much soda some of us are putting away.
Updated: 9:13 PM You don't hear nearly as much about it as other kinds of cancers like lung cancer or breast cancer. But pancreatic cancer is the nation's fourth leading cause of cancer-related death. By the time most patients are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it has already spread. Most patients don't survive. Now a breakthrough could help doctors detect this deadly disease earlier and save lives.
Updated: 9:17 PM From wounded warriors to cancer patients to accident victims, there are an estimated 500,000 bone graft procedures every year in the U.S. Now, a new invention could change the lives of people who lose bones due to injury or illness.
Updated: 9:27 PM The skin is the largest organ in the body with amazing healing powers, but what if your wounds didn't heal? That's the case for six-million Americans suffering from chronic wounds that can take months, even years, to heal. Millions have no other choice besides amputation. Now, a new stem cell therapy is helping change that.
Updated: 9:30 PM In the last 30 years, childhood obesity rates have tripled. Almost one in five kids between six and 19 are overweight! Choosing the right foods for your kids is key to making sure they don't become a part of that statistic.
Updated: 5:45 PM One of the greatest threats to world health today is the pandemic of diabetes. The number of cases worldwide is expected to grow to 380-million by 2025. Now, a cure may be closer than ever before. In fact, a type of surgery is sending this disease into remission.
Updated: 3:49 PM More than five-million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. Many of these patients are placed in traditional nursing homes where they must adhere to strict diets, schedules and routines. But one facility is turning all those rules upside down, allowing Alzheimer's patients to do exactly what they want on their own terms. They say it's giving patients the comfort and independence they need to thrive.
Updated: 8:14 PM About 2.5 million Americans live with atrial fibrillation. It's a disorder where the heart beats abnormally, raising the risk of stroke among those who have it. Medications can help but often stop working after a while. Doctors now have a new tool to help get these hearts back on track.
Updated: 8:17 PM A family in Utah has made medical history. They're the first in the world to have their entire genome sequenced. Scientists examined each of their 22,000 genes in a successful effort to find the cause of their disease. This breakthrough helped them understand some mysterious health problems that plagued their family.
Updated: 8:20 PM If you suffer from sinus problems, you're not alone. 37 million Americans have trouble with their sinuses. Leaving many with headaches, fatigue, and that stuffy feeling. From all-natural to surgery,
