Premieres Thursday, Jan. 26 at 8:00 PM on WVIZ/PBS
Pain is the most common reason people go to the doctor. Everyone feels pain. When you stub your toe that is called acute pain. But when pain lingers it can become chronic. Chronic pain affects at least 116 million American adults, more than the total affected by heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined.
In January, ideastream in collaboration with The Plain Dealer, NetWellness and WKYC Channel 3 News will launch Body in Pain, a multiple media exploration of the mysterious problem of pain. This special coverage will examine the anatomy of pain: what exactly is it and how do we feel it? Coverage will also explore the latest research and new technologies being developed to measure and treat pain plus an examination of non-traditional remedies.
More informationOur team of health reporters and producers round up the latest health coverage from the region and beyond. Scroll below for recent entries to the blog, or explore past entries in our archive.
Posted January 27, 2012
We look at a treatment that some chronic pain patients use instead of standard therapies.
Posted December 14, 2011
Pain is the most common reason people go to the doctor. Everyone feels pain. When you stub your toe that is called acute pain. But when pain lingers it can become chronic. Chronic pain affects at least 116 million American adults, more than the total affected by heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined. We examine the mysterious problem of chronic pain.
Posted November 9, 2011
Heart disease, diabetes and obesity are three of the most common and deadly health problems in Northeast Ohio. What can you and your family do to avoid these killers?
Posted October 4, 2011
Approximately 50,000 Americans have a mini-stroke - or TIA (transient ischemic attack) - every year. And of that, about a third of them will end up having a full blown stroke later in life. There are also other people at risk for strokes due to uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking and high cholesterol levels. While some people take drugs to control these conditions, others opt for more invasive kind of treatments, like carotid endarterectomy surgery, which cleans out the plaque in the artery that is disrupting blood flow to the brain and is performed on about 150,000 Americans a year. ideastream’s Lauren Payden will take a look at the preventative options people have and how those methods can help avert larger strokes in the future.
Regional News Stories
Posted February 22, 2012
A brain-training program helps people with schizophrenia get to the next level.
Regional News Stories
Posted February 21, 2012
Prescription drug abuse is an Ohio focus, relevant again after Whitney Houston's death.
Regional News Stories
Posted February 21, 2012
The bill that could provide heart-shocker machines to all schools is making the rounds in Congress.
Regional News Stories
Posted February 17, 2012
Women in Ohio's Democratic Party speak out against Republicans who want to block access to popular forms of birth control.
Regional News Stories
Posted February 14, 2012
Ohio make researching doctor' s records easier than do many other states .
The need for information about health has never been greater. ideastream is responding to this need by undertaking an ongoing health programming initiative. To inform this effort, ideastream invited health professionals in the region to participate in a series of discussions between June 9-18, 2009, about the local health assets and challenges.
Read the report about these meetings.
ideastream and NetWellness are partnering to bring more understanding to the health and medical issues you care about. NetWellness, now in its 15th year, is a consumer information website from Case Western Reserve University, The Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati. Click here to visit the NetWellness website where you will find in-depth information about many of your health concerns from Ohio’s three medical research universities. You can also get answers to your specific health information questions.
ideastream and The Gathering Place partnered with Northeast Ohio community organizations and healthcare facilities to present a special broadcast event, Living with Cancer: Celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day.
A caregiver is anyone providing care and support to adult family members or friends who are frail, elderly, chronically ill, or have a disability.
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"Your child has cancer." Hearing these words will profoundly change a family's life, plunging members into a world of uncertainty, emotional upheaval and excruciating decisions. A Lion in the House tells the stories of five children facing battles with cancer.
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90.3 WCPN is collaborating with the Plain Dealer to bring listeners the latest health-related news from across our region.
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