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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Goodwill Industries International, Halloween, Fish and Reptiles, Chris Daughtry, Morgan Freeman
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600 pound Vinton man wants to lose weight
WDBJ7 ReporterFor some people, losing weight can be a lifelong battle. For others, it can be a fight for the their very lives. Meet Jeff Mitchell. He weighs 600 pounds. Before we could start the interview, Mitchell had to lay down, his own weight was too much to...Tags: Stroke, Weight Loss, Hospitals and Clinics, Weight
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Carilion's Life-Guard helicopter in Franklin County is being replaced
WDBJ7 News DirectorPhotographs online and in social media, and WDBJ7 video of Life-Guard 11 flying a victim of Friday’s mall shooting from Christiansburg to Roanoke, are among the most iconic of that scene. Life-Guard 11 is one of three flight-for-life helicopters...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents
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Danville emergency crews prep doctors before patients get to hospital
WDBJ7 ReporterMonitoring a person's heartbeat and pulse has been a practice for more than one hundred years. Danville is taking the process and advancing it to the 21 century. Each of the city's fire engines now have its own portable electrocardiograms. The EKG...Tags: Cardiologists, Fires, Mike Jefferson, Cardiac Catheterization
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Fredericksburg couple buys $217 million lotto ticket in Richmond, cashes in winnings on Valentine's Day
A couple from Fredericksburg cashed in on the second-largest prize ever given by the Virginia Lottery at Richmond International Airport this Valentine's Day. Dave Honeywell was leaving on a business trip when he picked up a Powerball lottery ticket from...
Tags: Lotteries, Mega Millions Lottery, Lifestyle and Leisure, Powerball Lottery, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
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Lynchburg students learn CPR in memory of beloved teacher
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefStudents at one Lynchburg school are learning a life-saving technique, in honor of a teacher who recently died. E.C. Glass High School held an event Tuesday called "Rock the Beat." It's part of a nationwide effort by the American Heart Association to...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Students, American Heart Association, Teaching and Learning, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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OUR HEALTH: Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners are helping to meet the growing demand for primary care.
Ten thousand Americans turn 65 every day, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Not only is our population getting older, but it’s also growing at such a rate that by 2025 we will need an additional 52,000 family doctors. This...
Tags: Internists, Science and Technology, Health (music group), General Practitioners, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Roanoke Valley native McAfee reportedly has heart attack while in custody in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Software guru John McAfee, who is fighting deportation to Belize, was rushed to the hospital in Guatemala on Thursday after his lawyer said he suffered two mild heart attacks earlier in the day. Reporters saw McAfee carried out...
Tags: John McAfee, Guatemala, Belize, McAfee, Inc., Justice System
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Book Helps Special Needs Children in Franklin County
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterIt's a book that will gallop into the hearts of children - while helping some very special children. The book is called “Houston, The Barrel Racing Horse.” The authors are two Roanoke women who love two things: horses and children. It'...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Sports, Rodeo, Rodeo Barrel Racing
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Hospitals will now be fined if patients are re-admitted within 30 days for certain conditions
WDBJ7 ReporterWith Monday being October 1, it means the first big changes to health care by the Affordable Care Act. Hospitals will be fined if a patient is re-admitted within 30 days. The 30-day rule will apply to patients that suffer from either heart attacks, have...Tags: Punishment, Hospitals and Clinics, Fines, Diseases and Illnesses, Pneumonia
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The Test That Saved One Salem Man's Life
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterOne Salem man feels lucky to be alive. If it weren't for a test he had done at LewisGale Medical Center he might not be. Jerry Brinkley is a husband, father and a grandfather who loves collecting, sitting on the front porch and talking walks with his...Tags: Cardiologists, Hospitals and Clinics, Overweight, Cardiac Catheterization, Salem (New London, Connecticut)
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Two Franklin County teens save their dad's life
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterUsually it's parents who come to the rescue of their kids, but in this case that role was reversed. Had it not been, a family in Franklin County would've been minus one very important member. "I grabbed this spoon and I just ran in there," says Whitney...Tags: Emergency Health Procedures
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