Larissa Biggers

Blogs by Larissa Biggers

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If you have pain and stiffness in your ankles, you may have ankle arthritis. Fortunately, a variety of treatments are available to relieve the pain and improve…

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Duke Health vision rehabilitation specialists provide vision optimization services and recommend assistive devices to help people with vision loss maximize…

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Lance and Kevin Morgan were considered legally blind at birth due to a genetic condition called ocular albinism. Having extremely limited vision didn’t stop…

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When King Hibbler was born in March 2021, he appeared healthy aside from jaundice, a common condition in newborns that often resolves on its own. Neither…

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A new imaging technique is changing the way aggressive prostate cancer is identified and is making it easier for doctors to design more effective,…

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When Everett McNaughton was born, he loved to eat and cuddle, said his mother, Morgan McNaughton. No one suspected that he had a rare genetic disorder called…

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Duke orthopaedic surgeons are using what looks like a gaming headset to improve outcomes for people who need hip replacement surgery. The new, head-mounted…

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A next-generation CT scanner at Duke Health provides patients with a life-saving technology not available in the past. One of only four available in North…

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After a day of building a school with her Army unit in Guatemala, 18-year-old Madison Culler was not just tired -- she was also in pain. She didn’t know it yet…

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After the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001, Michael Viola spent weeks breathing contaminated air while he volunteered at Ground Zero distributing…

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Children with scoliosis require frequent X-rays to check their progress and monitor their growth. Over time, that can mean a lot of exposure to radiation.…

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If there’s one thing 13-year-old Mike Greeson is passionate about, it’s soccer. So when a mid-game collision with another player left him with a torn ACL, he…