Larissa Biggers
Blogs by Larissa Biggers
A Range of Options for Treating Your Ankle Arthritis
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 Vision Rehabilitation Experts Care for the Whole Person
Duke Health vision rehabilitation specialists provide vision optimization services and recommend assistive devices to help people with vision loss maximize…
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Brothers with Ocular Albinism Learn to Drive Thanks to Duke Vision Rehabilitation
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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Mom’s Selfless Liver Donation Saves Her Baby from a Serious Disease
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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PSMA PET/CT Scan Improves Prostate Cancer Detection and Treatment
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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A Stem Cell Transplant at Duke Changes Future for Baby with Life-Threatening Genetic Disease
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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Augmented-Reality May Be a Game Changer for Hip Replacement Surgery
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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Photon-Counting CT Scanner Helps Doctors See Clearly
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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Hip Preservation Surgery at Duke Health Puts Young Cadet One Step Closer to Her Dream
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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New, Minimally Invasive Lung Valve Procedure Helps COPD Patient Breathe Easier
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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EOS Imaging Reduces Radiation Exposure for Children with Scoliosis
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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Teenage Soccer Player Back on the Field After ACL Reconstruction at Duke
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…
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