Morgan DeBlecourt
Blogs by Morgan DeBlecourt
Heart Concern? See a Duke Heart Specialist Within 48 Hours
Terry Woodyard, 57, logs more than 100 miles on his road bike each week. When he started feeling short of breath during rides in the spring of 2025, Woodyard…
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Deep Vein Arterialization May Help Some People with “Desert Foot” Avoid Amputation
People with a severe form of peripheral artery disease called “desert foot” who are headed for amputation may have another option at Duke. Deep vein…
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Legs Feel Heavy? It Could Be Varicose Veins
If your legs routinely feel heavy, especially after sitting or standing in one position for a long time, the culprit may surprise you. According to Duke Health…
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Is Throat Cancer Curable?
If you’ve been diagnosed with throat cancer, also known as pharyngeal cancer, you probably have a lot of questions. Like many other types of cancer, whether…
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Rare Heart Surgery Helps Control Life-Threatening Arrhythmia in Young Boy
Jaymes Morra was a toddler when he was diagnosed with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), a rare genetic heart rhythm disorder that…
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Duke Offering Pulsed Field Ablation to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
For decades, cardiac ablation has been used to treat atrial fibrillation (Afib), one of the most common types of arrhythmia. While traditional cardiac ablation…
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On the Move Again After Chronic Total Occlusion
Mitchell Doub, 64, could barely walk across his living room without experiencing debilitating chest pain thanks to an advanced form of coronary artery disease…
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Snoring Stops After Outpatient Sleep Surgery at Duke
Within a year of his 2019 wedding, Derek Saccoccio found himself sleeping alone in his home office thanks to his loud snoring. When other efforts failed to…
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Duke Experts Help Woman with Metastatic Cancer Live Longer, Better
In Fall 2020, after beating breast cancer nearly 20 years earlier, Janet Gorence Davas learned the cancer was back and it had spread. She underwent surgery and…
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Baby with Congenital Heart Defect Doing Well After Complicated Heart Surgery at Duke Health
Eli Hodges was born with a life-threatening congenital heart defect that prevented his heart from pumping oxygenated blood throughout his little body. After…
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Cochlear Implant Boosts Teen’s Hearing and Speech Skills
Andy Torres was a toddler when he was diagnosed with moderate to severe hearing loss. Hearing aids and speech therapy helped Andy learn to communicate, but his…
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Back to School Weeks After Minimally Invasive Surgery for Atrial Septal Defect
Giselle Olivas was 8 years old when she was diagnosed with an atrial septal defect, also known as a hole in the heart. Her parents chose Duke for her surgery.…
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