Morgan DeBlecourt
Blogs by Morgan DeBlecourt
Do I Need a Sleep Specialist?
If you aren’t getting enough quality sleep, a sleep specialist can help improve your sleep and wellbeing. Sleep specialists are experts at diagnosing and…
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Back and Neck Pain? Spine Injections Offer Relief Without Surgery
If back pain or neck pain is making it difficult to accomplish daily tasks, spine injections are a low-risk treatment option that provide quick relief without…
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World’s First Heart Transplant, Cultured Thymus Implantation Performed at Duke
Duke pediatric heart and immunology experts performed the world’s first combined heart transplant and cultured thymus tissue implantation in a child born with…
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Runner Competes in Marathon After Eyebrow Craniotomy for Brain Aneurysm
A morning run turned scary for Hillary Lockemer in July 2012, when the then 32-year-old suddenly became weak and passed out. Doctors diagnosed her with a…
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Advances at Duke Fast-Track Second Heart Transplant for Charlotte Man
Thanks to congenital heart disease, Dan Kummer had a heart transplant before he could even legally rent a car. His troubles returned 20 years later when his…
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Tracheoesophageal Puncture (TEP) Surgery and Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis Help People Speak After Total Laryngectomy
People with throat cancer or voice box cancers who lose their ability to speak following the removal of their larynx (voice box) can learn to produce speech…
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Duke Performing Arts Health Program Helps Injured Young Dancer Return to Competition
Kayla Montgomery was 14 years old when a hamstring injury nearly sidelined her from a 2021 dance competition. Her mom, Kristen, took her to the Duke Performing…
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Plasma Exchange Therapy for Guillain-Barré Helps Woman Make a Drastic Recovery
Over the course of a few days in late September of 2021, Carol Cerase of Lumberton, NC, experienced increasing weakness in her legs, trouble swallowing, and…
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Mother and Daughter Receive Organ Transplants at Duke One Month Apart
Tyra Ingram, 19, of Laurinburg, NC was born with more than one congenital heart defect and needed three major heart surgeries and a pacemaker before she…
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What You Need to Know About Aducanumab
An Update from Duke HealthOctober 29, 2021 After careful review and thoughtful deliberation, Duke Health has decided it will not provide aducanumab for the…
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Raleigh Man Gets Life Back Thanks to Spinal Cord Stimulation Device
For 17 years, James Moharter suffered from a painful back injury that required increasingly powerful doses of pain medicine just to get him out of bed. That…
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Do I Need a Movement Disorder Specialist?
If you’ve been diagnosed with a movement disorder, a movement disorder specialist can help reduce your symptoms and enhance your quality of life. Movement…
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