Morgan DeBlecourt
Blogs by Morgan DeBlecourt
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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Have Pain but Don’t Want Surgery? See a Physiatrist Instead
If you experience chronic pain from an injury or medical condition, a physiatrist may be able to help you find relief without surgery. Physiatrists are medical…
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Epilepsy Care During Puberty, Pregnancy, and Beyond
Epilepsy can dramatically affect your quality of life, especially if you are planning to have a family in the future. Normal hormonal changes can influence…
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Advanced Jaw Surgery Relieves Pain in Cancer Survivor of 10+ Years
After an oral cancer diagnosis in 2010, Raleigh resident Roger Floyd was relieved when his cancer was cured. Ten years later, however, doctors discovered that…
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Could Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Eliminate Your Chronic Pain?
Peripheral nerve stimulation is becoming a popular treatment option for everything from stubborn back pain to rare neuropathies. Compared with opioid pain…
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When to See a Doctor for Swelling in the Arms or Legs
While minor swelling is common and not usually a cause for concern, swelling that is excessive, unexplained, or long-lasting may be a sign of a medical problem…
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