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Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • May 2024

Skater Puts Rare Condition on Ice: CRMO - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

MICHIGAN (Ivanhoe Newswire) – If your child is in pain and you’re chalking it up to growing pains, think again. It may be because of a rare condition.
Figure skating is hard enough. Launching into the air, rotating twice, and landing on a one sixteenth-inch piece of steel is even harder. Now, imagine doing it with a condition that causes lesions on your bones.
Twelve-year-old Jett VanSchoten has a condition called chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis – or CRMO – an auto inflammatory disord...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • November 2021

Sports Psychology for Rehab - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

FLINT, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — For an injured athlete, the pain of physical rehab can be grueling. But even when the injury heals, many still face doubt and uncertainty. As Ivanhoe reports, see how one skier is facing her fear through sports psychology.
Annabeth Towarnicky began skiing at three. Started racing in high school. But there were accidents … two of them … bad. The first she broke her left knee, tore the ACL and meniscus, and shattered her shin bone.
“So, it was a really tough injur...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • October 2021

College for Those with Intellectual Disabilities - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Years ago, students with intellectual disabilities rarely went to college. However, opportunities for those students are on the rise with nearly 300 commuter and residential programs available around the country. And for many students, they are a path to greater independence. Ivanhoe has the details.
The pure joy on Aidan Silverton’s face when he was accepted to Clemson University is something his mother never thought she’d get to see. That’s because Aidan h...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • June 2021

Rechargeable STIM Eliminates Pain - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire)—Internal stimulators implanted to control pain have been around for years. But in the past, they had to be replaced about every four years when the battery died. Now, a new technology can keep patients out of the OR for decades. Rechargeable STIM
Taking up figure skating just shy of forty is hard enough. But doing so while suffering from interstitial  cystitis is even harder. It’s a bladder condition that caused Heather Kettle, extreme pain.
“The pain I was e...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • December 2021

Lessons Learned Eating from a Dumpster - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

PONTIAC, MI. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – When we think of leadership lessons, we often think of them coming from a scholar or successful businessperson. But one woman who is both of those now, learned her lessons years earlier from the garbage can. Imagine your soft, cozy bed, when you look at the base of this tree. Now, imagine this tree base is your bed. Thirty years ago, that was Rita Fields’ reality.
“It was 30 years ago, and it always still feels like it’s yesterday.” Rita Fields explains.
This pa...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • December 2021

Sweet Company Fighting Tooth Decay - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

ANN ARBOR, MI. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Here’s a question we’ve pondered for decades… how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? The science has spoken! A study in the Journal of Fluid mechanics reveals it takes 25-hundred licks. But with each lick your child is putting in their mouth, they’re risking their pearly whites! Believe it or not, tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease. Candy and soda are two big culprits. But one company is combating that, with an...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • February 2022

Video Games Therapeutic for Disabled - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

ANN HARBOR, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — More than 130 million people play video games. But for some, it’s about much more than fun. In fact, it’s just what the doctor ordered. Gaming
Michael Heinrich loves playing video games. But unlike most gamers who use standard controls, he needs to use a specialized, adaptive console. That’s because he lost partial use of his hands, after a motorcycle accident left him a quadriplegic.
Michael Heinrich told Ivanhoe, “I can’t just push buttons, cause you know...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • June 2023

IBS Study: Finding Food Triggers Faster - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Avoiding trigger foods and finding relief can be difficult and cumbersome for those with irritable bowel syndrome, IBS. But a new test can simplify the entire process.
Prepping dinner for Natalie Vasher means chopping peppers, marinating chicken, and serving it all with a side of relief. Vasher was suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. It started in 2016.
“I felt gas, and bloating and just not feeling like myself no matter what I ate,” Vasher tell...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • October 2023

Cardiac Rehab Increases Bypass Survival - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Researchers say a means of reducing the risk of death years after heart surgery is being underutilized, and they say more effort is needed to increase participation. Cardiac rehab
You could say Sheryl Duda is a model patient – she has diligently attended more than 36 cardiac rehab sessions since having quadruple bypass surgery after a sudden heart attack.
“I was in intensive care, in SICU for six weeks. I was very weak; I was very tired. They didn’t think I was gonna m...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • August 2023

Narcan to the Rescue! - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

FLINT, MICH. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — More than a hundred thousand people die from opioid overdoses each year. Many states and local communities around the country are developing programs to help save addicts. Keeping more people alive may enable us to get more of them into treatment.
Amy Dicicco nearly died at this motel near Detroit six years ago after a second opioid overdose.
Recovering Addict/Peer Recovery Coach, Amy DiCicco, “Literally, i was this close to not being here.”
Narcan, also called...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • June 2021

Robotic Pets Cure Senior Loneliness - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Many of us have felt lonely during the pandemic, but for seniors in assisted living, the past year has been especially isolating. But the interactive companionship of a special kind of pet, is helping. Ivanhoe has more!
Meet … My Love. Yes, that’s her name. She looks and sounds like a real dog, but she’s not. She’s one of two dozen life-like, robotic therapy pets, at this skilled nursing facility.
“I hug her, give her a kiss, tell her I love her, and i...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • May 2022

Aortic Aneurysm: Stopping Them with Heart Mapping - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

DETROIT, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – More than 17,000 people die every year from an aortic aneurysm – a balloon-like bulge in the aorta. The aorta is the artery that carries blood from the heart through the chest to the rest of the body. If the aneurysm ruptures, a patient could die, and many have no symptoms prior to death. But now, researchers have created a new tracking method that could help patients who are diagnosed before tragedy strikes.
Doctors at the University of Michigan Health detect...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • November 2021

Using SDF To Fill Kids’ Cavities Pain Free! - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

Detroit, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire)— Getting a cavity filled is no fun. There can be pain, shots, numbing, and the harrowing sound of the drill. But a kinder, gentler way to care for kids with cavities is being tested. And the only tool required is a small paintbrush.
Five-year-old Skye is pretty happy for a kid who just had a cavity treated 30 minutes earlier. She’s part of a study testing silver diamine fluoride, or SDF. A treatment to stop cavities in children.
“So, this is a liquid that contai...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • May 2021

Smart Helmet Detects COVID - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

FLINT, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — As summer is soon upon us, people will start heading to airports. As restrictions ease, what are airports doing to protect travelers? Ivanhoe has details on what could be coming to an airport near you to keep you safe from COVID-19. Smart helmet
These travelers arriving from Florida at Flint Bishop Airport in Michigan, are warmly greeted by an officer.
But what they don’t realize is that hiding behind the visor on her helmet is a tiny camera scanning their tempe...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • October 2021

Dance Mobility: Waltzing on Wheels - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

Detroit, MI (Ivanhoe Newswire)- It’s ballroom dancing, on wheels! And it’s hitting dance floors across the country and opening doors to thousands of people who thought they’d never dance again.
For many in wheelchairs, the idea of ballroom dancing may seem impossible. But one woman wants to let everyone know, you don’t have to be able to stand, to waltz, tango, foxtrot or even cha-cha.
Despite being in wheelchairs, these people are determined to dance. Dance mobility was cofounded in 2015 by Che...

Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. • March 2022

Exoscope: Revolutionary Microscope Helps Raven Regain Strength! - Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc.

AKRON, Ohio. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — New technology that can be used for everything from spinal, cardiac, reconstructive surgery, and even neurosurgery, has helped give a young child a promising future. Exoscope
It’s a walk down the hall for five-year-old Raven’s weekly occupational therapy. And one of today’s activities is using her left hand, to make cookies.
It all started after Raven’s parent’s noticed weakness, and a lack of mobility in her left side. So Raven was sent to a neurologist, who or...