September 2008
 Doctor says saliva tests not worth your spit 9.30.08
Over-the-counter saliva tests claim to measure a woman’s hormonal levels, but Dr. Shari Orser, Medcenter One OB/GYN, says she does not recommend them because they are unreliable.
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Cranial reshaping 9.29.08
Nathan McKenzie, Medcenter One MedEquip One prosthetist, explains the purpose of cranial shaping helmets for little ones and how they work.
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Breast cancer awareness walk fast approaching
9.26.08
Melanie Carvell, Medcenter One Women’s Health Center director, talks about the Run and Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness. The event is on Friday, Oct. 17.
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Partial knee replacements gaining popularity 9.12.08
Dr. Walker Wynkoop, orthopedic surgeon, explains how this procedure works and who should consider having a partial knee replacement instead of a full knee replacement.
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Hospital security 9.11.08
Brad Erickson, safety director, explains and shows the safety measures that have been implemented at Medcenter One since September 11, 2001.
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Hearing solutions 9.10.08
Dr. Amy Mattheis, audiologist, shares the innovations in hearing instrument technology. Dr. Mattheis will be presenting at a Doc Talk Thursday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. in MSCR.
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Cutting hair at nursing home no burden 9.8.08
This photo documentary shows LeeAnn Fleckenstein, hair stylest at Medcenter One St. Vincent’s Care Center, hard at work cutting, curling and styling residents’ hair.
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Mohammed finds help at Medcenter 9.3.08
KXMB reporter Lauren Kalberer gives an update on Mohammed, an Iraqi boy, who is getting medical help at Medcenter One. Kalberer interviews Mohammed and his mother, Iman, along with Dr. Craig Lambrecht, Medcenter One medical director, who has been instrumental in bringing Mohammed to the U.S. for treatment he couldn’t have received in Iraq.
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Bat problem in McLean County 9.1.08
Bats living in the attic of the McLean County Courthouse have raised health concerns. Medcenter One Dr. Eric Thompson, family medicine, explains the health risks related to an accumulation of bat droppings.
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Iraqi boy gets help in Bismarck 9.1.08
Dr. Craig Lambrecht, Medcenter One medical director, shares how important it is to help the medically needy children of Iraq like Mohammed, a nine-year-old Iraqi boy with a serious urological abnormality.
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