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Holmwood man hears clearly for first time
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
With a simple switch "on," people with life-altering hearing loss can hear the world around them thanks to a bone conduction implant. Check out the first local recipient of this hearing implant and the Ear, Nose and Throat doctor that reconnected him to the world of sound.
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Lake Charles man learns to use hand after yard accident
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
 When a Lake Charles man nearly had his hand cut off, it would take a team of specialists to reattach it and rebuild it. It was after surgery, though, that this man faced the biggest challenge: learning to use the hand again.
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Volunteer Auxilary Donates New Scope to Radiation Oncology
Monday, October 01, 2012
The Lake Charles Memorial Hospital (LCMH) Volunteer Auxiliary and Foundation recently donated a new Olympus® Airway Mobilescope to the hospital’s radiation oncology department.
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Reducing convenience-based inductions in pregnancies
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
 Blame it on discomfort, convenience, or wanting a birth on a special date - more and more babies are being delivered before the ideal 39-40 weeks. Now, some local doctors are saying "no."
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Foundation for Fairplay donates to Washington-Marion High School
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The Foundation for Fairplay Fund (F3) recently donated $5,000 to Washington-Marion High School to purchase new football helmets.
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Celiac disease and gluten intolerance
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
 A young nurse in Lake Charles is living with a life-altering disease that many people have, but are unaware of. We show you what led to this diagnosis of celiac disease and why it is connected to the "gluten-free" movement.
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Amputation Avoided Thanks to Hyperbaric Chamber
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
 Hard to
heal wounds are now being restored to health, all by a patient breathing
in and breathing out inside the hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber at
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
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Fighting for a Cure
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
 Eric and Michelle Guidry grieve the loss of their 23-year-old daughter, Julianne, who succumed to ovarian cancer this past July. Julianne was a young and vibrant woman who received the diagnosis in August 2010 that would change the course of their lives.
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Memorial Hospital Honors Moss Bluff Elementary Artists
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
 May’s
display featured artwork by students from Moss Bluff Elementary. A panel of Memorial
volunteers recognized third graders Olivia
Matt, Emma Longoria and Lane
English with a $25 gift card.
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Share Your Story Winner Announced
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Irma A. Andrus has won Lake Charles Memorial Hospital’s (LCMH) Share Your Story contest. Her story was chosen out of a host of entries submitted over the course of six weeks.
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