Melanie Falcon
WFMZ-TV 69News
Allentown, PA, United States
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Health Beat: Artificial intelligence: The future of breast cancer detection?
For women over 40, many doctors recommend a yearly mammogram – the earlier radiologists can catch breast cancer, the better a woman’s chances are of surviving. And the technology has → Read More
Dr. Sidd saves Sidney: Repair, don’t replace leaky valves
Your heart has four valves, which keep your blood flowing in the right direction. If one doesn’t work correctly, it can put you at higher risk for stroke or congestive → Read More
Health Beat: Piccolo plugs baby Jaden’s heart
One out of 10 babies in the United States will be born premature, putting them at higher risk for being born with a hole in their heart. → Read More
New wireless pacemaker shocking hearts back into rhythm
Each year, 200,000 people will undergo a surgery to have a pacemaker implanted. → Read More
Out of time and options: Saving Steven’s heart with TTVR
More than five million people in the U.S. are living with congestive heart failure – it’s the most common diagnosis in hospitalized patients over the age of 65. → Read More
American Heart Month: Wearable patch that can help predict heart attacks, strokes
Heart health is so important. That's why every week, all this month we're going to be looking at medical breakthroughs in the heart world. The first is a wearable patch → Read More
Health Beat: Surprising signs your lungs are not healthy
Early intervention can make a difference when it comes to treatment and outcomes. → Read More
Health Beat: Worst exercise myths
What’s holding Americans back when it comes to getting active? It could be what you don’t know. → Read More
Health Beat: Bacteria-eating viruses kill hard-to-stop infections
It takes ten years and one billion dollars for a company to bring a new antibiotic to market. But bacteria are constantly evolving and can become resistant to those new → Read More
Health Beat: Making Moms: A Breakthrough Uterine Transplant
If you’ve been trying to have a baby, but are having problems conceiving, you are not alone. One in five women is unable to get pregnant after one-year of trying, → Read More
Health Beat: COVID Loss of Smell: A Sign of Alzheimer’s?
About 5% of COVID patients worldwide have reported loss of smell that lasts longer than six months. While this side effect of the virus can be annoying, researchers are finding → Read More
Health Beat: ALS: New treatment extends lives
Every year in the United States, about 5,000 people are diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. There is no cure, and patients often die within two years → Read More
Health Beat: World’s first 4D scan of long COVID lungs
The world’s first 4D scan is changing how doctors diagnose and treat long COVID. → Read More
Health Beat: Alzheimer's treatments on horizon
More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. By 2050, that number is projected to be 13 million. There's no cure, and so far, only one FDA-approved drug → Read More
Health Beat: Ablation treats thyroid nodules
Up to 70% of all adults may have thyroid nodules at one point in their lives. Most are non-cancerous, and many go undiscovered or are found by accident during testing → Read More
Health Beat: Sleep debt: Can you pay it off?
Up to 70 million adults in the United States have a sleep disorder, according to the American Sleep Association. In the past, scientists thought you could make up for lost → Read More
Health Beat: 'Movement snacks' and how they benefit your health
Experts recommend 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week to stay healthy, but squeezing in exercise with a busy schedule may seem impossible. Now, research shows you may not need → Read More
Health Beat: Breast cancer treatment: How much is too much?
When a woman is facing breast cancer, treatments like radiation and the removal of potentially cancerous lymph nodes are designed to stop cancer from coming back, but now, researchers are → Read More
Health Beat: Cancer-killing virus on the march
Almost everyone knows someone who has battled cancer. Standard care involves chemotherapy and radiation, medication, and immunotherapies. Now, for the first time ever, clinical trials are underway to test a → Read More
Newly approved treatment helps reduce the pain of diabetic neuropathy
37 million Americans are living with diabetes and at least half of them struggle with a serious condition called diabetic neuropathy. → Read More