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UH Doctors Find Source of Girl's Intermittent Abdominal Pain
For more than a year, Anna experienced consistent abdominal pain with no explanation.
High School Basketball Player’s Journey Through Difficult Injury Ends in Success
Meechie Johnson, Jr., injured his knee during playoffs for the Garfield Heights High School team in his sophomore year. As a top 30 player in the country and the No. 3 point guard, much was at stake.
Doctors Successfully Reattach Leg Nearly Severed in Jet Ski Accident
Caroline’s injury was extremely severe. Nearly all of the tissue and muscle were pulled from the bone. The injury was severe enough that doctors even considered amputation as the best course of action.
A Colon Cancer Story
Ryan Lewis is a young athletic man and father of one. He was diagnosed with Stage II colon cancer in his thirties, well under the 50 year mark at which most colorectal cancers are found. He turned to UH and Dr. Sharon Stein for help.
After Decades of Intestinal Problems, Georgia Woman Finds Relief at University Hospitals
After decades of intestinal problems, Peggy travelled to Cleveland for successful surgery and maintains access to post-operative telehealth consults from her Georgia home.
World Turned Upside Down
An accomplished athlete and 4-year varsity starter on the girls’ basketball team, 16-year-old Julianne was looking forward to a bright future, full of promise. Then, without warning, her world was turned upside down.
How Leeches Can Save Lives And Limbs for Some Patients
Most people cringe at the mere mention of the word leeches. Even more would be alarmed at the thought of having them attached to their skin as part of their medical plan of care.
How You Can Get Help For Your Hernia
“I’m going to give myself a hernia!” You may have said something like that as you lifted a heavy object. Although said in jest, it’s true that incorrectly lifting a heavy object can cause a hernia.