Life-saving Med Flight Ride Leads to Nursing Career
Too young to remember, Carly only learned about her life-saving ride on Med Flight when she was a child, from her parents. Each year her parents shared more about the events surrounding her sledding accident, and the Darlington woman feels it strongl... Heart-Double Lung Transplant: Kim's Story
Kim Lowery had Eisenmenger's Syndrome, a congenital disease that affects the heart. As she grew, her heart condition weakened her lungs to the point that her brother had to carry her from room to room because she was too weak to walk. After year... Third Party Reproduction: Dr. Christina Broadwell
Generations Fertility Care in Madison, Wisconsin, is pleased to offer a Third Party Reproduction Program. This program uses donor gametes (eggs or sperm) to help in the production of an embryo. While frozen sperm has traditionally been reliable,... Tips for a Healthy Neck
UW Health's Orthopedics and Rehabilitation team shares strategies for keeping your neck healthy. Tips for a Healthy Neck Anatomy of the Spine Spine Surgery Allows Mom to Return to Her Active Life
UW Health neurosurgeons in Madison, Wisconsin, offer comprehensive consultation, evaluation and treatment of a variety of neurological and spinal disorders in adults and children. Jenny Janzen's Story Suffering from a change in gait and ext... From Israel to the U.S. for Kidney Transplant
The failure of her first kidney transplant, done outside the U.S., led Hadasa Soudak and her daughter Galia to the Internet to search for an outstanding transplant program. In their own words, learn why they chose the UW Health Transplant Program, an... TAVI Procedure Helps Patients with Severely Damaged Aortic Valve
In January 2012 Bill Tewes became one of the first people in Wisconsin to undergo transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), a procedure that allows correction for patients with aortic valves deemed too damaged for surgery. Related informat... Disc Replacement Surgery Helps Champion Water Skier
Teri Larson Jones is a bronze medalist barefoot water skier, but the physical pounding of practice and competition led to a degenerative cervical disc that had her contemplating quitting the sport. An artificial disc replacement at UW Hospital and Cl... Double Mastectomy Procedure Uses Patient's Own Tissue
Marsha Olson was 35 years old when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. When she decided to undergo a double mastectomy, UW Health surgeons opted for a procedure that used her own body tissue for breast reconstruction. Golfers Clinic Helps Golfer Find His Swing
Scott Meganck went from shooting in the low 80s to struggling to break 100 because of a shoulder problem. He came to the UW Health Sports Medicine Golfers Clinic looking to reclaim his game. Golfers Clinic trainers and physical therapists aren't... |
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