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From advances in local medicine to simple ways to stay healthy, YNN’s Todd Boatwright brings you the latest in Your Health each week. Todd shows you the role technology plays in staying healthy.




Your Health: Returning to extreme sports after tragedy

Nathan Beels lost part of his leg in a motorcycle accident last year, but he's not letting that hold him down. YNN's Todd Boatwright had his story of recovery from the accident, to his return to extreme sports.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span>Returning to extreme sports after tragedy

04/11/2013 04:02 PM

Healthy Living: Why get a running assessment?

Running stretches are not one-size-fits-all. See what stretches you should concentrate on in this week's "Healthy Living."

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Healthy Living: </em></span>Why get a running assessment?

04/09/2013 12:29 PM

Your Health: Post-cancer care

In this "Your Health," YNN's Todd Boatwright explores what a local hospital is doing to keep it's cancer patients healthy even after they overcome their disease.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span>Post-cancer care

03/28/2013 12:45 PM

Your Health: New weapon in war on baldness

In this "Your Health," learn more about a local doctor's new tool in slowing--or even sometimes reversing--baldness.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span>New weapon in war on baldness

03/21/2013 03:46 PM

Your Health: High tech to help kids

Seton Medical Center Williamson is expanding its child rehabilitation facilities and is stocking them with state-of-the-art tech. In this "Your Health," YNN's Todd Boatwright takes a look at how iPads are helping.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span>High tech to help kids

02/28/2013 03:46 PM

Your Health: Head for the Cure

Less than two percent of all cancers involve brain tumors, but when they strike, the tumors can be deadly. In this “Your Health,” YNN's Todd Boatwright shows how Austin is on the cutting edge to stop tumors in their tracks.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span>Head for the Cure

02/21/2013 05:45 PM

Your Health: Fractora treatment smoothes out wrinkles

New technology in Austin promises you'll look years younger in weeks, and it’s not plastic surgery. YNN's Todd Boatwright shows how some people are getting rid of lines and wrinkles on the go.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span> Fractora treatment smoothes out wrinkles

01/31/2013 12:55 PM

Your Health: Exercising while pregnant

In this "Your Health," YNN's Todd Boatwright speaks with a doctor who extensively studied exercising while pregnant and what it could mean both for the pregnancy and for the child's future.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span>Exercising while pregnant

Updated 01/25/2013 08:19 AM

Your Health: Alzheimer's drug boosts brain function

When cancer spreads to the brain, sometimes the only option is radiation therapy, but that treatment can actually affect a patient's memory. YNN's Todd Boatwright shows how Austin doctors are using an Alzheimer's drug to help boost the brain.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span> Alzheimer's drug boosts brain function

01/10/2013 12:32 PM

Your Health: Monitoring diabetes with your phone

In this "Your Health," YNN health reporter Todd Boatwright takes a look at a new device which is helping diabetes patients monitor their condition with the convenience of their smartphone.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span>Monitoring diabetes with your phone

12/27/2012 05:21 PM

Your Health: Mela Find

Winter begins Friday, but don't be fooled by the change in seasons--too much sun can still be dangerous. YNN's Todd Boatwright shows us a new tool Austin doctors are using to detect skin cancer faster than ever.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span> Mela Find

12/20/2012 05:04 PM

Your Health: New device monitors the heart in real-time

Doctors treating an Austin woman who has survived seven heart attacks have implanted an experimental device in her heart. YNN's Todd Boatwright shows what a tiny, but important, machine means for 68-year-old Barbara Organ.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span> New device monitors the heart in real-time

12/13/2012 02:45 PM

Your Health: Heart Hospital of Austin spreads life-saving devices

Nearly a dozen organizations in Austin are now armed and ready to save lives, thanks to the Heart Hospital of Austin and several high-tech machines. YNN health reporter Todd Boatwright shows what the new program could mean for those in need of immediate care.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span>Heart Hospital of Austin spreads life-saving devices

12/06/2012 12:56 PM

Your Health: Understanding low testosterone

We all get tired and have a hard time concentrating, but for men, the problem could
be worse. YNN's Todd Boatwright has more on a local doctor who's written the book on low testosterone.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span>Understanding low testosterone

11/29/2012 11:54 AM

Your Health: The Vectra System

Many people have something about their bodies that isn’t their favorite. If you're in the market for a little plastic surgery, one Austin doctor has a new tool to help you get to know exactly what the ‘new’ you could look like.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span> The Vectra System

11/01/2012 12:19 PM

Your Health: 'Pipeline' for brain aneurysms

Health experts say 2 to 4 percent of the population could have a brain aneurysm. In rare cases, the aneurysm can get so large that traditional surgery is out of the question. YNN's Todd Boatwright shows how doctors at St. David's are using a new tool to fight back.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span> 'Pipeline' for brain aneurysms

10/25/2012 02:52 PM

Your Health: Battling breast cancer while pregnant

Laura Frette was just 32 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. That diagnosis is not easy for anyone, but Laura's situation was more complicated because she was 16 weeks pregnant at the time. Here her story in this "Your Health."

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span>Battling breast cancer while pregnant

10/18/2012 11:43 AM

Your Health: Understanding atrial fibrillation

In this "Your Health," Todd Boatwright explores the health risks involved with atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat which primarily affects women.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span>Understanding atrial fibrillation

10/04/2012 12:02 PM

Your Health: Testing for prostate cancer

It's Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Doctors say catching the cancer early is key, and it often depends on results from a screening tool called a PSA test. The procedure has caught some heat in the medical world, but some patients and urologists agree it can be a life-saving method.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span> Testing for prostate cancer

09/27/2012 10:51 AM

Your Health: Fighting tumors with GPS tech

In this "Your Health," Todd Boadwright takes a look at a new technology used by doctors to battle cancer.

<span style="color:#CC0000"><em>Your Health: </em></span>Fighting tumors with GPS tech

09/20/2012 01:15 PM