Check out the stories people were talking about in this week’s ‘In Case You Missed It.’
Her goal is always to brighten people’s days
Melanie Paul is deaf. She lost her hearing at age 12, after misdiagnosed antibiotics irreparably damaged her inner ear over a single summer. The Hampton woman has never let that stop her. READ MORE.
https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/04/15/this-hampton-woman-is-hearing-the-call-of-service-in-a-different-way/
Making them feel welcome
Adopt-An-Airman, which officially launched in November 2015, provides airmen a home-away-from-home during their first enlistment in the military. The program has accommodated about 120 military personnel in its three years. READ MORE.
https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/04/16/adopt-an-airman-program-holds-strong-in-hampton/
Answering the call of the wild
Brianne Phillips’ patients include a groundhog with heart disease, a coyote with seasonal allergies, fish with skin lesions and aging birds with cataracts. READ MORE.
https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/04/18/call-of-the-wild-virginia-living-museum-vet-cares-for-a-complex-collection-of-creatures/
A different use of live streaming
Dr. Anthony Carter instructs nationally and internationally on total hip replacements using the muscle-sparing anterior approach and he is currently pioneering the technique for hip resurfacing using the same muscle-sparing anterior approach. READ MORE.
https://hnndaily.com/local-news/2018/04/20/local-surgeon-taking-a-new-approach-to-educating/