and she's an ob/gyn who's a muslim. talk about that experience of, you know, kind of the modern muslim women who we are seeing who may or may not choose to cover their heads, and how you see them really influencing who we are as a country. >> absolutely. my sister-in-law was hired in this tiny town called bellevue, ohio, population 8,200, because they needed a female ob/gyn physician. and she arrives and she becomes this local celebrity. her picture is everywhere, she's delivered half the kids in one of her daughter's kindergarten classes, you know, everybody loves her, and she has this long, long waiting list. and yet... her family now, my brother's family, and my brother and her family are the only muslim family in this tiny town. they've since left bellevue, but when they were there, their story was amazing. it's really the story of america, because they moved there and they're the only muslim family there, and so her patients-- she's the first and only muslim woman they meet-- they love her because they want a femal

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(sot lacey krebsbach / sanford health ob/gyn 1:28-1:39) "if you come in contact with vaccine at that point, is not going to be helpful for that specific strain. but, since there are so many out there, it still can protect you from some of the aggressive ones." the h-p-v vaccine is only recommended up until the age of 26. after that, women can still get the vaccine though it may not be as effective. >> that was danieiele barber reporting. federal researchers indicate that the h-p-v vaccine has reduced the prevalence of the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer by almost two- thirds in teenage girls. still ahead on news 4 today... u-p-s is trying to make your deliveries even faster. and amazon is experimenting with the stock market recovered yesterday from an early loss and managed to finish the day with a modest gain, thanks in rt to a pickup in the price of crude oil. the dow edged up 53 points to close at 16,484. the nasdaq climbed 39 points, gained 9 points. bank stocks were among the biggest decliners. they remain under pressure due to economic unease and worries

there are certain conditions, ob/gyn issues. name namely pcos. something that happens in 20s, 30s,our risk later in life. >> any way to prevent this. >> good news/bad news. bad news 1 in 3 heart disease. the good news is, 80% of heart disease is preventable. so, control what you can control and in terms of modifying those hey are so important, don't smoke, keep your weight in a healthy range, if you're east obesity as a chronic disease. times a utes. this is the news that you can truly save your life. the answer does sex matter when it coms to the heart is a chest pain is the most common symptom in men and women. women are much more likely to have other symptoms, shortness h, fatigue. and then, we're more likely to deny or dismiss or ignore those symptoms even though in our mind we might be having a heart attack. >> thank you so much. >> happy valentine's day. >>> coming up -- gwenw song. all the deets up ahead in "pop for every family that lives star wars... ...this is the place where star wars lives. where a galaxy far, far away come join us...

you're an ob/gyn. that are known heart disease factors. >> the interesting thing, sara, right now, there's a big push for awareness, on part of women as well as their doctors and health care providers. because we know that there are certain conditions, ob/gyn issues. that are causes. namely pcos. high blood pressure in pregnancy, diabetes in pregnancy. really now considered stress tests in women. something that happens i in 20s, 30s, 40s, increases your risk later in life. >> is there any way to prevent this? >> good news/bad news. bad news, 1 in 3 women will die of heart disease. the good news is, 80% of heart disease is preventable. so, control what you can control risk factors, they are so important -- don't smoke, keep your weight in a healthy range, if you're overweight or obese, we now treat obebesity as chronic disease. exercise at least three to four times a week, 30 minutes. you want too get your heart pumping. this is the news thahat you ca try save your life. we know that the answer does sex

most ob/gyns say if you're 35 or older and have not been successful, that's when you should seek some assistance from a specialist. on that. you have to talk to your ob/gyn and talk as a couple. >> fertility treatments have become the norm now for so many people. >> most people in their mid to late 30s can get pregnant if they want to have children. >> one last question. how hard you really need to work out? >> i'm going to the gym and using weight machines and right now, i'm just doing the stationary bike, about 25 minutes. not terribly vigorous, not out of breath. am i still getting the cardiovascular benefit? >> i love this question. and, you know, they should pat herself on the back for getting to the gym and getting on the bike. >> yes. >> that is absolutely terrific. that's the first step. if you look at what the recommendations are by the cdc, american heart association, they're a little higher than that, so 30 minutes, five times a day is what they realm of moderate intensity exercise or 25 minutes three times a day and you are adding in something to build your muscles and tha

lacey krebsbach / sanford health ob/gyn :41-:54 "just getting that as a screening test is not recommended, because it could be elevated during certain times of the menstrual cycle, endometriosis and smokers, people with liver disease. and, so it's not as specific as it needs to be." because ovarian and cervical cancer can be caused by h-p-v... doctors also recommend men and women get vaccinated. "parents told us they want to know and so we're going to tell them." roanoke county parents ask for answers... after they say they weren't told fast enough about a school threat. what the distirct plans to do matters... parents demanded answers from roanoke county schools... after they said they weren't notified of a possible threat at northside high school. the county addressed those concerns... during last night's community meeting. one-on-one meeting with school leaders... about how they plan to handle similar threats in the future. jenna roanoke county schools adminstrators are updating crisis policies. this comes after last week's shooting threat at northside high school... that police said w

jasmine broemer got a call a few minutes ago. done in november but in the ob- gyn area, not the main surgical center, so she doesn't have to worry about hepatitis and hiv anymore. >> those are pretty major diseases to have to face. >> the whole swedish community, we're devastateed by this and are working hard to help the patients and we know there is a ton of anxiety out there. >> reporter: dr. fleischmann said that a staff member saw a surge radio will tech remove a syringe with fentanyl and replace it with another. the technician was later identified as rocky allen, and his employment was terminated. the doctor said that was the only instance of drug diversion and that no infection resulted from that. >>> leave your manning jersey at home if your kid guess to greeley evans schools, all part of the school's dress code. the policy is kind of a bummer for parents and kids. >> i have a number 18 jersey and it's bad when i can't wear it to school. >> the district doesn't have a grudge against the quarterback. jerseys with several other numbers captain be worn because of the ties those n

. >> isn't it up to a doctor who is giving primary care to a woman patient or an ob-gyn during the time there is a public health challenge to raise the possibility to women? >> absolutely. in fact the cdc came out with some guidelines both for general public and for doctors to talk to their patients about this problem of sexual transmission of zika. and for example, men who may have traveled in areas with zika infection or may have had a positive zika test, the cdc is actually recommending now that they use condoms, or obtain from sex, in order to not transmit, despite the fact that we don't know and can't quantify what those risks might be. and for doctors, they're asking doctors and patients to speak to their doctors about this risk. >> paula avila, i'd like to hear from you again because we have been talking about underresources systems, about the areas that the legal system doesn't allow all options, what should be, but is, what the range of full options should be often to women given the reality of life in barrios, in central america, what should couples and what should women who s

cdc will have a conference call in the next two weeks to help train hospital workers, especially ob-gyn doctors ask back to you. >> we know that many of you have questions about the zika and ways to protect yourself. we have posted a ton of information for you on wftv.com/weblinks. >>> just within the last 15 minutes or so, an orange county jury found a registered sex offender guilty of exposing tennis court. we have been covering this man's repeated arrests over the past several months. kathy, the defendant was attacked by other jail inamates as his trial was about to start. >> reporter: courthouse sources tell me that watson was discussing his charges with other inmates on their way to the courthouse on wednesday, when the trial was supposed to start. when the inmates heard about watson's charges involving exposing himself around children, the inmates reacted by physically attacking him. we have heard that head butting might have been involved. but we're still waiting for the jail's report. >> is it your decision to not take the witness stand in this case. >> yes. >> reporter: registe

(sot lacey krebsbach / sanford health ob/gyn :41-54) "just getting that as a screening test is not recommended, because it could be elevated during certain times of the menstrual cycle, endometriosis and smokers, people with liver disease. and, so it's not as specific as it needs to be." the biggest risk factors of ovarian cancer are age and family history coming up on wavy news 10 - young children can sometimes seem like balls of energy. so how do you keep them quiet long enough to get through classwork? one teacher actually thinks allowing them to move is the answer. then all new at five-thirty - helping families in flint. how a couple of women set out to make a difference -- and now a truck load an oklahoma teacher believes she may have found the key to keeping her third graders focused. the secret she says is to keep students moving-- while they sit and quietly work. she paired up with the art teacher, and together-- they built swinging foot rests-- they call 'busy bars.' the idea is to give the students an outlet for the jitters, that doesn't disrupt classwork. so far, teachers have notic

the cdc plans to have a conference call in the next two weeks to train hospital workers, especially ob-gyn doctors and those who care for pregnant women. back to you. >> the alert was just sent to a high school warning parents that students may have been exposed to whooping cough. the student came to school on january 21st. around 250 students may have come in contact with him. once the district found out, they notified the health department and called parents. >> she was like asking me if i had any classes with the kid. >> officials say so far no other students have showed symptoms and the sick student hasn't been back to school since. >>> the daughter of orlando city council woman hill. last week we told you that she had bleach on her body. the report says that police questioned a man at the apartment complex she had been visiting but he found her on the bedroom floor not breathing. he also told police that she had been in a fight earlier at a nightclub and that's where she came in contact with the bleach. investigators are still working the case right now. so far they don't have any sus

and the health department says they are providing information to ob-gyns in case any pregnant women come in and have questions as well. reporting live in tampa, i'm ashley yore, abc action news. >> breaking in the past hour, brazil has not shared enough samples and data to answer the the outbreak, if the virus is actually responsible for the increased number of babies born with abnormally small heads. the lack of data is frustrating efforts to develop tests and vaccines. right now brazilian laws bars researchers and institutes from sharing genetic material. zika is in 12 states in the u.s. the cdc says it will release new guidelines for dealing with the virus in the coming days. in the meantime experts say if you're pregnant avoid traveling to zika infected countries. avoid mosquito bites. the red cross is asking donors to wait 28 days after visiting zika infected countries before donating blood. >>> a pasco county substitute teacher is off the job and facing serious charges. he had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl. investigators say the victim was not a student of his and h

check out this new campaign featuring the likeness of disney princess going to the ob/gyn to be tested for std. >>i would hope to be the first to discuss that with my girls. >>reporter: the district says if parents don't someone else will. >>that would be a distraction. that is not a teacher's job. >>reporter: this proposal is in the committee stage. the first time the full school board could vote would be march. live in san francisco anne makovec kpix five. >>> outside the sap center in san jose were football fans are getting a chance and a rare opportunity to interact with some of the game's biggest stars before the super bowl. >>> mainly clear conditions throughout the bay area. temperatures were brisk but lots of sunshine. weight into you see how quickly rain returns and wait until you see how warm it will be for the big game on sunday. the seven-day forecast is coming up. >>> as we take a live look at super bowl city, kpix allen martin shows the sights and sounds. ,,,,,, of the presidential campaign will be >>> campaign 2016 a live look from the iowa caucuses. the first vote of th

you know, the state is 46th lowest for pediatricians, surgeons, 48th for ophthalmologists, 40th for ob-gyns, 50th for registered n nses. on and on. couple that with the fact that many doctors don't take new patients, especially medicare ones, and nevada is really in a spot. >> well, it is. look, we have two medical schools in nevada now, toro in henderson and the school of medicine up in reno. we have the new medical school coming online at the university of nevada las vegas. and roseman university is starting another medical school. so i think we'll be able to hit our medical student numbers. but if we don't have an opportunity for them to complete their residency in nevada, they are going to have to leave the state to get that training. and odds are they are not going to come back. >> okay. when we return, a bottom ranked education system needs help from a top-level house committee. we're going to tell you about somebody who is on it. hint. we're going to tell you more break. >> and welcome back to "eye on washington." our discussion of work on the hill to help your child we have been vis

jessica shepherd, ob-gyn. thanks for being here. i marvel at your work. >> i do, too. ernie: bringing new life into the world is so wonderful. i had one six months ago. ernie: congratulations. your second? >> yes. ernie: good for you. many, many good, happy years. let's talk about home birth. why has it become so popular? >> we've had a culture shift in where we want to be more part of the experience. it's not so much institutionalized. this is something they do in the u.k. more than they do here. again, it's seeing something that other people do and seeing the outcomes. they're like let's try it here. have an intimate experiment. ernie: it's not for everyone. >> it really isn't. that's the most important part with home births is knowing who is the best patient and who is your healthcare provider and what kind of skill certification and qualifications do they have. ernie: people worry about certain risks, if you're at home as opposed to being in the hospital. tell us what someone should be thinking about if they're considering a home birth. >> the first important thing

nancy cossler is an ob/gyn at university hospital's case medical center in cleveland. >> once microcephaly starts to develop, we can't fix it. it's not like having hypertension in pregnancy or diabetes in pregnancy where we know what to do to get best outcomes for babies whose moms are affected by those diseases. >> reporter: today, brazilian researchersresearchers reported finding the does not mean zika infection can be transmitted by those fluids. zika is still primarily spread by mosquitoes. >> pelley: jon, thank you. today we got some overdue good news on the economy after weeks of worry over the stock market, china and oil prices. the government says 151,000 jobs were created in january, not spectacular, but solid. the unemployment rate fell to 4.9%. and just look at the journey america has taken to get there. after the great recession struck in 2008, unemployment shot up to 10%, and it has taken more than six years to get here. and because the job market is tightening now, wages have finally started to rise, up 2.5% in the past year. maybe it's a miracle that more people weren't kill

will conduct a conference call within the next two weeks to help train florida hospital workers and ob/gyns about the zika virus a a how it is spread. >> we will continue e be in constant communication with localospitals with county helds costs of the cdc to ensure we're repadre to prevent spread of the zika virus in florida. >> kristi: late this afternoon florida senator bill nelso wrote a letter to barack obama calling for a zika czar, nelson saying a point person really is needed to immediately curb the spread of the virus. and if you with an to learn a little bit more, read more about the seek and the warnings head ovov to local10.com. we've got you covered. >> laurie: and today the centers for deas control and prevention did add two more countries t a growing list of travel alerts because of zika virus. we want you to know that jamaica and tonga are now also considered high-risk fears contracting zika. samoa, costa reek, a cur saw and energy were put on that travel -- inaugural were on that list. >> calvin: a six-year-old boy is recovering from his injuries after being hit about a poli

organ donor and you put inside the recipient who has an an absent or nonfunctioning uterus.a >> the ob/gyn, expert and reproductive endocrinology, is a member of the surgical team and sat down with fox 8 before the surgery.. >> to be able to give a wall of the opportunity is exciting, and nd the same time it is research and we would have to go very carefully . >> he says that the hospital has been planning thisys for years, only announcing last fall that it would attempt 10 transplants on women in a clinical trial. >> these are women who were born without a uterus ore have an as a result of aer procedure, we screened them to make sure that they aresu in good medical health and have a good ovarian reserve. >> 20 secure patient, who has not been identified had to undergot ivf and bank embryos while waiting to be selected for surgery but transplanted uterus came from a deceased organ donor .r >> want to make sure that there is one year for that uterus to fully mature without any significant rejection than transfer of the embryo into the uterus given that while her only chance to carry a biolo