Christina Burkhart
Meteorologist
Flint, MI
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Christina Burkhart is the meteorologist on ABC12 News This Morning.
A new exoskeleton device, resembling something out of a Terminator movie, is making the rehab process a lot more effective.
Doctors can often detect and treat early-stage melanoma, but when it advances, it is much tougher to fight and is fatal nearly half the time. Now a team of scientists at the University of Cincinnati is developing a therapy that— when taken together— can improve existing melanoma treatments.
Over the past few years, immunotherapies have been effective for some patients, but researchers are now testing a new therapy for patients with advanced melanoma that has been tough to treat.
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer by age 70. However, when detected early the five-year survival rate for melanoma, one of the deadliest cancers, is 99 percent. Now, doctors are using artificial intelligence to increase their odds of catching cancer early.
Some patients are turning to bees to take the sting out of this painful and debilitating disease.
More than 20,000 women in the U.S. will hear the words “you have ovarian cancer” this year. For women who beat the cancer the first time, more than 70 percent will have a recurrence. Now clinical trials have shown a new medication is revealing promising results for delaying recurrence.
More about restless sleep disorder, or RSD, and how kids can get a good night’s rest.
As a low pressure system moves toward the Great Lakes it will bring a warm front into the area. This gives us some cloud cover and spotty flurries/mix to rain today but warms us up quite a bit tomorrow.
Nearly one million people are living with Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. and about 60,000 more are diagnosed with it each year. But can you lower your risk of getting this neuro-degenerative disorder? Ivanhoe reports on intriguing new research.
A cold front crossing through the state today will bring us scattered rain and help to cool us off.
Temperatures will be closer to normal for this time of year and we’ll get the chance to dry out a bit before the next chance of rain Monday.
Ivanhoe has more on a trend in dermatology that’s helping patients save face and money.
On the backside of a low pressure system with a trough to the north, we’ll see scattered wintry mix this morning change to scattered rain this afternoon. It’ll be breezy and cool today also.
Ivanhoe has details on how dense or fibrocystic breasts might affect your risks and what that means for the future of screening.
A system moving through the region will keep some clouds around with the chance of spotty showers. We’ll be cooler today and tomorrow also.
Up to ten million doctors’ visits each year are for urinary tract infections. If untreated, these infections can be dangerous.
From the battlefield to the playing field, now there’s a place that’s bringing these two teams together.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a group of diseases including emphysema and bronchitis that cause serious or life-threatening breathing problems. Rescue inhalers or steroids can lessen symptoms but aren’t a cure. Now, there’s an experimental procedure that may help patients breathe better when nothing else is working.
More rain today and this weekend with a slight chance of showers Monday and Tuesday.
Studies show there is a correlation between plaque buildup and bacteria in our mouth to cardiovascular disease and stroke. But now this toothpaste is looking to help people prevent heart disease.
About 300,000 Americans get their appendix removed each year due to illness. But a new study reveals there may be an alternative to going under the knife.
Rain enters the forecast and showers remain possible this whole week.
Details on an initiative that can help women determine their cancer risk early on.
Our indulgences can have long-term effects on our health, namely our liver. If we’re not aware, the warning signs can be too subtle to detect until it’s too late.
Steroids, they’ve commonly been used and abused throughout sports and fitness because of their instant and energizing effects. But now another kind of steroid, corticosteroids, used for organ transplant acceptance and autoimmune conditions, may be getting dangerously overprescribed.
In a survey of teens ages 13 to 19, the survey found seven out of ten teens are struggling with their mental health in the wake of COVID-19 and more than half said the pandemic has increased their feelings of loneliness. But Ivanhoe has some tips for parents on how to help their teen cope.
There could be various reasons why people have a hard time sleeping. Ivanhoe has details on some sleep disorders and what you can do about them.