About 28-million Americans suffer from migraines. The debilitating headaches disrupt lives and force many to rely on powerful pain medications. Now a new technique zaps away pain before it starts using a migraine magnet.

Each year in the name of medical progress, scientists experiment with one-hundred million mice, rats, monkeys, fish and dogs. They expose the animals to medicines and therapies that could become the next cancer killer or depression fighter, but are the tests a move forward or backward? Video

It costs on average 802 million dollars to develop a new drug, but not every drug makes it to market. Video

Seventy percent of smokers want to quit but often end up reaching for a cigarette within days. Video

It's the number one cause of disability in the United States, but there's only one F.D.A. approved drug to treat stroke patients in the first critical minutes. Video

With more and more people opting for cosmetic surgeries, companies are opening the door to new technology creating new and exiting ways for patients to see what they will look like before the changes ever happen. Video

It's the disease that kills more people than any other kind of cancer. Video

One out of ten women with breast or ovarian cancer can blame their disease on their genes. An experimental drug is making new strides in tackling these types of hereditary cancers. Video

Doctors describe it as a ticking time bomb that can explode unexpectedly. Brain aneurysms impact up to one in fifteen A Video

Right now, 18,000 people are waiting for a liver transplant in the United States. Seventeen patients will die today looking for a match. Now there is a new living-donor liver transplant that's giving people on the waiting list hope. Video

It's the number one cause of disability in the United States, but there's only one FDA approved drug to treat stroke patients in the first critical minutes Video

Nearly three million children and adults in this country live with type one Diabetes; a disease that will shorten their lifespan and put them at risk for kidney failure, blindness and heart disease. Video

The equipment that helps action heroes jump from tall buildings and dodge disaster in your favorite movies is now being used to help athletes. Video

It caused one of the deadliest pandemics in human history and has killed more than 200-million people worldwide. The bubonic plague may be something you've read about in history books, but today, the threat of another outbreak is as real as ever. Soon researchers say a pill could be your best protection Video

Macular Degeneration is the number one reason senior citizens lose their eyesight. Video

Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in the US, taking almost 700,000 lives each year. Video

Riverlakes Wellness opens first neurofeedback center in Northwest Bakersfield. Video

Babies' lives are changing because of new a technique that is reconstructing facial deformities. Video

It's a procedure that shrinks your stomach without a single incision. Video

It caused one of the deadliest pandemics in human history and has killed more than 200 million people worldwide. Video

Breast MRI available at Quest Imaging in Southwest Bakersfield. Video

Robotic surgery is the latest and greatest tool in the operating room. Video

High definition vision has come to Bakersfield. Local eye care center introduces new high tech eyeglass lenses. Video

More than half a million babies are born too early in the United States every year. It takes an emotional toll on parents and a financial toll on the health care system. Video

One point one million people have heart attacks every year and many are too weak to live through the stress of major surgery. Video

A new study reveals 29 million Americans might have at least some hearing loss. And it's not just a problem for seniors, young adults in their 20's also have trouble hearing. Video

It's a birth defect that causes hearing loss, speech problems and makes kids feel like they just don't fit in. Video

This year alone, more than 186-thousand men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer; and every 19 minutes a man dies from it. Video

For some, it's the worst part of going to the doctor. It's estimated that 10 percent of Americans are afraid, even terrified of needles. Video

Conditions like arthritis force close to 200-thousand people to get a hip replacement every year. Video

Eighteen million people worldwide are affected by Alzheimer's Disease and that number is expected to triple in the next 30 years. Video

Doctors have turned back the clock more than 100 years to rediscover a drug that can help the more than 15 million Americans with Type 2 Diabetes. Video

For the one in four women who are going bald, hope is on the horizon. Video

People with brain tumors often go into surgery not knowing if their doctor will be able to remove the entire mass the first time. Video

A new device for patients who were told they would never walk again Video

It's a surgery one-third of all women will get before they turn 60. Video

Twenty eight million Americans suffer from migraines and most of them are told medication is the only treatment. But some doctors are performing a new surgery that could heal the headaches for good. Video

A new procedure that is healing scars from the inside. Video

A look at new technology that's saving thousands of lives. Video

Artificial Hip Replacement is a common procedure for older arthritis patients. Video