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The Ohio State University Medical Center has found a new approach to helping those diagnosed with Alzheimer's by using pacemakers that send electrical signals deep into the brain and increasing connectivity with areas that are still healthy. NBC's Tom Costello reports. (Nightly News)

Even though it's still early in the flu season, hospitals around the country are stretching their resources to face an onslaught of patients sick with the flu. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)

More patients are taking on the tough questions about having a game plan in the event of an untreatable illness. At Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in Lacrosse, Wis., nearly all the patients have a plan for life and death, and the hospital said its patients spend half as many days in the hospital in their last six months of life, compared to the national average. NBC's Harry Smith reports. (TODAY)

One of New York's premiere public hospitals is transporting patients due to deteriorating conditions including a lack of running water and elevators that don't work. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)

With Deep Brain Stimulation, an implanted device acts as a kind of pacemaker for the brain allowing some patients to go off their medications completely. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)

The complex genetic makeup associated with mixed-race patients can make it difficult to find a bone marrow match because it's necessary to find a donor with a similar race or ethnic background. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)

TODAY's Giada DeLaurentiis heads to Memphis, Tenn., to meet two young cooks who are showing their gratitude with food this Thanksgiving after struggling to regain their appetites while receiving chemotherapy. (TODAY)

A South Dakota pup that needs wheels to get around is bringing cheer to the sick. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager visits San Diego oncologist Steven Eisenberg, who uses the power of music to help heal his patients' spirits. (TODAY)

NBC's Tom Costello speaks with patients who claim needless, expensive helicopter transport for non-life-threatening injuries left them with massive bills. (TODAY)