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  • Ep. 22 - Bionic Pancreas: Life-Changing Diabetes Control

    Ep. 22 - Bionic Pancreas: Life-Changing Diabetes Control
    2024/11/06
    November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. About 38 million Americans have diabetes, and many of them require insulin. Now, doctors are calling the invention of the Bionic Pancreas a game changer in diabetes control. We talk with endocrinologist Dr. Jessica Perini about how the Bionic Pancreas puts managing glucose and administering insulin on auto-pilot.
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    23 分
  • Ep. 21 – Breast Cancer: Strength After Treatment with Rehabilitation

    Ep. 21 – Breast Cancer: Strength After Treatment with Rehabilitation
    2024/10/23
    October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While we usually think of rehabilitation such as physical therapy for joint and muscle injuries, it also plays a large part in recovery from breast cancer surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment. We talk about how breast cancer rehab is helping to increase recovery rates with Dr. Megan Clark, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist at the WVU Cancer Institute.
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    13 分
  • Ep. 20 - Peak Advantage Medicare: Made for and by West Virginians

    Ep. 20 - Peak Advantage Medicare: Made for and by West Virginians
    2024/10/09
    Open enrollment for Medicare Advantage plans is just around the corner. We talk about Peak Advantage Medicare, the only health plan in the state made by and for West Virginians. Peak Health Medicare Director Missy Bazzo explains all the benefits, including some improvements and updates to last year’s Peak Advantage plan.
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    19 分
  • Ep. 19 – Atrial Fibrillation: Get in Rhythm, Stay in Rhythm

    Ep. 19 – Atrial Fibrillation: Get in Rhythm, Stay in Rhythm
    2024/09/25
    One in four adults over 40 are at risk for developing atrial fibrillation, or “AFib,” a serious condition that causes your heart to beat irregularly. We talk about how AFib can lead to other serious conditions, such as stroke, and how to get your heart back in rhythm and stay in rhythm with Dr. David Schwartzman, director of Electrophysiology at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute.
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    31 分
  • Ep. 18 - Blood Cancer: Improving Outcomes, But Still a lot of Work to Do

    Ep. 18 - Blood Cancer: Improving Outcomes, But Still a lot of Work to Do
    2024/09/11
    September is National Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and newer blood cancer therapies are providing effective cures and treatments without the strong side effects of chemotherapy. We talk about how monoclonal antibodies and immunotherapy are improving survival rates and giving hope to blood cancer patients with Ashkan Emadi, MD, physician-in-chief of Medical Oncology at the WVU Cancer Institute.
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    41 分
  • Ep. 17 – Concussion: Not Just for Athletes

    Ep. 17 – Concussion: Not Just for Athletes
    2024/08/28
    Did you know that falls are the number one cause of concussion? Or that isolating in a cold, dark room is NOT the best way to treat a concussion? We’re busting concussion myths and talking about the changing concussion protocols with national concussion expert Javier Cárdenas, MD, of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Concussion & Brain Injury Center.
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    24 分
  • Ep. 16 - Robotic Surgery: Robots Are Taking Over Your Surgery and That’s a Good Thing

    Ep. 16 - Robotic Surgery: Robots Are Taking Over Your Surgery and That’s a Good Thing
    2024/08/14
    Robots have been taking over our surgeries for more than 20 years, and their use is expanding exponentially. Why is that a good thing? Dr. Kristy Ward, chair of the J.W. Ruby Memorial Robotics Committee, explains the benefits of robotic surgery and why WVU Medicine is expanding its fleet of robots around the region to bring robotic assisted surgery closer to home.
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    19 分
  • Ep. 15 - Back-to-School Vaccines: Helping Students & Families Stay Healthy

    Ep. 15 - Back-to-School Vaccines: Helping Students & Families Stay Healthy
    2024/07/31
    Do you know what back-to-school vaccines your child needs? Why does West Virginia lead the nation in childhood immunization rates but is last in getting teens and pre-teens the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine?

    Dr. Kathy Moffett, chief of WVU Medicine Children’s Pediatric Infectious Diseases, explains it all and talks about how we can protect our kids and families through vaccination.
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    27 分