Location:
United States
Description:
Medical experts from The University of Kansas Health System discuss current health events and advances in medicine.
Language:
English
Episodes
Arthritis Relief Surgery
5/17/2024
Joint pain and arthritis make everyday tasks more challenging. We follow one patient into a shoulder surgery to see how surgeons restore cartilage and eliminate pain.
Duración:00:26:45
Morning Medical Update - Surviving Melanoma
5/14/2024
Skin cancer is rarely "one-and-done". Patient Kevin Shea needed surgery, more than a decade after his original diagnosis! Surviving melanoma, how doctors keep tabs on where the cancer may spread.
Duración:00:32:29
Morning Medical Update - Gestational Diabetes
5/10/2024
Gestational diabetes, a condition that often has no symptoms, catching pregnant women by surprise, and putting their babies at risk. We look at the danger for both mother and baby. Plus, how experts teach expecting moms to protect their metabolic health.
Duración:00:24:30
Neonatal Medical Home
5/7/2024
Little Dallas was one of our smallest patients, with some of the biggest needs. Why not put all her specialists, scans, and check-ups into one visit? We check in on our Neonatal Medical Home, celebrating 11 years and making life better for babies and their parents, adding simplicity to a complex and scary time.
Duración:00:28:38
Stroke Awareness - Jermaine
5/3/2024
Jermaine has no clue that blood was getting stuck in his head, until the day he suffered a stroke. The rush to get him to the best possible stroke care, plus the defect in his arteries that put him at risk.
Duración:00:27:08
Difficult to Spot - Esophagus Cancer
4/30/2024
Ken O'Brien noticed food wasn't going down like it used to. Telling his doctor about it helped save his life. We learn why cancer in the esophagus is so hard to spot early and who needs a regular screening.
Duración:00:28:10
Life-Saving Care Regardless of the Rivalry
4/29/2024
The president of K-State turned to The University of Kansas Health System for his cancer care. The treatment that took Richard Linton away from Manhattan and the tremendous support that helped get him back home.
Duración:00:30:39
Transplant Recipient Helps Taylor Swift Dream Come True
4/26/2024
A kidney transplant recipient from The University of Kansas Health System saw a story about a little girl who got scammed out of Taylor Swift tickets. He also saw she was in the hospital suffering from the same disease as him. He was moved to buy her the tickets himself to give her some joy.
Duración:00:30:33
Parkinson's Awareness
4/22/2024
The first ever test that catches Parkinson's early before symptoms appear giving patients the chance to start treatment early. What needs to happen before the breakthrough becomes standard, plus weight loss drugs tested as a Parkinson's treatment.
Duración:00:35:03
Rebuilding a Tongue After Oral Cancer
4/15/2024
Removing part of his tongue and then rebuilding a new one! The warning signs that helped this firefighter catch oral cancer early, plus the techniques that help him speak again.
Duración:00:31:15
Access to a Clinical Trial Saves Life
4/12/2024
Robin Love's breast cancer had no FDA-approved treatment. 17 years later, she says access to a clinical trial saved her life. How an innovative treatment and a doctor-slash-scientist got robin from diagnosis to survivorship.
Duración:00:31:30
Kidney Recipient Using His "Second Life" to Pay it Forward
4/9/2024
Scott Seetin was one step away from donating a kidney, then he found he needed a transplant just as urgently. The second chance that Scott calls his "second life" and using art to pay it forward.
Duración:00:30:36
Cancer Prevention and Control
4/8/2024
From genetic testing to weight loss and even vaccines, the best way to fight cancer is to prevent it in the first place. Hear what physicians and researchers are doing to keep cancer rates trending down.
Duración:00:32:40
Taking Care of KC Current
4/5/2024
New season, new stadium, new healthcare provider! What does it mean to care for the Kansas City Current? Meet the doctors helping make right now the best time to be a female athlete.
Duración:00:30:27
Resting Metabolic Rate Test
4/2/2024
It looks strange, but doctors say this is the best way to measure your metabolism. The bubble measures resting metabolic rate that helps you reach nutrition, weight loss, and overall health goals. Plus, the specific benefit for female athletes.
Duración:00:30:31
Staying Competitive for the National Stage
4/1/2024
Emma stiles knows what it takes to compete, but when the collegiate diver switched sports, her body needed to switch too. How this athlete found the knowledge and support she needed to stay competitive on the national stage.
Duración:00:29:38
Psychedelic Psychiatry
3/26/2024
Psychedelic drugs could revolutionize psychiatry when they're in the right hands. Shaking off the "party drug" stereotype. How psychedelics can change brains for the better.
Duración:00:30:52
Balancing Faith with Hope and Science
3/25/2024
A breast cancer diagnosis couldn't shake Lisa Weatherspoon’s faith. Hear why she wanted to avoid chemo at all costs. How she balances her faith with hope and science.
Duración:00:34:02
Woman Accidentally Swallows Hearing Aid
3/22/2024
Hearing aids down the hatch, and they didn't come out on their own! The mixup that sent one woman into emergency surgery. Where the hearing aids got stuck and what else she swallowed besides her pills!
Duración:00:23:38
Bouncing Back from a Core Muscle Injury
3/19/2024
When you train like a pro, you play like a pro. Meet a college football player bouncing back from a core muscle injury. The special surgery and the rigorous exercise that has him recovering from an often-misunderstood problem.
Duración:00:31:47