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Migraines and Headaches: Serious and Often Incapacitating

Migraines and Headaches: Serious and Often Incapacitating

Mandy Whitt, MD, a headache medicine specialist at the Norton Neuroscience Institute, discusses how she diagnoses and treats headaches.
Season 17 Episode 26 Length 27:01 Premiere: 4/24/22

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Oral Cancer and HPV: The Surprising Connection

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Kentucky has the highest rate of cancers caused by the Human papillomavirus (HPV) in the U.S. Dr. Tuckson discusses the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HPV-related oral and throat cancer with Dr. Pam Stein VanArsdall, DMD, professor and division chief of Public Health Dentistry at the University of Kentucky.

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Lung Health: Breathing Does a Body Good

Dr. Neal Moser, a pulmonologist and president of the Kentucky Medical Association, discusses the most common threats to our lungs and the best ways to protect them.

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Otitis Media: Impact on Hearing and Learning

Dr. Swapna Kartha Chandran, an otolaryngologist with UofL Health, talks about the impact of recurrent otitis media (ear infection) on learning and hearing in young children.

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ICU Care: The Care That You Hope You Don't Need

The intensive care unit (ICU) is where a hospital cares for its sickest patients. Dr. Tuckson talks with Dr. Kandis Adkins, critical care specialist at UofL Health, about how ICUs save lives and return patients to health.

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Orthopedic Oncology: Bones Get Cancer Too

Most tumors found in the bone are benign, but not all. Dr. Tuckson talks with Dr. Shawn Price an orthopedic surgeon with the Fortis Orthopaedic and Sarcoma Group about primary bone cancer and its treatment.

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LGBTQ Healthcare: Removing the Stigma, Improving the Outcome

Gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender and queer patients often delay health care for fear of bias or judgment. Dr. Tuckson interviews Dr. Karen Williamson Krigger, family medicine physician at UofL Health, about how the medical community can better address the needs of LGBTQ patients.

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Glaucoma and Cataracts: What's Clear and Are They Inevitable? - S17 E6

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Migraines and Headaches: They Are Serious and Can Be Incapacitating - S17 E25

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Ankle Replacement: It's Not Just for Hips, Knees and Shoulders - S17 E24

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Season 17 Episodes

Migraines and Headaches: Serious and Often Incapacitating
S17 E26 Length 27:01 Premiere Date 4/24/22

Ankle Replacement: Good Feet Can't Be Beat
S17 E25 Length 27:09 Premiere Date 4/17/22

Blood Transfusions: Have We Been Doing Them Wrong?
S17 E25 Length 27:11 Premiere Date 4/10/22

The Red Cross: Feeding, Sheltering, and Caring For Us
S17 E23 Length 27:32 Premiere Date 4/3/22

Non-Operative Treatment of Back Pain
S17 E22 Length 27:40 Premiere Date 3/24/22

Chronic Disease Management of the Elderly
S17 E21 Length 27:07 Premiere Date 3/20/22

Restoring Male Sexual and Urinary Function After Surgery
S17 E20 Length 27:35 Premiere Date 2/27/22

Battling Food Insecurity in Kentucky
S17 E19 Length 27:23 Premiere Date 2/20/22

Urgent Public Health Concerns in Kentucky
S17 E18 Length 27:05 Premiere Date 2/13/22

Hunting, Fishing and Eating Right
S17 E16 Length 27:26 Premiere Date 2/6/22

Changes in Physician-Patient Communication
S17 E15 Length 26:15 Premiere Date 1/27/22

Nursing Shortages in the COVID Era and Beyond
S17 E14 Length 27:17 Premiere Date 1/23/22

LGBTQ Healthcare: Removing the Stigma, Improving the Outcome
S17 E13 Length 27:02 Premiere Date 1/16/22

Orthopedic Oncology: Bones Get Cancer Too
S17 E12 Length 27:35 Premiere Date 1/6/22

ICU Care: The Care That You Hope You Don't Need
S17 E11 Length 27:52 Premiere Date 1/2/22

Otitis Media: Impact on Hearing and Learning
S17 E10 Length 27:30 Premiere Date 12/16/21

Lung Health: Breathing Does a Body Good
S17 E9 Length 27:36 Premiere Date 12/12/21

Oral Cancer and HPV: The Surprising Connection
S17 E8 Length 27:53 Premiere Date 11/21/21

Medical Information: Discerning the Wheat from the Chaff
S17 E7 Length 28:01 Premiere Date 11/14/21

Glaucoma and Cataracts: Treating These Common Eye Diseases
S17 E6 Length 27:15 Premiere Date 11/7/21

Environmental Pollution: Trees and Bushes as the Fix
S17 E5 Length 27:46 Premiere Date 10/31/21

Carotid Artery Disease: A Precursor to a Stroke
S17 E4 Length 28:26 Premiere Date 10/24/21

GERD: Burning in the Chest and a Whole Lot More
S17 E3 Length 26:54 Premiere Date 10/17/21

Lung Cancer: Improving Treatment, Decreasing Mortality
S17 E2 Length 26:55 Premiere Date 10/10/21

Medications: Are They Safe and Effective?
S17 E1 Length 26:33 Premiere Date 10/3/21

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