Dr. Kevin Lewis is the President of SSM Health/St. Anthony Hospital. He joins us each Tuesday morning to chat about medical news and answer questions. Today we talked about: 

Discussing the condition that Gilbert Gottfried suffered from and how it contributed ultimately to his death. Differentiating between ALS and muscular dystrophy even though there can be many similarities at first. Listener was recommended to try the ‘carnivore diet’, but he has a kidney issue. So he’s curious how that may effect kidney function on the new diet. Mask mandates on public transportation has been reversed. What that could mean going forward in the event that there’s a new rise in cases. Heart patient has been living with a defibrillator. He has recalled lead lines and has the doctor about his options for replacement.

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