March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the U.S., but it’s highly preventable with screening. Even more troubling, colorectal cancer is surging in those under 50. We talk about colorectal cancer and how to prevent it with Dr. Shyam Thakkar, WVU Medicine director of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, yet many remain underdiagnosed and undertreated. In honor of American Heart Month, we talk about women’s heart health and what you should know about taking care of your heart with Dr. Lakshmi Muthukumar, cardiologist at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute.

Most aging seniors who need more assistance want to stay in their own homes as long as possible. We talk about how home health and hospice care can help make it possible for seniors “to age in place” with Dr. Maggie Thieman of WVU Medicine Home Health and Hospice.

Glaucoma is known as “the silent thief of sight” because there are usually no symptoms until you start irreversibly losing your vision.

We talk about the best way to detect glaucoma before it’s too late and about the latest treatments to manage it with Dr. Tony Realini, glaucoma specialist at the WVU Eye Institute.

According to the CDC, nearly 43 percent of adults in West Virginia don’t get enough sleep.  We talk about how to fix what’s keeping you up at night with Dr. Robert C. Stansbury, director of the WVU Medicine Sleep Evaluation Center.

The West Virginia University Health System, which operates under the brand name WVU Medicine, is the state’s largest health system and largest private employer. We talk about its impact on healthcare and the state and region by taking a look back on 2024 and a look ahead to 2025 with Albert L. Wright, Jr., System president and CEO.

Pediatric epilepsy is the most common childhood brain disorder in the U.S.  But a growing number of treatment options are creating new hope for more patients to become seizure-free. We talk with Dr. Lawrence Morton, chief of Child Neurology at WVU Medicine Children’s and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, about new medications, surgical advancements, and neuromodulation therapies for treating pediatric epilepsy.

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. West Virginia has the second highest rate of lung cancer in the country. But a groundbreaking imaging agent for lung cancer detection called CYTALUX is literally lighting up tumors in real time during surgery.  We talk with thoracic surgeon Dr. Nicholas Baker of the WVU Cancer and Heart and Vascular Institutes about how CYTALUX helps surgeons find lung cancer tumors that couldn’t be seen before and about the importance of lung cancer screening for current and former smokers.

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.

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.