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Medical experts from The University of Kansas Health System discuss current health events and advances in medicine.... more
FAQs about Morning Medical Update:How many episodes does Morning Medical Update have?The podcast currently has 535 episodes available.
September 19, 2023How Doctors Are Helping Paraplegics With Fertility ChallengesAn accident might have taken away his mobility, but Matt Bolig wasn't about to let it take away his ability to compete or to start a family. You’ll meet this Kansas City Chiefs para athlete and follow his journey through fertility treatments here at the University of Kansas Health System. Guests include Dr. Ajay Nangia, urologist, male infertility specialist....more14minPlay
September 12, 2023From Only Having Days to Live to Thriving Years Later – Lifesaving Immunotherapy Changes OutcomeDoctors say he is their miracle patient, not expected to live even days longer. Yet years later he's thriving and starting his own family. You’ll meet him and learn more about the life-saving immunotherapy that made it possible. Guests include Dr. Andrea Jewell, division director, gynecologic oncology, The University of Kansas Cancer Center....more32minPlay
September 11, 2023Ultrasound Tech Accidently Detects Her Own Ovarian CancerImagine- diagnosing your own cancer. That's how a young ultrasound tech discovered she had ovarian cancer. She shares her story, and the signs you need look out for. Guests include Dr. Andrea Jewell, division director, gynecologic oncology, The University of Kansas Cancer Center....more28minPlay
September 08, 2023Caring For the Mind and Body of Cancer PatientsDoctors discuss the psychological toll of that is unique to multiple myeloma patients. They also talk about the special psychologists available to this special patient population. Guests include Elizabeth Muenks, PhD, onco-psychologist....more32minPlay
September 08, 2023First Patient Getting New Treatment That Links Cancer to Immune CellsMeet the first patient in the U.S. to get treatment with a new type of drug that can find cancer and link it back to your immune cells. Guests include Dr. Marc Hoffman, medical oncologist and medical director of lymphoma & myeloma, and Dr. Nausheen Ahmed, medical oncologist, associate director of cellular therapeutics....more29minPlay
September 01, 2023On His Journey With Aggressive Brain CancerWe’ll get an update from Dr. Douglas Burton, a spinal surgeon at the Health System who also happens to have glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. Learn more about his journey and push for awareness of one day finding a cure for this devastating diagnosis....more24minPlay
August 24, 2023What’s a Kidney Swap? How a Wife Helped Her Husband Get a Kidney By Donating Her Kidney to a Total StrangerHave you heard of a kidney swap? That’s how one wife helped her husband get a new kidney when she was no match. Learn how her living kidney donation multiplied and saved several lives. Guests include nephrologist Dr. Mallika Gupta....more29minPlay
August 16, 2023A mother accused of not bathing her child seeks a second opinion that reveals a rare, life-threatening problemA mother accused of not bathing her baby enough after she developed yellow bumps on her skin, but a second opinion showed the real cause. We talk to the family who received lifesaving treated after she was diagnosed with a rare and severe genetic problem....more31minPlay
August 08, 2023Cancer Survivorship - Life After TreatmentFor Pam Wilson, the worst part of cancer was everything AFTER the treatment. Graft Versus Host Disease sent her back to the hospital again and again. Sometimes survivorship is the hardest part. We’ll talk about how Pam faced her complications -- both physical and psychological. Guests include Dr. Sunil Abhyankar....more31minPlay
August 04, 2023Bone Marrow Donor Saves Woman’s LifeMeet a hero who followed through on a bone marrow donation commitment and how he saved a stranger’s life. Guests include Dr. Sunil Abhyankar, hematologist with oncologist with The University of Kansas Cancer Center....more31minPlay
FAQs about Morning Medical Update:How many episodes does Morning Medical Update have?The podcast currently has 535 episodes available.