Open Mics with Dr. Stites

Fatigue is common among older adults and finding the cause is important. We explain the medical meaning of fatigue and when it's worth seeing a doctor. Guests include Dr. Christian Sinclair, hospice & palliative care specialist, and Dr. Jessica Kalender-Rich, geriatric specialist.

Millions of people either have or will develop macular degeneration at some point. If untreated, it can cause blindness. We'll show you how it's diagnosed and treated through the eyes of a Kansas City woman who has it. Guests include Dr. Radwan Ajlan, comprehensive ophthalmologist.

We all know about COVID, but there are other infectious diseases that keep the specialists awake at night. Dr. Dana Hawkinson shares what he's watching worldwide and here at home to keep us safe along with the other health care professionals working together to guard against the next pandemic.

Older adults need 3 vaccines this fall, Flu, COVID and the first ever shot for RSV. We walk you through the complicated vaccine schedule with world-renowned vaccine expert Dr. Gregory Poland.

Long COVID is not getting the same attention or funding as COVID itself. We'll meet two researchers leading the push to simply define what Long COVID means, and help millions of patients in the process. Guests include Dr. Mario Castro, pulmonologist with The University of Kansas Health System and Vice Chair of Clinical and Translational Research at The University of Kansas Medical Center, and Dr. Cliff Rosen, endocrinologist, associate editor at the New England Journal of Medicine; and the Director of Clinical and Translational Research at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute.

A life-saving gift sometimes leaves a troubling mark. From rashes to lesions to infections, organ and bone marrow donations can lead to skin disorders. Dermatologists delve into post-transplant skin problems, why they happen and how they're treated. Guests include dermatologist Dr. Adela Cardones.

How do doctors, pharmacists and patients navigate global drug shortages? Guests include Rick Couldry and Dr. Holzbeierlein.

Our experts dive into an unusual form of chemotherapy called hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy – or HIPEC – where drugs are administered through the belly. Guests include Dr. Mazin Al-Kasspooles.

Learn more about the challenge of diagnosing sleep disorders and the growing range of treatment options that go way beyond a CPAP machine. Guests include Dr. Christopher Larsen and Dr. Damien Stevens.

Learn how The University of Kansas Health System is improving healthcare for rural Kansans and how overall healthcare needs are changing for rural America.