Scott Becker Interviews Mike Marsh, President & CEO of Overlake Hospital by Overheard at Overlake Medical Center

Nadia Hameed, MD | KOMO Health Talk by Overheard at Overlake Medical Center

We've covered a lot of topics over these last four episodes. So for this, the final episode of season one of Overheard, let's go back to the beginning. Child birth is still a hotly debated topic. Is it better to have a natural birth? A C-section? A midwif

In this, the inaugural episode of Overhead from Overlake, host Sarah Leibovitz travels back in time to explore the history of Overlake Medical Center, it's conception, and the hard work that goes into creating and maintaining a world class medical center     She also heads back in time to ancient Egypt to learn about the first documented cases of cancer, and how our treatment options and understanding of the disease have changed since then.

In this episode, we learn about the illnesses we can't see, the ones that come with stigma that, historically, has been difficult to overcome- mental health disorders. Listen to find out how these misunderstandings about mental health have evolved over time and how we are still discovering how to make mental health a regular part of medical care. Drs. Kelan Koenig and Daniel Fosmire help bring this issue to life.

Dr. Emily Fan, Overlake Neuroscience Institute, discusses epilepsy.

Even if you know absolutely nothing about the body, you probably know where your heart and lungs are. They’re easy to recognize, to feel. And they were just as easy to notice in ancient times. In this episode we explore what people throughout history thought the heart and lungs were used for, how they cared them, and how Drs. Kim-Thuy Truong, Tara Bellamkonda, and Joel Wilson treat them today.

We bring up two two issues that are often uncomfortable to think about ourselves, let alone bring up with a physician: pelvic health and weight issues. In this episode we explore the history of pelvic health and bariatric surgery with Drs. Julie La Combe and Thien K. Nguyen, and we discover why these issues have been so difficult to discuss and how new treatments are bringing them into the light.

In this, the inaugural episode of Overhead from Overlake, host Sarah Leibovitz travels back in time to explore the history of Overlake Medical Center, it's conception, and the hard work that goes into creating and maintaining a world class medical center.

She also heads back in time to ancient Egypt to learn about the first documented cases of cancer, and how our treatment options and understanding of the disease have changed since then.