Brain trauma can be life threatening, and certainly life debilitating. What we think is just a "knock to the head" can be much more serious as you will hear. We are delighted to have Kathryn Hoes, M.D., neurosurgeon/spine surgeon on the medical staff at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas & UTSW Medical Center join us to discuss diagnosing, treating, and healing Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Then, we take a different turn to discuss an element of the Covid-19 pandemic that is quickly becoming a major topic: Legalities. Where does "right to my own body" intersect public health during a pandemic? Can employers mandate an employee take the Covid-19 vaccine in order to remain employed? Can they restrict employees from the workplace? Could the United States legally adopt a national "vaccine passport," or would that revert to the States?

Many interesting questions to discuss with Dallas Attorney Mac Stewart from the firm Hall Render.

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A gripping story from the front lines of Covid-19 treatment. This one, with a happy ending. Sat Nayak, MD is Internal Medicine and a hospitalist at Parkland Health and Hospital System and UT Southwestern Medical Center. He has been featured on WFAA Channel 8 News with this story, as well. 

He tells of one particular patient who got Covid last year and was in serious condition at Parkland. Dr. Nayak was able to treat him back to health so he could get back home to care for his wife, who was battling cancer. 

Fast-forward a year and Parkland arranged for Dr. Nayak to vaccinate Mr. Beacham and his wife, which was a joyous event for everyone. 

This truly is “The Human Side of Healthcare.” 

Next, Dr. John Carlo is back to talk about Herd Immunity. What is it, how do we get there, and is the statistical goal even possible? This segment is a reality check that everyone in the Metroplex should hear, because it truly will take all of us working together to reduce Covid-19’s threat. 

Finally, we’re happy to welcome Dr. Trish Perl back to the show. Very timely, we talk to her about childhood vaccinations and the information she shares there correlates well to what is on many people’s minds from an adult perspective today. 

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April is National Minority Health Month, and this year, the national Office of Minority Health is focusing on the disproportionate impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on racial and ethnic minorities, including heart disease. We are delighted to have Dr. Stella Lisk, Structural Heart Program coordinator at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth with helpful tips for everyone to take better care of our hearts.

We are completing 14 months of living with Covid-19, and too often we think this is an adult pandemic. But our kids have been equally affected. Missed graduations, proms, school events and get-togethers; the social components that are so crucial for healthy childhood in today's society - all gone for the last year. We are honored to have Dr. Kia Carter, co-medical director of Psychiatry at Cook Children’s in Ft. Worth for the second half of our show. She is a wealth of information on not only how our kids are affected by the pandemic, but also when things turn to the dark side and kids start thinking of suicide, what we as parents, grandparents, or family support should know.

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We are delighted to have two excellent guests on our show Sunday. Dr. John Carlo discusses vaccines and Dr. Andrew Morris discusses summer and accidents that frequent our emergency rooms. Dr. Carlo is President/CEO of Prism Health North Texas and Dr. Morris is in emergency medicine at the Texas Health Plano hospital.

The show will be on at 1 PM on KRLD Sunday April 18 and all the major podcasts plus nationwide on Audacy.com

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We are delighted to welcome Mark Cuban to the show this week. A man who needs no introduction to North Texas. Owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team for over two decades, one of the “Sharks” on ABC’s “Shark Tank, investor and philanthropist and huge advocate of the DFW Metroplex. 

Around 10 years ago, Mark developed an irregular heart beat (Atrial Fibrillation). Turns out, it’s in his family, and there could have been other contributing causes. Mark talks openly about living with Afib in the first half of our show. 

Then, a serious situation is looming on the horizon that most are not familiar with. Mutated variants of the Covid-19 virus are in the Metroplex and we are going to talk about how serious it is. Joining us is Leigh Hunter, M.D., Infectious Disease Specialist from Methodist Health System. She is a wealth of current information and science on what the variant threat looks like right now. 

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Steve Miff, PhD, is President and CEO of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI), a leading, non-profit, data science, artificial intelligence and innovation organization affiliated with Parkland Health & Hospital System. They have been working with Dallas County on cutting-edge data projections around Covid-19. Dr. Miff shares some of his work with us, including how they can pinpoint down to your residence how likely Covid exposure is in your area. Also, he has a bold data-driven positive forecast for Dallas County that you're going to be interested to hear.

Summer is right around the corner and we will all want to spend more time outdoors this year...especially this year. Let's not forget about our skin. Mary Hurley, M.D. is a dermatologist on the medical staff at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and is a wealth of information about our body's largest organ: The skin.

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Join us for a comprehensive examination of what medical science now understands about pregnancy and Covid-19, including the pressing question: "Is it safe for a pregnant woman to receive the Covid-19 vaccination?"

We are privileged to have Emily Adhikari, MD, Ob/Gyn and Abigail Patterson, MD, Newborn Pediatrician, both from Parkland Health & Hospital System and UT Southwestern Medical Center to bring us the most current information based on the latest research and data.

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"Sitting is the New Smoking!"

What a statement from Dr. Salman Bhai, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics at UTSW Medical Center and Faculty Member at the Institute of Exercise and Environmental Medicine (IEEM) at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. We explore movement and muscles from someone who is both credentialed, knowledgable, and passionate about the topic. This is a definite "don't miss" episode!

Then, Sherry Cusumano, Director of Community Education and Clinical Development at Medical City Green Oaks Hospital joins us to talk about a big, but little-known topic: Compassion Fatigue. If you have a special needs child, an aging parent who requires regular care, or even if Covid-19 has come calling, you'll want to hear Sherry's explanation of this very important mental health issue that has been exacerbated during the pandemic.

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There's good news on the Covid front with new CDC guidelines this week for those who have had a vaccine, plus Texas has dropped the age access starting Monday, March 15. Steve Love and Thomas Miller discuss the latest in Segment 1.

Then, we tackle a difficult topic that has come up this past year - childhood hypertension. As we have been less active, staying at home more, and eating more, even our kids are starting to exhibit signs that normally would appear in adulthood. Alan Sing, M.D., from Children's Health joins us to talk about the health of our kids.

Another area that is important to note is something that appears on the other end of the timeline of life: Shingles. Childhood chickenpox can lead to Shingles after age 50, in most cases, but it can be prevented with a vaccination. Kishorbhai Gangani, M.D., Internal Medicine at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, joins us with a full explanation of Shingles.

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We begin discussing the importance of wearing masks and we will use previous soundbites from Dr. Mark Casanova, Dr. Robert Haley and Dr. John Carlo.

Then we devote the remainder of the show to a very significant problem throughout North Texas and how our hospitals are responding with caring clinicians and compassionate treatment.

We interview June (name changed and voice slightly altered ) who was put into human trafficking by her own mother. She explains how prevalent this problem is in Texas. She is a courageous lady who has sought treatment and now helps victims of human trafficking. We discuss sexual assault and how fortunate North Texas is to have sexual assault nurse examiner ( SANE ) units in some of our hospitals and the compassionate care they render to victims. We could not have every SANE hospital unit on the show so we used a representative sample of experts that will discuss the topic of sexual assault and yes treatment of victims of human trafficking. We are grateful for the expert discussion by the following individuals:

Dr. Brad Sellers - Medical Director for Emergency Medicine at Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Janaki Subramanian, RN —SANE Coordinator at Methodist Health System

Doreen Freeman, RN —Director of Emergency and Trauma Services at Methodist Health System

Cindy Burnette, RN —Director of the SANE program at Texas Health Resources

We did put a disclaimer on the show that the program might not be appropriate for very small children, but we want to shine a light on this very serious problem and emphasizing the hospital treatment.

Thanks and hope you will tune in.

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