We have a great show for you this week which will provide all of the answers you have come to expect from The Word on Medicine. This Saturday, the LaBahn Pancreatic Cancer Program is proud to bring you our annual update on pancreatic cancer – the second leading cause of cancer death in Wisconsin. Importantly, the faculty and staff of the LaBahn PC Program are making incredible progress – and you will hear from physicians and scientists, and even more importantly, from our patients. We think about the research and treatment of pancreatic cancer 24-7/365 and are making Milwaukee medicine the best medicine in the world. Please join us for this inspiring program.

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We have a great show for you this week which will provide all of the answers you have come to expect from The Word on Medicine. Today's show provides Perspectives From All Aspects of Learners in Medical Education, including medical students, residents, and fellows. Please join Kenrick Manswell, Lauren Hilt, Drs. Aniya Maheen, Sabrina Karwowski, Kshiti Gaur, Tapas Parikh, Rachel Silverman, Max Magallanes and Samih Thalji as they discuss the preparation needed for each phase of their medical education, daily experiences with patients, and next steps in training.

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We have a great show for you this week which will provide all of the answers you have come to expect from The Word on Medicine. This Saturday, we are close to seven years on the air with The Word on Medicine. This week’s program is our third look into the world of Clinical Trials.  Advances in medicine, especially cancer care, would not be possible without clinical trials and all of the complex infrastructure needed to make them possible. Dr. Ben George, Director of the Clinical Trials Office at MCW will be joined by Nicholas Pucek, Holly Lemke (RN), Tony Stillwell, Nicole Moore, Grace Westerman and a couple of very generous patients who share their stories of being enrolled and treated on cutting edge clinical trials. The Word on Medicine answers your questions on clinical trials – please join us for another important journey.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On today's program The Word on Medicine focuses on Breast Cancer: Genetics: medical experts and a patient discuss the impact of genetics on breast cancer, including the significance of genetic testing, hereditary cancer risk clinic and surgery. Please join our panel of experts Drs. Ann Maguire, Jasmine Walker, Kerri Becktell, and Morgan Armstrong and Samantha Stachowiak, certified genetic counselors. We hope you listen in to this very important and timely program!

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What an eye-opening, information-packed program we have for you this Saturday! Representing Walgreens pharmacies, we have Drew Walgreen – he will be joined by Dr. George MacKinnon, Dean of the MCW School of Pharmacy and Rocky LaDien, Area Healthcare Supervisor at Walgreens, here in Milwaukee. We cover the entire waterfront of pharmacy care with special insight into the amazing history of Walgreens. Such a unique program that also provides a glimpse into what the future holds for you when you need prescriptions filled and exactly how you will obtain the medications – a program you do not want to miss!

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This Saturday’s program continues our series on “Inspirational Patients” - kidney transplantation, liver transplantation and heart disease bring the challenge of health care crises front and center. Our patients brought strength, courage, and a unique level of personal commitment to their individual fight for life. What we often take for granted, such as a beautiful sunrise and a peaceful sunset, can be upended very quickly when our health and life are threatened. Please join Dr. Douglas Evans and Dr. Kondragunta Prasad for this episode of The Word on Medicine this Saturday!

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This Saturday’s program tells the story of our battle with Pancreatic Cancer and the amazing progress we have made at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the LaBahn Pancreatic Cancer Program. Join our expert panel: Drs. Ben George, Beth Erickson, Mandana Kamgar and William Hall. There is perhaps no other disease where progress has been so impactful for patients and their families. Please join us for an inspiring hour of The Word on Medicine.

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We have a great show for you today which will provide all of the answers you have come to expect from The Word on Medicine. This Saturday, we discuss Aneurysms: medical experts and a patient discuss aneurysms, when arteries in the body become weakened, and then bulge and enlarge. Specifically they focus on aneurysms of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, including risk factors, screening and treatments. Join our panel of experts Drs. Peter Rossi, Mitchell Dyer, Parag Patel, and Laura Needler (APNP), along with a patient and his wife as they discuss their experience when he suffered from rupture of an aortic aneurysm.

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We have a great show for you today which will provide all of the answers you have come to expect from The Word on Medicine. This Saturday, we discuss the importance of creating gender equity in vehicle safety development through Crash Equity Research. Please join Susan Cronn, DNP, a nurse practitioner who has been extensively researching the field, as well as Maria Weston Kuhn, survivor of a head-on crash and advocate of crash equity as founder of "Drive US Forward." Learn more about the knowledge that is being gained from the research of crash safety and the importance of advocacy through non-profit organizations such as “Drive US Forward."

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We have a great show for you on Saturday, which will provide all of the answers you have come to expect from The Word on Medicine. This Saturday, we discuss Dizziness and Vertigo: medical experts Dr. Karl Doerfer and Alexia Miles (MPT) and a patient discuss common causes of dizziness and vertigo, as well as treatments. We also go more in-depth into Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (also known as BPPV), and the impact of vestibular rehabilitation therapy in the treatment of this disease.

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