Live Healthy West Virginia
Ep. 10 – Thoracic Surgery: Treating Reflux to Cancer & Everything In-Between
25m
Do you suffer from acid reflux or a hiatal hernia? Are you at risk for esophageal or lung cancer?
We talk about how thoracic surgery can treat thoracic conditions from reflux to cancer and hernias to lung nodules. Thoracic surgeon Dr. Jason Lamb of the WVU Heart & Vascular Institute talks about the latest treatments – most of them minimally invasive – for the most common thoracic diseases.
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Ep. 9 - Advanced Endoscopy: Scoping O...
Endoscopy is used for so much more than colonoscopies, and it just keeps getting better. Advanced endoscopy is an alternative to surgery used for diagnoses, removal of blockages and precancerous cells, and much more – all minimally invasively. And now with AI, we’ve reached a whole new level of e...
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Ep. 8 - Measles: Making an Unwelcome ...
Called “the most contagious virus known to man” by some, measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000 but seems to be making an unwelcome comeback in 2024. And now the first case of measles has been reported in West Virginia in 15 years. We talk with WVU Health System Epidemiologist Dr. M...
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Ep. 7 - Scoliosis: Breaking the Curve
An estimated six-to-nine million people in the U.S. have scoliosis, a backbone deformity where the spine has a side-to-side curve. But early diagnosis and newer treatment options are leading to better outcomes in breaking the curve of scoliosis.
We talk with Dr. John Lubicky, chief of pediatri...
