Did you know that falls are the number one cause of concussion? Or that isolating in a cold, dark room is NOT the best way to treat a concussion? We’re busting concussion myths and talking about the changing concussion protocols with national concussion expert Javier Cárdenas, MD, of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Concussion & Brain Injury Center.
Up Next in Season 1
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Ep. 16 - Robotic Surgery: Robots Are ...
Robots have been taking over our surgeries for more than 20 years, and their use is expanding exponentially. Why is that a good thing? Dr. Kristy Ward, chair of the J.W. Ruby Memorial Robotics Committee, explains the benefits of robotic surgery and why WVU Medicine is expanding its fleet of robot...
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Ep. 15 – Back-to-School Vaccines: He...
Do you know what back-to-school vaccines your child needs? Why does West Virginia lead the nation in childhood immunization rates but is last in getting teens and pre-teens the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine?
Dr. Kathy Moffett, chief of WVU Medicine Children’s Pediatric Infectious Diseases, expla...
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Ep. 14 – TMS for OCD & Depression: A ...
Are you struggling with obsessive compulsive disorder or depression and medication just isn’t working? Then transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS therapy, may be for you.
We talk with neurologist Dr. Umer Najib of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute about how this noninvasive, in-offi...
