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Ep. 16 - Robotic Surgery: Robots Are Taking Over Your Surgery and That’s a Good Thing
19m
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 robots around the region to bring robotic assisted surgery closer to home.
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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...
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Ep. 13 – Coming Soon! Elkins Corridor...
Get ready Elkins, Randolph County, and surrounding area. The Elkins Corridor Medical Center is coming soon and bringing WVU Medicine healthcare even closer to home, all under one roof. We talk to United Hospital Center president and CEO Dr. David Hess about building this new hospital without beds...
