The Word on Medicine
Highlights medical innovation and discovery. The Word on Medicine, where knowledge is changing life, by making tomorrow better than yesterday.
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April 18, 2025 • 47 mins
We have a wonderful program in store for you as The Word on Medicine brings you into the world of Heart Transplantation. It is hard to believe that this program is the 193rd unique show produced by The Word on Medicine since we began in October of 2017. This Saturday, we welcome Drs. Buck Durham, Takushi Kohmoto, Jorge Mascaro, along with Annie Klamrowski, a nurse in the ICU, and of course, the perspective of one of our patients ...
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April 7, 2025 • 46 mins
This Saturday, The Word on Medicine highlights Audaxity. Audaxity is the name of a new bike ride event coming to American Family Field this summer on Sunday August 17, to unite around one clear mission: ending cancer. In this weekend’s program, we will be joined by the leaders behind Audaxity as well as cancer researchers. They will share why this ride matters, how it is fueling the next wave of cancer breakthroughs, and most imp...
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April 3, 2025 • 56 mins
This Saturday’s program will feature the inspirational appearances of Bob Uecker on The Word on Medicine. It will be the “Best of Bob Uecker” – paying tribute to the Milwaukee legend and thanking him for his loyal support of the Medical College of Wisconsin and medical research in our great city. Bob has been a frequent guest of The Word on Medicine since we began in 2017 and has recounted numerous stories of his own health challe...
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March 15, 2025 • 49 mins
We have a very important program in store for you this Saturday as The Word on Medicine brings you an information-packed program on the recent explosion of weight loss medications - the so called GLP-1 receptor agonists. Our panel of experts includes Drs. Lisa Morselli, Tammy Kindel, Kate Glasenapp, and Aimee Welsh and in the last segment, one of Dr. Kindel’s patients will join for the all-important patient perspective. There is s...
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March 1, 2025 • 48 mins
We have a wonderful program in store for you this Saturday as The Word on Medicine brings you a look into something you may not have heard of – a condition called Vestibular Schwannoma - - not to worry, you will be close to an expert at the end of the hour. We welcome Dr. Michael Harris, Katie Damon (PA) and two of their patients. One of the many things that makes MCW so special is the breadth and depth of our expertise – common a...
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February 16, 2025 • 47 mins
We have a fascinating program in store for you today as The Word on Medicine examines How to Bounce Back from Challenging Experiences in Cancer Care. With the help of Drs. Ally Istl and Karen Kersting from our division of surgical oncology, we explore this sensitive and complex topic. As we often do, the final segment of the program is devoted to a patient experience. Sometimes issues which are hard to discuss may also be among the...
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February 7, 2025 • 60 mins
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, our program is on Chronic Back Pain and Spinal Cord Stimulation: medical experts and a patient discuss the challenges of chronic pain, primarily back and leg pain. They discuss the various treatment options, with a focus on spinal cord stimulation. Please join Drs. Peter Pahapill, Sarah Endr...
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January 20, 2025 • 47 mins
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. Today's show is all about Baby's First Year: medical experts discuss their perspectives on the common struggles and challenges that parents face during their baby’s first year of life. Topics include breastfeeding, complementary feeding, baby-led weaning, sleep training, developmental milestones, baby-proofing...
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January 6, 2025 • 50 mins
What a show we have for you this Saturday as The Word on Medicine brings you right into the heart of health care as we explore What Makes A Hospital Work. We have a true all-star cast including: John Ernst, Sr. Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Froedtert Hospital; Anne Bobb, VP for Quality and Patient Safety; Dena McDowell, Director of Food and Nutrition Services; Myron Q. Love, Director of Safety and Security; Terrance...
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December 6, 2024 • 49 mins
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 Word on Medicine brings you our 2024 update on Medicare. Lisa Kogan, Dr. Amy Miller, Jennifer McLarty, and Patrick Cobbs provide information important to everyone. Such a complex topic and our panel of experts break it down in a uniquely understandable way – you do not want to miss thi...
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November 29, 2024 • 49 mins
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 scient...
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November 24, 2024 • 47 mins
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 dis...
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November 11, 2024 • 50 mins
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 po...
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October 28, 2024 • 50 mins
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 c...
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October 13, 2024 • 47 mins
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 als...
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September 29, 2024 • 50 mins
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 ou...
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September 13, 2024 • 48 mins
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 o...
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September 3, 2024 • 49 mins
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 exp...
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August 5, 2024 • 47 mins
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 equi...
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July 14, 2024 • 48 mins
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 vestibu...
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