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Open Mics with Dr. Stites
Steve Stites, MD, executive vice president, clinical affairs and chief medical officer of The University of Kansas Health System, interviews physicians and leaders about advances in healthcare and current affairs.
Episodes
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COPD and Allergies: Could Allergies Be Making COPD Worse?
COPD can slowly make it harder to breathe and harder to live the life you want. One patient's dramatic improvement has researchers asking another question…
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Obesity and Cancer: The Connection Many People Don't Know About
Most people know obesity can raise the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Fewer know it is also linked to at least 12 types of cancer. Dr. Kristy Brown…
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Cancer Prevention Trials: Clinical Trials Before Cancer Begins
Clinical trials aren't only for people who already have cancer. Some trials are about cancer prevention. Dr. Lauren Nye explains who makes a great trial…
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CAR T-Cell Therapy: Breaking Down Barriers to Life-Saving Cancer Care
CAR T-cell therapy can cure some blood cancers, but many patients who could benefit still can't get access or don't even know about it. Learn what doctors and…
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HIV Cure: One of Only About 13 People in the World Considered Cured
Only about 13 people in the world are considered cured of HIV. The youngest is a patient at The University of Kansas Cancer Center whose treatment for leukemia…
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Magnet Nursing: What Exceptional Nursing Means for Patients
Great nursing isn't always about medicine. Sometimes it means helping a heart transplant patient walk while on life support or finding another way to reach a…
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Physician Suicide and the Pressures Doctors Face
Doctors spend their careers taking care of others but often struggle to ask for help themselves. After the suicide of a respected Kansas City doctor, his…
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Whole Blood, Minutes Matter: Bringing Life-Saving Transfusions to the Scene of Trauma
Dr. Steve Stites explores a groundbreaking Kansas City program bringing whole blood directly to critically injured patients before they reach the hospital…
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Severe Facial Trauma Couldn't Stop Him: One Patient's Remarkable Recovery
A routine bike ride along Missouri's Katy Trail turned catastrophic when Nate Prater crashed into a truck and suffered a rare Le Fort IV fracture — a severe…
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From Wheelchair to Walking: Lester's Recovery from POEMS Syndrome
Lester McKinzy was working construction and spending long days on his feet when a rare disorder suddenly changed everything. What started as weakness, numbness…
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Cancer Screenings for Seniors: What Tests Older Adults Really Need
Cancer screenings can save lives, but the right screening plan can change as we age. In this episode of The University of Kansas Health System Open Mics, Dr…
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Cystic Fibrosis Research: Helping Patients Who Don't Respond to Trikafta
Some people with cystic fibrosis have seen life-changing results from Trikafta, but not every patient responds to the treatment. The University of Kansas…
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World Cup KC: How Our Hospitals are Preparing for 650,000 Visitors
Kansas City is officially taking the world stage! With six matches and over 600,000 visitors headed to our stadium, how is our healthcare infrastructure…
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Special Clinic for Young Stroke Patients
A stroke can happen at any age. The University of Kansas Health System now has a special clinic focused on young stroke survivors. Hear from a patient and her…
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Anonymous donor gives the Gift of Life
Join us for an amazing discussion around organ donation. An anonymous donor previously donated a kidney and has now decided to donate part of her liver. Hear…
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NORD- Special Designation for The University of Kansas Health System and Children's Mercy
The University of Kansas Health System and Children's Mercy are now have the NORD designation. That means we are recognized place for rare disorders and…
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Did COVID age our brains?
Could the pandemic have aged your brain — even if you never got COVID? A new study using brain scans suggests it's possible. But not all experts are ready to…
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Improved Cancer Care in the Northland
Cancer care should be close to home. It's not just convenient, it's necessary for good patient outcomes. We take a closer look at the growing options in the…
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Open Mics - The link between Alcohol and Cancer
A young woman thought she had a simple infection--but it was breast cancer. She questions if lifestyle choices played a role in her diagnosis. We explore the…
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Missy's Boutique helping breast cancer patients for 15 years!
When you are diagnosed with cancer, it's not just about the treatment... but the physical and emotional challenges. Missy's Boutique shows us it's more than…
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Fighting Sjögren's: How a Team Approach is Slowing Autoimmune Damage
An autoimmune disease left one woman battling joint pain, fatigue, and even lung problems. Learn how the health system is using a team approach--from…
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AI in healthcare
In hospitals and clinics, AI is helping with data, diagnostics, and documentation so physicians can do what they do best: focus on their patients. Today…
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Sickle Cell Patient treated with gene therapy, Lyfgenia
A treatment for cancer now has applications for patients with sickle cell disease. Scientists genetically modify the patient's own blood cells—transforming…
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Open Mics - How We Age in Bursts
Every year we celebrate our birthday. Researchers are now learning our bodies don't age in a slow and steady process. We actually age in bursts and there are…
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Back to School and Food Allergies
It's back to school for millions of children. One challenge for some families is the food allergies their children face. Research shows food allergies among…
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Celebrating the Heart of Healthcare- The Impact of Nurses
Medicine is a team sport whether it's a clinic or operating room. Nurses are there giving compassionate care. Meet the nurses supporting our Chief Medical…
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Sickle Cell Treatments, New Hope
Sickle cell disease is painful, costly and now possibly- curable. A new treatment reprograms a person's own blood cells to fight the disease. We break down how…
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The Science Behind the Healing Power of Music
Music stirs the soul, but can it heal the body? We'll show you the science turning melodies into medicine.
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Open Mics with Dr. Stites - The History of Measles and its Historic Comeback
Measles was eliminated in the United States in 2000. It's now making a comeback with outbreaks identified in numerous states including Kansas. It's highly…
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From Car Wreck to Physical Rehab - Mayor Skoog
He woke up in the hospital, unsure why he was even there. Now the mayor of Overland Park is thanking the specialists who saved him.
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Li-Fraumeni Syndrome and Precision Prevention
Our genes contain clues to our health. Doctors can now use these clues to tailor treatments to each patient. We discuss precision medicine and what we know…
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New Hope for Phantom Limb Pain: Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR)
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation – or TMR – offers new hope for people who've lost a limb but struggle with phantom pain. Our doctors discuss how TMR works to…
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One Selfless Man Sparks Kidney Chain Helping to Save Twelve Strangers
April marks National Donate Life month. We explore a kidney chain involving 24 patients across eight different states. What does it take to pull this off?…
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Open Mics with Dr. Stites - Long COVID
Tens of millions of people around the world have recovered from an acute COVID infection ... only to face additional symptoms that can linger for months or…
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The Hidden Burdens of Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease is more than a tremor and stiff muscles. Some patients experience delusions and hallucinations. We explore the hidden burdens of…
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Protecting Sexual Health Following Prostate Surgery
We explore techniques that can reduce nerve damage and protect sexual function.
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Science Behind Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding benefits mom and baby, so why are so many infants missing out? Discover the science and explore the barriers keeping families from best practices.
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Food Insecurity
Food insecurity affects health, but what if doctors could prescribe food just like medicine? Explore a new program helping patients make healthy choices.
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Advanced Endoscopic GI Cancer Procedures
Imagine treating GI cancers with precision, while sparing patients from major surgery. We explore the powerful new tools in gastrointestinal care offering…
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10 Years After the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge,What is the State of ALS Research?
Ten years since the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. We explore the real impacts of that viral trend. New research and novel drugs but still no cure. Meet one woman…
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Lisfranc Injury, Student Spared Surgery
What seemed like a sprained ankle turned out to be much more for one high school athlete. Learn how a trainer's sharp eye saved her from surgery and got her…
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Falling Safely
Can seniors learn to fall safely? Hear from researchers testing new methods and one participant's experience! It's all about reducing injury.
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Losing Weight Before Surgery and Prostate Cancer Outcomes
Can losing weight before surgery make a difference in prostate cancer outcomes? A new study reveals the power of weight loss interventions. Tune in to learn…
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Limb Salvation
A purple-heart veteran thought his battle days were behind him, until he found himself in a battle to save his own leg. Why doctors at the V.A. trusted…
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Kidney Transplant Effects on the Brain
Brain-fog pushed an accomplished pianist away from the keyboard. What she thought might be Alzheimer's was actually her kidneys! The surprising side-effect of…
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Show Me the Science - Mycobacterium
Today we are learning about a family of bacteria called "mycobacteria". Not "micro" as in small, but "myco". They are everywhere, soil, dust, water, even tap…
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Chief Medical Officers Discuss the Higher COVID Numbers
Covid numbers are up- along with hospitalizations. Just as a new vaccine comes out. Join us Friday, for a special Open Mics with Dr. Stites.and other chief…
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Leptospirosis
What started as a dream vacation in Jamaica for David Kaemmer's 30th anniversary turned into a fight for his life. Thanks to the team at The University of…
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Alpha-1: Genetic Emphysema
She's in her forties, but doctors say Becci Ryberg has the lungs of an 85-year-old and it's all due to her genes. The genetic condition that hurts the lungs…
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All of Us Research Program
This may be your best chance to help shape the future of healthcare! Learn how to enroll in All of Us Research and hear what your input could mean for future…
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Sports Psychology
When you eat, breathe, and bleed for your sport, you need a therapist who understands the commitment. We ask a sports psychiatrist their biggest tips for…
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Treating Elite Athletes
As all eyes turn to Paris and the Summer Olympics, we explore expert care for elite athletes. You'll meet the gold medal Olympians who chose The University of…
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Complex Treatment for Severe Burns
Whether they're caused by fireworks, flames, or boiling water-- severe burns need complex treatment. Meet a woman living with scars from a fireworks mishap…
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Beginner's Guide to Exercise
We all understand, the couch is comfortable! But getting up, and getting active, is the key to a healthier life. So how do you start? A beginner's guide to…
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Show Me the Science - LVADs
LVADs can extend the lives of people living with advanced heart failure. We hear what it's like relying on a machine to help your heart pump blood.
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Treating Tinnitus
We explore the newest advancement in treating tinnitus that uses stimulation to retrain the brain. Meet a person using the Lenire system and one of the first…
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Fitness While Going Through Cancer Treatment
Exercise is healthy, even during cancer treatment. We explore the first-ever guidelines for fitness and physical activity while going through cancer treatment.
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Weight-Loss Wait-List
Countless Americans want weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound, but supply isn't meeting demand. So, what should patients do in the meantime? We ask if…
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Nurse-Led Teams
Nurses share some of the most complex wounds, infection and pain for patients here at the health system. These extraordinary nurses and nurse practitioners…
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COVID-19 - A Look Back On Four Years
COVID is a concern, but not a crisis anymore. We reflect on four years of helping the public understand what the pandemic really means. Vaccine expert Dr. Greg…