Barnes-Jewish Hospital produces a podcast series called "Barnes-Jewish Health Connection" to inform listeners on the latest health care treatments and technology as well as information on disease prevention.
Podcasts feature interviews with Washington University specialists – doctors, researchers, nurses and other experts – who discuss various topics in health care. New episodes are posted about twice a month, each about 10 minutes long.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Monday, September 8, 2008 | 7:26 AM
It's a new way to approach some neurosurgeries.going through the nose to remove a tumor. Find out more about "Endonasal Skull Base Surgeries" from Greg Zipfel, MD, a Washington University neurosurgeon at Barnes-Jewish Hosptial and Ravi Uppaluri, MD, a Washington University otolaryngologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Friday, August 22, 2008 | 1:59 PM
The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force says men over 75 should avoid
PSA screening because it leads to unnecessary anxiety, surgery and
complications. The decision led to some controversy with men over 75 who are now
prostate cancer survivors.
Find
out about the recommendations and also the future of prostate cancer
treatmentfrom Dr. Gerald Andriole, chief of urology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
and Washington University School of Medicine.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Monday, August 4, 2008 | 9:57 AM
For the
first time in the world, Washington University
surgeons at Barnes-Jewish Hospital removed
a large kidney cancer through a single incision at the patient's belly button. Find out more about the procedure from Dr. Sam Bhayani, urologic surgeon at the
Siteman Cancer Center.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Monday, July 14, 2008 | 9:30 AM
Many infertile couples or women turn to egg donor programs to help them start a family. Learn about the process of egg donation from Sarah Keller, MD, a Washington University reproductive endrocrinologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Friday, June 20, 2008 | 8:48 AM
Lung cancer is the America's leading cancer killer. Find out about treatment options from Bryan Meyers, MD, chief of thoracic surgery at Barnes-Jewish and Washington University.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Wednesday, June 18, 2008 | 8:49 AM
For patients suffering an onset of stroke, a drug called tPA can bethe difference between paralysis and a life changing recovery.Find out more inthis Barnes-Jewish Health Connection podcast with Dr. Jin-Moo Lee from the Barnes-Jewish and Washington University Stroke Center.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Monday, June 2, 2008 | 11:57 AM
For many heart failure patients, assist devices have long kept a failing heart beating until a donor heart is available. However, new technology might make a heart transplant unnecessary in the future. Find out more on this edition of Barnes-Jewish Health Connection from Dr. Nader Moazami, surgical director of the Barnes-Jewish and Washington University artificial heart program.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Tuesday, May 20, 2008 | 11:11 AM
While Senator Ted Kennedy was recently diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, a brain tumor diagnosis isn't necessarily a death sentence. New treatments and technologies are giving patients new hope. Find out more from Dr. Ralph Dacey, chief of neurosurgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Monday, May 19, 2008 | 10:35 AM
Ten percent of Americans will suffer at least one seizure in their lifetime. Dr. Ed Hogan, a neurosurgeon at the Washington University Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, talks about epileptic seizures and the treatments that help patients take control of their seizures and their lives.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Tuesday, April 29, 2008 | 1:20 PM
Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans. Stopping heart disease before it starts is the goal of Dr. Andy Kates, a cardiologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Thursday, April 17, 2008 | 8:51 AM
Learn about pancreatic cancer and improvements in surgical procedures from Dr. William Hawkins, a gastrointestinal oncologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Tuesday, March 4, 2008 | 10:56 AM
Some lung cancer patients have new treatment options thanks to new technology. Find out more from Dr. Jeff Bradley, a radiation oncologist at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Tuesday, March 4, 2008 | 10:56 AM
During colon cancer awareness month in March, find out more about the importance of screening colonoscopy with Dr. Dayna Early, a gastroenterologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.
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Monday, September 8, 2008 | 7:26 AM
