http://soundmedicine.iu.edu Listen to Sound Medicine, the weekly talk radio show sponsored by the IU School of Medicine and WFYI, 90.1 FM, the Indianapolis NPR affiliate. en-us Copyright 2013 Indiana University School of Medicine medschl@iupui.edu (IU School of Medicine) Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:01 +2000 http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/images/west.jpg http://soundmedicine.iu.edu 100 133 Sound Medicine Listen to Sound Medicine, the weekly talk radio show sponsored by the IU School of Medicine and WFYI, 90.1 FM, the Indianapolis NPR affiliate. Sound Medicine is produced by the Indiana University School of Medicine and WFYI Public Radio. Host Barbara Lewis interviews medical experts on a wide range of current issues in medicine, from Alzheimer research to the West Nile virus. Joining Ms. Lewis each week are faculty co-hosts from the IU School of Medicine: Drs. Steven Bogdewic, David Crabb, Eric Meslin, Kathy Miller, and Ora Pescovitz. The program educates and encourages listeners to make sound health decisions. It's also a forum for health issues affecting local communities. public radio, health information, indiana, indianapolis, wfyi, medicine, sound medicine Contact Webmaster medschl@iupui.edu No No Katy Kreider, a fourth-year medical student at the IU School of Medicine, discusses her experience interviewing for residency programs across the country. Kreider reminisces about the wonderful patients she has had the experience of treating in the past and why she's looking forward to her residency in family practice. According to Kreider, a smile is the most important thing to bring to an interv.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3615/What-is-the-most-important-accessory-for-an-interview- http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3615/What-is-the-most-important-accessory-for-an-interview- 2013-03-24T00:00:01+20:00 Norleena Gullett, M.D., discusses her time as an intern at ABC News national health desk..... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3544/Making-the-transition-from-doctor-to-journalist http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3544/Making-the-transition-from-doctor-to-journalist 2013-02-03T00:00:01+20:00 In honor of George Sledge's work at IU "Sound Medicine" will revisit a 2011 interview with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center professor of medicine. Sledge reflects on his career thus far, including the progression of cancer treatment since the 1980s. Sledge came to Indiana University in 1983. At that time he was the only oncologist with expertise in the area of breast canc.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3499/George-Sledge--a-retrospective-on-a-career-in-breast-cancer-treatment-and-research http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3499/George-Sledge--a-retrospective-on-a-career-in-breast-cancer-treatment-and-research 2012-12-23T00:00:01+20:00 In celebration of National Nursing Week, this week's Sound Medicine explores how nursing has changed in the past decades, and how the new educational and professional demands placed on nurses has redefined the profession in many ways. Host Barbara Lewis will speak with nurses in a wide range of roles, from clinical work to management, to learn what's different about being a nurse in 2012. .... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3243/Nursing--Bedside-and-Beyond http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3243/Nursing--Bedside-and-Beyond 2012-05-06T00:00:01+20:00 The FDA recently approved the Berlin Heart, a mechanical pump for children with severe heart failure. The implanted device temporarily takes over the heart's function, typically until the child receives a transplant. A team from Riley at IU Health in Indianapolis, which has been using the device for a decade, played a key role in the approval process. On this week's show, Dr. David Crabb le.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3170/The-Berlin-Heart-Device--A-Physician-and-Patient-Story http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3170/The-Berlin-Heart-Device--A-Physician-and-Patient-Story 2012-03-11T00:00:01+20:00 Sound Medicine's Dr. David Crabb interviews IU oncologist Jodi Skiles, who talks about her work with patients at the Moi Teaching Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, where she co-directs the Oncology Institute for the AMPATH program (Academic Model for Providing Access to Healthcare). Dr. Skiles discusses the difficulties diagnosing and treating cancers in a part of the world that lacks such basic med.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3166/Treating-Cancer-in-Kenya http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3166/Treating-Cancer-in-Kenya 2012-03-04T00:00:01+20:00 Hand and other tremors occur in about 5 percent of the population, usually among the elderly. Sound Medicine's Dr. David Crabb asks IU neurologist Jay Bhatt to explain a condition called essential tremor. With essential tremor, the shaking may start in the hand and spread to the neck or voice. Although essential tremor can be debilitating, medications and other treatments can successfully quel.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3168/Essential-Tremor--A-Common-Condition http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3168/Essential-Tremor--A-Common-Condition 2012-03-04T00:00:01+20:00 An aspirin-a-day helps prevent heart attack and stroke, right? Maybe not. According to a new study of aspirin-use, for some patients the regimen may do more harm than good. Sound Medicine contributor Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, explains who is likely to benefit -- and who probably won't benefit -- from a daily dose of aspirin. Dr. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber is executive director of IU's Na.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3143/Doc-Chat--Daily-Aspirin-Not-for-Everyone http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3143/Doc-Chat--Daily-Aspirin-Not-for-Everyone 2012-02-12T00:00:01+20:00 The Grammy Awards are on TV this weekend, and British singer Adele is up for six nominations. Certainly, her fans are eager to know if she's recovered from the vocal hemorrhages that forced her to cancel a tour last year. To find out what caused Adele's problem, and how it's typically treated, Sound Medicine's Steve Bogdewic, PhD, speaks with head and neck specialist Taha Shipchandler, MD. Dr..... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3145/Singer-Adele-s-Vocal-Cord-Bleeding http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3145/Singer-Adele-s-Vocal-Cord-Bleeding 2012-02-12T00:00:01+20:00 The latest dieting craze is the Dukan Diet, named for French doctor Pierre Dukan. Kate Middleton reportedly used it to drop a few dress sizes before her wedding to Prince William. Barbara Lewis asks Sound Medicine's new regular contributor, Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, her opinion of this high-protein diet. Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber is on faculty at the IU School of Medicine, and she serves as.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3139/Doc-Chat--the-Dukan-Diet http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3139/Doc-Chat--the-Dukan-Diet 2012-02-05T00:00:01+20:00 So much attention has been focused on the cosmetic uses of botulinum toxin, usually known by its trade name, Botox, that it's easy to forget about the drug's serious medical uses. For example, the FDA recently approved Botox for preventing chronic migraines. Sound Medicine's David Crabb, MD, sat down with Indiana University neurologist Jay Bhatt, MD, to learn how it works. Dr. Bhatt is.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3129/Botox-for-Treating-Migraines http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3129/Botox-for-Treating-Migraines 2012-01-29T00:00:01+20:00 Robots are nothing new to the operating room, but they're relatively new in at least one area. A recent study by Barbara Lewis's next guest finds that a new, minimally invasive robotic surgery is particularly effective for removing certain types of cancerous kidney tumors. IU School of Medicine urologist and researcher Ronald Boris discusses the "robotic partial nephrectomy," which preserve.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3090/Robotic-Surgery-for-Kidney-Cancer http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3090/Robotic-Surgery-for-Kidney-Cancer 2011-12-18T00:00:01+20:00 And finally this week: a mother and daughter share what they've learned -- the hard way -- about kidney disease. When Victoria Hulet needed a kidney transplant due to a hereditary disorder called Alport's Disease, her daughter Jennifer volunteered to be a donor. As the two became immersed in the transplant process, they discovered there was very little patient friendly material available. .... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3085/Book--Kidney-Steps http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3085/Book--Kidney-Steps 2011-12-11T00:00:01+20:00 For many women who've had a mastectomy due to breast cancer, reconstructive surgery used to mean getting a silicone implant. Now, there's a technique that's becoming more common. It involves using a woman's own tissue, from the area just below the belly button, where there's often a little extra fat. In fact, you could think of this as a combined tummy tuck and breast reconstruction, all in .... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3082/DIEP-Breast-Reconstruction http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3082/DIEP-Breast-Reconstruction 2011-12-11T00:00:01+20:00 Facial paralysis is a common side-effect from a number of conditions such as stroke or tumors. Even some infections can cause paralysis of facial muscles. It's a real challenge for plastic surgeons to manipulate the muscles and bones to correct the paralysis...or at least, to minimize it. Sound Medicine's Dr. Kathy Miller talks with plastic surgeon Taha Shipchandler about new techniques that.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3075/New-Techniques-in-Facial-Reconstruction http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3075/New-Techniques-in-Facial-Reconstruction 2011-12-04T00:00:01+20:00 About a third of patients in line to get a kidney transplant have a quirk in their immune system that makes it ready to attack the new organ. It's called being "pre-sensitized," and it can develop because of an earlier failed transplant, or maybe a blood transfusion, or even a pregnancy. Pre-sensitized patients are likely to reject the transplanted organ. IU Health physician Tim Taber dire.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3052/Improving-the-Odds-for-Kidney-Transplants http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3052/Improving-the-Odds-for-Kidney-Transplants 2011-11-13T00:00:01+20:00 One of the challenges of diagnosing brain cancer, a brain tumor, is that its symptoms mimic other diseases. IU Health physician Stephanie Wagner, MD, is one of only two neuro-oncologists in Indiana. This week Sound Medicine's Kathy Miller, MD, talks with Dr. Wagner about brain tumors and brain surgery. Dr. Wagner is co-medical director of the IU Simon Cancer Center's neuro-oncology program.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3041/Brain-Surgery-101 http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3041/Brain-Surgery-101 2011-10-30T00:00:01+20:00 Recently a U.S. government health panel recommended healthy men not receive a common prostate cancer screening test, the prostate-specific antigen or PSA test. The panel concluded that the PSA test doesn't save lives and can lead to treatments with serious side effects such as impotence and incontinence. Indiana University professor of urology Mike Koch strongly disagrees with the recommendati.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3033/Prostate-Screening-Controversy http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3033/Prostate-Screening-Controversy 2011-10-23T00:00:01+20:00 We begin this week with a bit of encouraging news for people dealing with the skin cancer melanoma. In the past few months, the FDA has approved two new drugs for the treatment of metastatic melanoma -- the kind that spreads beyond the original site on the skin. They are the first medications that have been shown to reduce tumors in patients with that particularly tough form of cancer. Ba.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/2985/Promising-New-Melanoma-Drugs http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/2985/Promising-New-Melanoma-Drugs 2011-09-11T00:00:01+20:00 Sound Medicine reporter Colleen Iudice explores a surprising trend: couples seeking to adopt HIV-infected children. Iudice talks with parents who've adopted children from Haiti and sub-Saharan Africa, and she meets with clinicians who treat these special needs kids -- many of whom are remarkably healthy..... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/2933/Adopting-HIV-Positive-Children http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/2933/Adopting-HIV-Positive-Children 2011-07-31T00:00:01+20:00