UAB MedCast
The official podcast of UAB Medicine, moving medicine forward.
Episodes
Conley Carr MD discusses early rehabilitation management of lower extremity amputees. He shares how pain is handled in the acute and chronic amputee and the timeline of how long amputees stay in the hospital initially and how long unt...
For patients with end-stage arthritis who are also highly active, hip resurfacing may be the preferred alternative to a total hip replacement. Scott Mabry, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon, discusses the aspects of hip resurfacing that prese...
Neurosurgeons are using robotics to make some spine surgeries more precise and efficient. Jakub Godzik, MD, explains how robotics are being used in minimally invasive spinal fusion surgeries to deliver screws more precisely ba...
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an interstitial lung disease caused by an allergic reaction to organic environmental antigens, such as mold or bird feathers. Kevin Dsouza, MD, a pulmonologist, discusses the complex diagnosis and ...
For patients experiencing knee pain from osteoarthritis on just one side of the knee, a partial knee replacement may be the best option. Scott Mabry, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon, explains how a partial knee replacement has advantages over a total knee replacement for th...
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are ten times more prevalent than tuberculosis infections, affecting primarily the elderly and immunocompromised. Bryan Garcia, MD, a pulmonologist, discusses the likely origins of NTM, who is most at risk ...
Hepatitis C (HCV) affects around 40,000 people in Alabama, and possibly many more who do not know they have it. Although the disease is largely curable, it affects vulnerable populations that may not get tested or pursue treatment. Ricard...
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) can occur secondary to autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, and Sjogren’s syndrome. Pilar Acosta, MD, a pulmonologist, explains the unique treatment ap...
Around 40% of adults will experience acid reflux at some point in their lives, and half of them will take medication to control consistent recurrences, known as gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. It is important to diagnose patients with GERD to help...
Healthy eating is a powerful way to prevent and control type 2 diabetes. New medications allow those with diabetes to focus on diet to improve their quality of life, not simply to manage blood sugar. Amy Warriner, MD, explains the individualized approach required to help...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare lung disease that leads to progressive lung scaring and eventual respiratory failure; it most often affects the elderly. The American Thoracic Society and other international bodies updated clinical p...
Exercise is a medicine that many people neglect, even more so if they have a physical disability: 50% of those with a physical disability do not exercise regularly. Johan Latorre, MD, a specialist in sports medicine and former collegiate wheelchair tennis c...
Digital technology is making the concept of continuous care possible – along with its more familiar benefits to telemedicine. Jeff Curtis, MD, a rheumatologist, discusses new applications of digital technology to healthcare that are becoming stand...
Urinary diversion is needed for a variety of patients whose bladders are not functioning properly. In cases of organ removal, cancer, or loss of mobility, complex and permanent surgical procedures may be required. Chas Peyton, MD, and Jeffrey Nix, MD, both urologic oncologist...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is one of the common forms of interstitial lung disease (those that affect the tissues between airways); it results in scarring and fibroblasts. Early diagnosis is critical to the management of this dangerous co...
Oscar Julian Booker, MD and Efstathia Andrikopoulou MD discuss how using third-party vendor, Mpirik Cardiac Intelligence, helped to develop a software algorithm that provides clinical decision support to help identify patients at r...
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disease that results in severe sinus and pulmonary infections and is particularly difficult to treat; however, as George Solomon, MD, explains, researchers have recently made important steps in understanding and trea...
Even for those diagnosed with a seizure disorder (e.g., epilepsy), seizure events are unpredictable and dangerous; worse still, they often occur in clusters. Adeel Ilyas, MD, discusses his new research paper that demonst...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained heart arrhythmia, and it dramatically increases stroke risk. William Maddox, MD, a cardiac electrophysiologist, discusses the most recent approaches to treating patients’ symptoms of AF and reducing...
In some central Alabama counties, roughly one in five adults has type 2 diabetes. Fernando Ovalle, MD, discusses trends in diabetes care. He notes the general complications that often accompany type 2 diabetes, including kidney disease, neuropathy,...Popular Podcasts
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