Live Healthy WV

Live Healthy WV

Want to live a better and healthier life? Find out more about the latest medical breakthroughs and best treatments for conditions from heart disease to diabetes and Alzheimer’s in the elderly to RSV in babies. We talk about the latest health information with an expert physician from WVU Medicine to help you live healthy in West Virginia and beyond.

Episodes

Ep. 48 - Understanding COPD: More Than a Cough

November 19, 2025 • 14 mins
West Virginia has one of the highest rates of COPD with more than 186,000 West Virginians, or 13 percent of the state’s adults, affected by this lung disease. COPD is more than just a cough. We talk about prevention and promising treatments helping patients manage symptoms with Rachel Leonard, MD, WVU Medicine pulmonologist.
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Ep. 47 - Advances in Lung Cancer: A Breath of Fresh Air

November 5, 2025 • 24 mins
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., and West Virginia has the second highest rate of new lung cancer cases in the country. But survival rates are on the rise thanks to new treatments and lung cancer screenings.

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and we talk about prevention, treatment, and screening with Kyle Chapman, MD, pulmonologist at the WVU Cancer Institute.
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Ep. 46 - Peak Advantage Medicare: Bigger and Better Than Before

October 22, 2025 • 16 mins
The Medicare open enrollment period is already underway, so we talk about the fastest growing Medicare Advantage plan in West Virginia – Peak Advantage. Peak Health Medicare Director Missy Bazzo explains all the new benefits, including a wellness program, and expansion into more West Virginia counties and into Pennsylvania.
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Ep. 45 - Domestic Violence: VIP Brain Injury Treatment for Survivors

October 8, 2025 • 30 mins
Domestic violence survivors are an often-overlooked population prone to repeated concussions. An estimated one-in-three women, and one-in-seven men in the U.S. will experience physical violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, so we talk about a specialized neurological program giving VIP treatment to domestic violence survivors with Dr. Javier Cárdenas, director of the Concus...
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Ep. 44 - Gynecologic Cancer: Get Screened and Take Control

September 24, 2025 • 30 mins
Are you overdue for your annual gynecological exam? Don’t put it off any longer. An estimated 117,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with gynecologic cancer this year, and about 34,000 will die from it. September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, focusing on cancers affecting the cervix, ovaries, uterus, vagina, and vulva. We talk about prevention and treatment of these cancers with Dr. Wade Barton, a gynecologic oncologi...
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Ep. 43 - Chronic Pain: You Don’t Have to Live with It

September 10, 2025 • 21 mins
Are you one of the 100 million Americans suffering with chronic pain?  You don’t have to learn to live with it. We talk about the explosion of new treatments that are helping many find relief from chronic pain, with Richard Vaglienti, MD, director of the WVU Medicine Center for Integrative Pain Management.
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Ep. 42 - Overdose Awareness: Epidemic Improving, But Crisis Not Over

August 27, 2025 • 28 mins
West Virginia still leads the nation in overdose deaths, but the CDC estimates a drop of about 42 percent in those deaths over the last few years. However, that doesn’t mean the overdose epidemic is over.  We talk about overdose awareness, prevention, and treatment, with Dr. Michael Reynolds, addiction medicine specialist at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute’s Healthy Minds – Chestnut Ridge Center.    
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Ep. 41 - Heart Murmurs: What’s That Sound?

August 13, 2025 • 29 mins
It’s estimated that 72% of children will have a heart murmur at some point during childhood and adolescence. We talk about everything you need to know about heart murmurs from when to be concerned to what to do about them, with Dr Jai Udassi, director of the WVU Medicine Children’s Heart Center.
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Ep. 40 - Aortic Stenosis: Life Renewing Treatments

July 30, 2025 • 23 mins
Aortic stenosis is a condition affecting 2.5 million Americans that occurs when the aortic valve is too narrow. We talk about life renewing treatments for this most common heart valve disease with Dr. Ramesh Daggubati, chief of Interventional Cardiology at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute.
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Ep. 39 – Summer Safety: Spend Time Outside, Not in the ED

July 16, 2025 • 35 mins
The sun is out, and your local emergency department is busy. From preventing drowning and heat sickness to bug bites and brain injuries, we talk about summer safety with Dr. Christopher Goode, chair of the WVU Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine.
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Ep. 38 - Juvenile Arthritis: Kids Get Arthritis, Too

July 2, 2025 • 27 mins
Arthritis is not just an “old person’s” disease; kids can get arthritis, too. July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month, and 220,000 in the U.S. are diagnosed with the disease. We talk about juvenile arthritis and how it’s treated with Dr. Paul Rosen, chief of Pediatric Rheumatology at WVU Medicine Children’s. 
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Ep. 37 - Cataracts: Clear the Cloudiness to Battle Blindness

June 18, 2025 • 26 mins
June is Cataract Awareness Month, and cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide. But as you get older, you don’t have to live with fading vision from cataracts. We talk about cataracts and their treatments with Dr. Brian McMillan, ophthalmologist at the WVU Eye Institute. 
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Ep. 36 - Alzheimer’s: Senior Moment or Something More?

June 4, 2025 • 44 mins
June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. With more than seven million Americans living with the disease, how do you know if you’re having a “senior moment” or something more? We talk about an exciting new treatment that’s giving hope and buying more quality time for Alzheimer’s patients with Dr. Marc Haut, director of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute’s Memory Health Clinic.
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Ep. 35 - Osteoporosis: Bone Up on Bone Health

May 21, 2025 • 18 mins
May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month, and while 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, many are unaware they have it. Despite popular opinion, osteoporosis doesn’t just happen to little old ladies, so we talk about prevention and new treatments with Dr. Colleen Watkins, a metabolic bone disease specialist in the WVU Medicine Department of Orthopedics.
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Ep. 34 - Stroke: Breakthrough Treatments Offer New Hope

May 7, 2025 • 24 mins
May is Stroke Awareness Month, and, in West Virginia, stroke is the leading cause of disability and the fifth leading cause of death. We talk about promising new treatments for stroke, like faster clot-busting drugs and VNS therapy for rehabilitation, with Dr. Muhammad Alvi, medical director of the WVU Stroke Center at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
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Ep. 33 - Testicular Cancer: On the Rise but Curable

April 23, 2025 • 15 mins
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. While testicular cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men aged 15-45, did you know men should be performing monthly self-exams for testicular cancer? We talk about testicular cancer and how to catch it early with Ali Hajiran, MD, Chief of Urologic Oncology at the WVU Cancer Institute.
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Ep. 32 - Movement Disorders: Is it Parkinson’s or Essential Tremor?

April 9, 2025 • 33 mins
Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor are movement disorders that are mostly diagnosed in older adults and share one common symptom: tremors. That’s why the two diseases are often confused for one another. We clear up that confusion and talk about exciting new treatments for these common movement disorders with Dr. Ann Marie Murray, Movement Disorders Division chief at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
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Ep. 31 - Measles 2025: What You Need to Know

March 19, 2025 • 16 mins
As measles cases climb in 2025, we discuss what you need to know about it and how to prevent it with Dr. Matthew Thomas, WVU Medicine Children’s pediatric infectious diseases specialist and pediatric healthcare epidemiologist.
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Ep. 30 - Colorectal Cancer: Surging in Younger Adults

March 12, 2025 • 21 mins
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the U.S., but it’s highly preventable with screening. Even more troubling, colorectal cancer is surging in those under 50. We talk about colorectal cancer and how to prevent it with Dr. Shyam Thakkar, WVU Medicine director of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy.
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Ep. 29 - Women’s Heart Disease: Underdiagnosed and Undertreated

February 26, 2025 • 22 mins
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, yet many remain underdiagnosed and undertreated. In honor of American Heart Month, we talk about women’s heart health and what you should know about taking care of your heart with Dr. Lakshmi Muthukumar, cardiologist at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute.
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