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Morning Medical Update

Oct 29, 2021

We talk to a couple of respiratory therapists and find out why they have one of the most stressful jobs in the hospital during COVID. We also answer questions from the media and those from viewers we didn’t have time for earlier this week.


Oct 28, 2021

Actor Erron Jay, living his dream in Hollywood, thought he was sick with COVID-19. He learned quickly, however, that he was in kidney failure. Erron found himself on a transplant list and his search for a living donor brought him back home to the metro and sparked a kidney chain. He joins us with his surgeon and...


Oct 26, 2021

Dr. Amber Schmidtke, chair of the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of St. Mary, joins our experts. During the COVID pandemic, she rose to acclaim as a science communicator, able to effectively translate complex public health data in ways that were meaningful for the general public through...


Oct 25, 2021

Dr. Anne O’Dea, medical oncologist, at The University of Kansas Health System and Lauryn Werner, a student at University of Kansas Medical Center, share a unique story about how Werner became part of her own cancer research.


Oct 22, 2021

Amanda Cackler, RN, our director of quality and safety, joins Dr. Dana Hawkinson, our medical director of infection prevention and control, to answer questions from throughout the week from viewers. They answered questions about COVID-19 booster shots and the whooping cough and shingles vaccines.