Sound Mind & Body

Sound Mind & Body is a on-going health series to inform and educate KMUW listeners on beneficial health practices. The intent of this series is to highlight under-reported topics and present more complete, reliable information than is available in commercial media.

February 10 - Frank Dudgeon talks with Dr. Hal E. Hale about the Mission of Mercy dental project, which is in its 11th year. [link]

December 12 - Fletcher Powell looks at the high level of uninsured in the Latino community and what’s being done to address it. [link]

November 15 - Briana O’Higgins takes a look at the mid-level dental practitioner controversy and why some dentists oppose it. [link]

October 13 - Carla Eckels reports one third of Americans are Vitamin D deficient. [link]

October 12 - Frank Dudgeon talks with Dr. Mary Koehn about the shortage of nursing faculty. [link]

October 11 - There’s a new focus on breast cancer survivorship. Fletcher Powell reports. [link]

September 29 - The fall months have been dedicated to awareness campaigns around issues of maternal, fetal and infant health. [link]

September 1 - The waiting list for Kansans to receive disability services is long. Briana O’Higgins reports. [link]

August 9 - Fletcher Powell looks at the way some fitness technology companies have decided to work with the video game model instead of against it. [link]

August 4 - Fletcher Powell takes a look at the cutting edge of orthopedic research.  [link]

July 21 - The unpaid work of caregivers is valued at $450 billion, but as KMUW’s Briana O’Higgins reports, their needs are often ignored.  [link]

July 12 - The Affordable Care Act requires all states to set up new insurance marketplaces. Kansas is one of the states leading the way. Fletcher Powell explains how these heath insurance exchanges will work. [link]

July 1 - Via Christi opens a new patient-centered cancer center. Fletcher Powell reports. [link]

June 7 - Briana O’Higgins reports one in three women will suffer from Stress Urinary Incontinence or SUI. [link]

May 10 - As full implementation of the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – or health reform - inches closer, health professionals are figuring out the changing system and their changing roles. Briana reports. [link]

May 9 - Fletcher Powell takes a look at what doctors can do to help a person whose skin no longer functions. [link]

April 12 - Fletcher Powell reports on allergies and adverse reactions to antibiotics. [link]

March 7 - Fletcher Powell takes a look at one of the current hot topics in personal health with one man’s battle with sleep apnea. [link]

Feb. 4 - Briana O’Higgins researches the branding of disease and also how heart disease is different for women than men. [link]