Episodes

  • Early screening can catch this leading cause of cancer-deaths

    Early screening can catch this leading cause of cancer-deaths
    Nov 26 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. But a new study finds only 20 percent of eligible patients are getting screened. KCBS Anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Dr. Johannes Kratz, thoracic cancer surgeon and medical director of robotic surgery at UCSF Health.
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    8 mins
  • What you can do to fend from the whopping cough case spike

    What you can do to fend from the whopping cough case spike
    Nov 19 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. After a pandemic lull, whooping cough, or pertussis, is making a forceful return to the Bay Area. Health officials are sounding the alarm, urging residents to protect themselves and others by making sure their vaccinations are up-to-date. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Bret Burkhart spoke with Dr. George Rutherford, Professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at UCSF.
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    9 mins
  • Post-election stress looms—how can you cope?

    Post-election stress looms—how can you cope?
    Nov 12 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. The election has come and gone but for many, the stress from it, is still with us. It is important to deal with the emotions that accompany that stress to help you move forward. For more KCBS Radio's News Anchor Patti Reising spoke with Dr. Elissa Epel, Psychiatry professor UC San Francisco and Author of "The Stress Prescription: 7 Days to More Joy and Ease." andersdahl65 / Getty Images
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    9 mins
  • New UCSF clinic helps to provide diagnoses for neurological conditions

    New UCSF clinic helps to provide diagnoses for neurological conditions
    Nov 5 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. Diagnosing a neurological condition can be difficult, putting patients through a range of mental and physical difficulties. A new clinic at UCSF is hoping to make it easier for patients to navigate the system. For more KCBS Radio's News Anchor Bret Burkhart spoke with Dr. Maggie Waung, Neurologist and director of the Neurology Complex Diagnosis Clinic at UC-SF Health.
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    9 mins
  • Doctors are shifting their treatment plan for concussions

    Doctors are shifting their treatment plan for concussions
    Oct 29 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. Concussions are fairly common injuries in many sports. The guidelines for diagnosing and treating has recently changed with hopes of getting athletes back on the field sooner. For more KCBS Radio's News Anchor Bret Burkhart spoke with Dr. Nicolas Hatamiya, Primary care sports medicine specialist who treats adults and children at UCSF Health.
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    8 mins
  • Reporting breast density results and how they can indicate cancer risk

    Reporting breast density results and how they can indicate cancer risk
    Oct 22 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. Cancer can go undetected in what doctors call “dense breast tissue.” But there hasn’t been any federal regulation around if, or how, mammography centers tell patients about potential risks and additional screening options, until now. For more KCBS Radio's Patti Reising spoke with Dr. Karla Kerlikowske, Professor in the departments of medicine and epidemiology and bio-statistics at UCSF School of Medicine.
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    8 mins
  • Young athletes should diversify their exercises

    Young athletes should diversify their exercises
    Oct 15 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. With the Fall youth sports season now in full swing you may be getting concerned about injuries mounting up for your kids. To discuss it more KCBS Anchor Patti Reising spoke with Dr. Nirav Pandya, Pediatric orthopedic surgeon at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals.
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    9 mins
  • Childhood trauma can linger well into adulthood

    Childhood trauma can linger well into adulthood
    Oct 9 2024
    KCBS, in partnership with UCSF Health presents, As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts from UCSF Medical center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. As the saying goes, time heals all wounds, but trauma has a way of getting under the skin. A new study out of UCSF suggests that our childhood trauma sticks with us much longer than we might expect. For more KCBS Radio's Patti Reising spoke with Dr. Ashwin Kotwal, Geriatrics & Palliative Care physician at UCSF Health and senior author of the study.
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    8 mins