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As MU has launched their Express Care Clinics, lots of questions have popped up. Amanda Naumann, a nurse practitioner at MU Health Care joins the podcast to provide answers.

MU Health Care has been recently been nationally recognized for their heart care! So it’s only proper that our guest is Dr. Arun Kumar, an MU Health Care Cardiologist, to tell us more about what the recognition means as well as ways to stay heart healthy.

Summer is here and you want to get outside and exercise but the heat and humidity can really put stress on your body. Casey Hairston is an MU Health Care athletic trainer and we're talking about what you should know before you get out and exercise in the Mid-Mo heat.

With the weather heating up more people are spending time outside, kidney stone cases tend to rise. Symptoms can come on fast. Our guest is urologist Dr. Julie Riley from MU Health Care's Kidney Stone Program to share some advice on what and how to treat kidney stones and prevent them from coming back.

Summer break starts this month and kids are going to be outside playing and having fun-but it can also bring bumps, bruises and injuries. MU Health Care pediatric emergency medicine Dr. Mary Beth Bernadin joins us to talk about MU's Children's Hospital Emergency Room.

Tick season is here and with it comes the newly emerging condition called Alpha-gal syndrome- a tick related allergy that can make people react to red meat. Dr. Benjamin Casterline, a dermatologist at MU Health Care is here to help you learn more about Alpha-gal.

More than 3 million Americans live with epilepsy- and for one in three, medication isn't enough. Dr. Stephanie Bustros with MU Health Care joins us to talk about advanced treatment options that can help patients regain their independence.

Dr. Zafonte is a nationally recognized expert in brain injury research and treatment. If you or someone you know has had a brain injury, MU Health Care's Concussion Program offers expert care. Schedule an evaluation today muhealth.org/braininjuryexperts

Winter can be rough on your sinuses our expert today is MU Health Care ENT Dr. Albert Kong to help us understand why winter is so tough on us and how we can battle it.

Trying to grow your family can be one of the most exciting- and sometimes overwhelming journeys in your life. MU Health Care's Reproductive Health and Fertility Center is here to help and our expert today is Dr. Tia Brodeur, a reproductive endocrinologist helping to lead the center into a new chapter.

As flu season ramps up it's hard to know where to go when you or your kids get sick. Our expert today is MU Health Care's Doctor Day to talk about the many convenient options for care when the sniffles strike.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we are joined by MU Health Care breast cancer surgeon, Dr. Nicole Nelson to talk about early detection and why screenings are so very important.

Fall sports season is here and it's always a good time to talk about the concerns of concussions. You don't have to be an athlete to suffer a concussion and to help us recognize symptoms and what to do after an injury we have MU Health Care neurologist Dr. Komal Ashraf with us.

Do you have a primary care provider? Do you only think of your doc when you're sick? Dr. Swofford joined us to talk about why having a trusted PCP is so important.

It is summer time and while we should be protecting our skin year-round, now's the time to take extra precautions. Our expert is MU Health Care dermatologist Dr. Jordan Parker with some tips to avoid sun damage and spot early signs of cancer.