Docs in a Pod presented by WellMed

Falls become increasingly dangerous as you grow older. Even an active, healthy adult can be sidelined by a bad fall. WellMed primary care physician Cheryl Tapp Winchell, DO (WellMed at Sebastian joins WellMed Radio cohosts Dr. Marissa Charles and Ron Aaron for a discussion on the best way to prevent falls in your home. WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners...

WellMed medical director Dr. Lewis Greenberg discusses diagnosing and treating sleep apnea, other sleep disorders, and more with WellMed Radio cohosts Dr. Marissa Charles and Ron Aaron. WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help you live healthier. WellMed Radio airs on Sundays in San Antonio at 6 p.m. on KLUP. Visit us...

Derick Young, MD (WellMed at Windcrest, San Antonio) talks with WellMed Radio cohosts Dr. Marissa Charles and Ron Aaron about why flu shots are even more important this year in light of COVID-19, which is still a very real threat. WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help you live healthier. WellMed Radio airs on Sunday...

When you suffer from back pain, it’s nearly impossible to focus on anything else. With a background in physical medicine and rehabilitation and sports medicine, Lindsay Argo, MD (USMD), shares her knowledge on how to treat back pain with hosts Dr. Marissa Charles and Ron Aaron. WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help...

Life has changed considerably due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s completely normal to have a difficult time adjusting. Dr. Nanda Bysani (USMD – Carrollton Clinic) discusses adjusting to the new way of living in 2020 with WellMed radio hosts Dr. Marissa Charles and Ron Aaron.  WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help yo...

COVID-19 is on the forefront of everyone’s mind, but flu season is right around the corner and it’s still a potentially deadly threat.  Co-hosts Dr. Marissa Charles and Ron Aaron discuss the importance of getting a flu vaccine and living in the new normal of the COVID-10 pandemic.   WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to...

WellMed Director of Integrative Medicine Dr. Yoon Hang Kim, talks with WellMed Radio co-hosts Dr. Marissa Charles and Ron Aaron about alternative treatments and approaches for managing disease plus use of acupuncture to reduce chronic pain and more.   WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help you live healthier. WellMed...

With the reopening of businesses and schools, the number of cases of coronavirus diagnosed in younger people is increasing. Dr. Carol Stewart-Francisco (WellMed at Longwood) discusses ways to stay calm and stop the spread with WellMed Radio host Ron Aaron.    WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help you live healthier....

The coronavirus pandemic forced many people to cancel or postpone elective surgeries for the foreseeable future. Dr. Juan Rodriguez-Rodriguez and Dr. Alexis Silva-Vega (WellMed at Oak Commons) discuss with WellMed Radio cohosts Dr. Marissa Charles and Ron Aaron why to hold off on elective surgeries during COVID-19.   WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners d...

Cris Sierra, vice president, transportation operations for WellMed’s Comfort Care Non-Emergency Medical Transportation discusses with WellMed Radio’s co-hosts Dr. Marissa Charles and Ron Aaron everything caregivers and others need to know about the service. WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help you live healthier. W...

In the early 2000s, two severe viral respiratory illnesses spread quickly and left devastation in their wake. Coronaviruses was the cause of both SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome). However, after an initial rapid spread, SARS and MERS were contained. Epidemiologist and WellMed medical director Dr. Osman Ahmed discusses why COVID-19 is different an...

Only weeks after relaxed restrictions, parts of the U.S. are seeing a resurgence in COVID-19. NP Kimberly Bradley (WellMed at Sebastian) shares what protocols are in place to treat patients safely while preventing spread of the virus, along with new developments like the “Grandpad.” WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to...

COVID-19 has created a new normal, and many people are struggling to cope. Dr. Benjamin Stevens (WellMed at New Braunfels) talks about the pandemic’s effect on mental health and how to get help for yourself or a loved one.   WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help you live healthier. WellMed Radio airs on Saturdays on...

Here is a term you don’t hear every day: antimicrobial stewardship.  It’s critical to treat infections effectively with antibiotics, but misuse can lead to antibiotic resistance—which can be a BIG problem. Dr. Dawn Rudd (WellMed at Medical Center) talks about protecting the integrity and therapeutic value of antibiotics on WellMed Radio.   WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. P...

Dr. Alisa Holland (WellMed at Bayside) discusses the necessity of adapting to previously unorthodox methods of seeing patients, including the rapid rise of telehealth services.   Telehealth services for WellMed patients can be accessed at www.myhealthteamnow.com            WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help you l...

We welcome a new co-host to WellMed Radio: Marissa Charles, D.O., primary care physician and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. She discusses the “D.O. difference” and what makes a D.O.’s approach to practicing medicine unique. WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help you live healthier. WellMed Radio airs on Sundays in S...

Dr. Aparna Vallabhaneni (WellMed at Georgetown) talks with WellMed Radio host Ron Aaron about what may be next for the COVID-19 virus in the coming months. WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help you live healthier. WellMed Radio airs on Sundays in San Antonio at 6 p.m. on KLUP. Visit us at www.wellmedhealthcare.com .

Visiting your doctor through a video app used to be a timesaving convenience for minor illnesses and injuries. COVID-19 has thrust telemedicine into the spotlight as a safe way to see your doctor while adhering to social distancing measures.  Dr. Charles Van Duyne, Chief Medical Information Officer, USMD, and Associate Medical Information Officer, WellMed Medical Management, talks with WellMed Rad...

Dr. Omprakash Pansara, WellMed at South Parsons in Tampa, Florida, dives into the differences between viruses and bacteria and the most effective way to diagnose and treat them. The discussion includes an analysis of what we know to date about the COVID-19 virus. WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help you live health...

A bit of genetic material and a protein coat—AKA a virus--are the cause of many illnesses, including COVID-19. Osman "Ossie" Ahmed, MD, DPh, WellMed Medical Director, discusses viruses and COVID-19 with WellMed Radio cohosts Joshua Beck, MD and Ron Aaron. WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help you live healthier with...

WellMed Chief of Palliative Care Dr. Elizabeth Glazier joins WellMed Radio co-host Ron Aaron to share what should know about palliative care.  WellMed Radio focuses on health issues affecting adults. Providers and partners discuss stories, topics and tips to help you live healthier with hosts Ron Aaron and Dr. Joshua Beck. WellMed Radio airs on Sundays in San Antonio at 6 p.m. on KLUP. Visit us at...

Monica Brown, DO and Megha Patel, NP (WellMed at South Stuart, Florida) join WellMed Radio co-hosts Dr. Joshua Beck and Ron Aaron to discuss coronavirus (COVID-19) including prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

It seems like only yesterday you were sitting in an exam room in a paper gown, breathing in and out while your primary care doctor pressed a stethoscope to your back.  Paulina Thanawala, DO, USMD Frisco Clinic, talks with WellMed Radio cohosts Dr. Joshua Beck and Ron Aaron about the importance of the annual medical exam for all adults including critical issues, benchmarks, vaccines, and more.

Simply saying those two words makes people cringe. The pain from kidney stones is said to be worse than childbirth. Dr. Niraj Badhiwala, urologist from Urology Associates of North Texas (and former kidney stone sufferer) runs through kidney stone prevention, diagnosis, and treatment with cohosts Dr. Joshua Beck and Ron Aaron. Plus more on prostate health and urinary tract issues.

Now that the New Year is now just the Year, nutrition resolutions and willpower can start to wane. WellMed Radio host Ron Aaron speaks with Dr. Robert Ross from South Alamo Medical Group on how to keep the momentum going on your nutrition and weight loss goals.