Palmdale Regional Radio

With all the changes in the United States healthcare system, it can be very confusing for the consumer when looking for a medical facility to meet their needs.  Hospital systems are always evolving and finding new ways to serve their community. More and more savvy consumers are asking for detailed information on quality of care and outcome measurements of hospitals. Kyle Cologne, MD, a , is here t...

Patients with severe asthma may get the relief they need with bronchial thermoplasty, a procedure that involves the delivery of controlled, therapeutic radiofrequency energy to the body's airway wall, heating the tissue and reducing the amount of smooth muscle present in the airway wall. In a clinical study of bronchial thermoplasty, adults with severe asthma who were treated with bronchial thermo...

Procedures like Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion (HIPEC) and minimally invasive robotic surgery offer new hope for patients in the advanced stage of ovarian cancer. Until recently, treatment options for patients with advanced-stage ovarian cancer have only included surgery and conventional chemotherapy. However, with HIPEC and robotic surgery, surgeons can potentially improve their odds...

Palmdale Regional Medical Center (PRMC) has formed an alliance with Keck Medicine of USC (University of Southern California) to develop specialty urological, colorectal and breast cancer services at the hospital. The affiliation will initially focus on developing specialty cancer services supported by USC’s clinical and physician expertise. These specialty cancer services include urology, breast a...

When diet and exercise have not worked, there’s an alternative. John Yadegar, MD, Medical Director of the Bariatric Program at Palmdale Regional Medical Center, points out that weight-loss surgery is considered a last resort. Those who are candidates and who can make the necessary adjustments, he says, “do remarkably well.” Listen in as Dr. Yadegar answers some common questions about weight loss s...

Arthroplasty is an orthopedic surgical procedure where the articular surface of a musculoskeletal joint is replaced, remodeled, or realigned by osteotomy or some other procedure. Loss of space between your cervical vertebrae from cervical disk degeneration, or wear and tear, is common. Cervical disks begin to collapse and bulge with age; this happens to most people by age 60. Cervical disk replace...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is a digestive disorder that affects the lower esophageal sphincter, the ring of muscle between the esophagus and stomach. Heartburn, also called acid indigestion, is the most common symptom of GERD and usually feels like a burning chest pain beginning behind the breastbone and moving upward to the neck and throat. Doctors recommend lifestyle and dietary c...