WCCO Health Radio

Today we talked to Andrew Stiehm of Allina Health, he specializes in pulmonary and sleep medicine so we opened up the phone and text lines to ask the doctor anything when it comes to sleep, pulmonary health and much more - covering a variety of topics from sleep apnea, Alzheimer's, insomnia and much more with Dr. Stiehm.

It is always a good time to remind everyone about the importance of heart health and how to maintain overall cardiovascular well being so we went to a specialist on the topic in Mario Goessl, MD, PhD. with Allina Health and he is an interventional cardiologist at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation with Allina Health. Today we cover some of the risk factors with cardiovascular disease and c...

It's cold to the bone so today we talked all about bone health with Dr. Suzanne Hecht of M Health Fairview who specializes in Sports Medicine. Covering various topics from calcium intake, osteoporosis, bone mineral loss and much more!

For today’s Health Show we covered hospice care and long term care in honor of November being National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, with our two guests Dr. Glen Varns who specializes in palliative care and Erika Schuld, who is the Operations Director for Hospice and Palliative Care for Allina Health! We handled every and all questions or comments regarding long-term care, differences between...

We are on the fast track to holiday eating so it is important to be mindful of what we are consuming which with holiday treats and overeating can be a challenge so we were pleased to be joined by Keri Anderson Personal Trainer and Health Coach with Lifetime Fitness to walk us through some of those struggles and tips on how to maintain good fitness even during the holiday season! We cover supplemen...

With Halloween behind us and more overeating and sugar intake ahead of us for the holidays we chatted with Nancy Kaley, Program Director and Facilitator of the COR Retreat which helps those who struggle with eating issues they face and helps lead them to a healthier path! She discusses her own experience in the fight against sugar addiction and also we take some of your questions as well pertainin...

Today we chatted with Wendy Lane of Lifespark about providing care for those in need who may need to be able to venture out and get the care they need. She discusses disillusionment with the health care system and how to find the right advice and the right help, how to respond with falls and severe illness in the home as well as a variety of other topics related to home health care!

On today’s Health Show we talked to Kaytlin Hanson, MS, CCC-SLP of Hennepin Healthcare about gun violence prevention and trauma prevention in the aftermath of the incident this week with a 3 year old child being killed from an accidental self inflicted gunshot wound - we discussed ways in which people can properly store their guns and ways in which people can take action when faced with a traumati...

This morning we talked family and group health visits with Dr. Rachel Silva of Hennepin Healthcare and other topics involving keeping your health goals in check and how group medical visits work.

This morning we talked all about sleep - why can't we sleep? How can we get better sleep? How to have good sleep hygiene? All things sleep covered with Dr. Andrew Stiehm MD, board certified for pulmonary and sleep medicine at Allina Health!

With the Twin Cities Marathon taking place this weekend in Minneapolis - we figured it would be a perfect time to chat about health and fitness with Certified Personal Trainer at Lifetime Fitness, Keri Anderson! She talked to us about muscle health, overall body conditioning and much more! We also take your questions on anything health and fitness related that you may have for Keri!

Jennifer Hendrickson of the Alzheimer's Association and Vijay K Ramanan, M.D., Ph. D. who is a Consultant and Assistant Professor Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic join WCCO's Susie Jones. They discuss Alzheimer's and dementia care and research plus talk about an upcoming "Walk To End Alzheimer's".

It is not often measles is in the news but we talked about the latest with that also discussed many other topics this morning from heart health, how to fight through a compromised immune system, defining RSV and how to know which vaccines you can receive at a later stage in life - so many rapid fire topics tackled with our good friend Dr. David Hilden, board-certified in Internal Medicine for Henn...

Dr. Retu Saxena and Dr. Kirsten Shaw from the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute join Susie Jones to talk about a study into media depictions of heart attacks and answer all your heart related questions.

As September begins, Minnesotans across the state are bothered by one thing. Not crowds at the MN State Fair, it's allergy season in Minnesota. Susie Jones is joined by Dr. Promod Kelkar from Allina Health Care to talk about what we can do about our allergies and help build our immunity to the sniffles across our state. 

Susie Jones filling in on Health Radio today from the fair as we talk about falls, staying healthy while biking, and surviving the heat wave around fair time. Injury Prevention Specialist Kaitlyn Hanson joins from Hennepin Health Care to take texts and calls and keep us safe as summer gives way to fall! 

Allison Carolan and Matthew Puderbaugh of Hennepin Healthcare joined us today to talk about concussions and brain health including the outpatient process of concussions. We take your texts and calls on concussions and brain health as well!

LifeSpark VP of Acute Response Services, Pete Carlson joins Susie to talk about what LifeSpark does, what Urgent Response Services are and how they can be an alternative to just dialing 911.

This week's health show features Gary Brausen and Dr. Manish Patel with A Breath of Hope to talk about Lung Cancer, Gary's story and answering your questions are featured throughout the program.

Dr. Paul Stahler, Surgical Director, Renal Transplant and Living Donor Program at Hennepin Healthcare, joins Steve Thomson to chat about Kidneys and answer listener questions.

Allina Cardiologist Dr. Mario Goessl joins Susie Jones to talk about his area of expertise, heart valves, and answer all your heart related questions.

Allina Health VP of Women’s Health Services, Dr. Indy Lane, joins Susie Jones to talk about all things women's health. 

Dr. David Nathan PsyD LP, a Psychologist with Allina Health talks with Denny Long about the dangers of screen addiction in teens, cell phones for kids and the rise of anxiety, depression and negative side effects of our over technologized society. 

Today we are talking about all things men's health with Dr. Craig Bowron, Internal Medicine Physician at Allina Health. He also is an author of a book on men's health as well. Covering acid reflux, frequent check ups and more!