Chronic Illness, Audio

The Voices in the Family radio show on WHYY-FM hosted by Dr. Dan Gottlieb explores issues surrounding Alzheimer's. Dan Gottlieb talks to people suffering from Alzheimer's and their families, discusses the latest research, and explores if there's hope for a cure. Options for care and support for caregivers are also shared. (53:00)

In the second part of WMMT's series Living With a Killer, producers review the causes of diabetes and talk with local residents about how they discovered their disease. (09:20)

Produced by Kate Welch, Gusto Women features a support group for cancer patients in Portland, OR. (06:14)

This portion of a town hall meeting held at the College of DuPage Older Adult Institute includes a presentation by orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Mochel on osteoarthritis and knee and hip replacement, followed by a lively Q & A session with the audience. (10:07)

Alaskans had plenty to say about soda pop sales in schools during the statewide call-in show Talk of Alaska. Jessica Cochran reports on Representative Mary Kapsner's bill that would ban the sale of pop in schools between the hours of 8am and 5pm. (02:28)

Radio diaries tell the story of two women with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)—in one case, emphysema brought on by years of smoking. One of the women had lung transplant four years ago, while her friend still is waiting for a transplant as her only hope for long-term survival. (10:04)

Charles Edwards narrates this first segment in a monthly series, featuring a 34-year-old woman newly diagnosed with Type II diabetes. The series will explore the effects diabetes has had on the various memebers of one Georgia family. (08:23)

Three to six million Americans suffer from a little known condition called fibromyalgia. Those who have it live in a state of constant pain and sleeplessness. Catherine Welch talks with a long-term sufferer in Columbia, Missouri. (07:32)

This is the first in a series of free, monthly lectures titled Healthy Lifestyles for a Long Life offered by the Kansas University School of Medicine, in collaboration with KMUW, and aired on January 14, 2003. (58:02)

Many Kansans already know what it takes to live a healthy life-don't smoke, eat fruits and vegetables every day and exercise regularly. But why aren't we incorporating these simple lifestyle changes, when they're often vital to living a better life? In the first installment in a monthly series of reports titled Healthy Lifestyles for a Long Life, Sam Hendren talks to several members of the health care community about improving the health of Wichita. (06:58)