McLaren Health Care Podcasts

Michael Wagner, DO, discusses breakthrough advancements in joint replacement surgery, including robotics-assisted surgery.

Alex Steinbock, DO, discusses the signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis, as well as who is most at risk and what treatment options are available. He also shares what daily life is like for people living with MS. In the interview, Dr. Steinbock answers the following: What is multiple sclerosis and what causes it? What are the signs and symptoms? Who is most at risk for MS? Is there a cure? If not, what is the treatment? Can people live normal, full lives with MS?

Most people have experienced shortness of breath or breathing issues at some point in their lives, and for many, it may be a sign of a breathing condition like asthma or COPD. Learn more about these conditions with Dr. Michael Basha, a Pulmonologist at McLaren Port Huron.

So what exactly is epilepsy? What causes it? How is it treated and managed over a lifetime? Let’s learn more with Dr. Nikesh Ardeshna, medical director of the epilepsy services at McLaren Health.

Genitourinary cancer is a term you might not be familiar with, but the disease it includes you most certainly are including prostate cancer, kidney, and bladder cancer as well.

We’re all used to some of those routine tests that come up regularly—physicals, shots, colonoscopies. But maybe there’s another test we should add to the list—a lung screening. Over 200,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year. Long before the outward symptoms occur, trouble could be brewing, and you might not even know.

Given the popularity of professional sports in America, there's increased awareness of the efforts that athletes put forth to maintain maximal performance and reduce the impact of sports injuries.

McLaren Macomb Doctor Describes Working With Coronavirus Patients The number of cases of COVID-19 and deaths continue to soar in the state. What is it like working on the frontlines? WWJ health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites talked with a local doctor. Source: WWJ health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites