This Week on Sound Medicine...Sep 24

Tune in at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 24, to Sound Medicine, the weekly radio program co-produced by IUSM and WFYI Public Radio (90.1 FM) in Indianapolis. The program is hosted by Barb Lewis.

This week, Sound Medicine will explore the options available through Patient Navigator Services, a company that works one-on-one with patients and families facing illness or catastrophic injury, identifying where help is needed and then guiding those families and patients through the health care and insurance system.

Also, guests will discuss the effectiveness of an over-the-counter weight-loss medication, an investigational implant to prevent corneal transplant rejection and IUSM family medicine practitioner Javier Sevilla Martir, MD, will discuss a study he completed on the frequency of herbal remedies used by Latinos and their reluctance to mention that use to American physicians.

IUSM breast cancer specialist Kathy Miller, MD, will discuss the pros and cons of American ginseng, a species of plant often promoted as nature's soothing balm, which some believe decreases fatigue associated with cancer therapy.

Archived editions of Sound Medicine as well as other helpful information can be found at www.soundmedicine.iu.edu/. Sound Medicine is underwritten by the Lilly Clinic, Clarian Health, and IU Medical Group; Jeremy Shere’s “Check-Up” is underwritten by IUPUI.

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