The University of Kansas Health System is treating a total of 8 COVID patients today, 7 Wednesday. Other significant numbers:
- 3 with the active virus today, 3 Wednesday
- 1 in ICU, 2 Wednesday
- 1 on a ventilator, 1 Wednesday
Key points from today’s guests:
Focus Topic
Dr. Casey Kowalick, urologist specializing in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, The University of Kansas Health System
- It is estimated about one in three women suffer from some kind of pelvic floor disorder. It's also very common in men – not quite as common as it is in women – but there are men out there with very similar issues.
- People don't fully understand what we do as pelvic health therapists and we're really take a look at things from a very holistic perspective. Patients could be potentially looking into a variety of treatment options that we might be able to offer.
- In some cases, surgery can be the answer. Usually though, we look at physical therapy or other non-surgical options, and we really want surgery to be the last step.
- Pelvic floor physical therapy can help with a whole range of disorders.
Dr. Trisha McCulloch, DPT, pelvic health physical therapist, The University of Kansas Health System
- Symptoms for any gender could be bowel and bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, and pelvic pain issues. And a lot of them can start to feed off of each other a little bit, so it’s not uncommon that they have more than one condition that they're actually seeking treatment for.
- Pregnant women are more likely to have pelvic floor issues because of the stretching of muscles, but it only doesn’t happen to pregnant women.
- There's a layered approach to the treatment we're going to figure out what's the best for each individual patient.
- You are not alone and we are here to help.
Follow-up Alzheimer’s Viewer Q&A
Dr. Jeffry Burns, neurologist, Memory Care Clinic, The University of Kansas Health System
- Q. Is there any drug in development for the treatment of moderate stage Alzheimer's disease?
- A. The answer is yes. There's a lot of studies going on around the country. A lot of studies here at KU, where we're doing research on moderate stage Alzheimer's disease and trying to understand diagnostics.
- Q. What types of tests are available now to be screened for Alzheimer’s if you don’t have symptoms?
- A. The answer right now is there's really nothing he needs to do if you’re not having any issues. It's a question about screening. Should we be doing sort of population-wide screens looking for people at risk and then going after that, and the answer is not yet. And the reason is, we just don't have treatments yet that are proven to stop or slow or really help somebody in that situation.
- Q. For someone who is showing symptoms, how can they get screened?
- A. Talk to your doctor about screening options so they can rule out other common factors and identify if this is an early form of Alzheimer’s.
- Q. What is LEAP?
- A. LEAP stands for Lifestyle Empowerment for Alzheimer’s Prevention. This is a program that recognizes how lifestyle – exercise, diet, sleep, stress – can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.
- A. LEAP stands for Lifestyle Empowerment for Alzheimer’s Prevention. This is a program that recognizes how lifestyle – exercise, diet, sleep, stress – can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.
COVID Updates
Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director, infection prevention & control, The University of Kansas Health System
- A WHO report of bird flu said outbreaks and animals pose a risk to humans.
- Globally since 2021, we have seen only eight of those case of avian influenza in humans and those are people in close contact with birds or bird flocks.
- We have not seen any human to human cases.
- If you have bird flocks, monitor them and contact your state health department to understand any next steps.
Monday, July 17 at 8 a.m. is the next Morning Medical Update. Meet a man who had to lose a leg in order to save his life. Now the cancer survivor is helping others facing the same journey. Plus we’ll be live at the World War One Museum to explore a new exhibition on the past, present, and future of prostheses.
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