Morning Medical Update

Skin cancer is rarely "one-and-done". Patient Kevin Shea needed surgery, more than a decade after his original diagnosis! Surviving melanoma, how doctors keep tabs on where the cancer may spread.

Gestational diabetes, a condition that often has no symptoms, catching pregnant women by surprise, and putting their babies at risk. We look at the danger for both mother and baby. Plus, how experts teach expecting moms to protect their metabolic health.

Little Dallas was one of our smallest patients, with some of the biggest needs. Why not put all her specialists, scans, and check-ups into one visit? We check in on our Neonatal Medical Home, celebrating 11 years and making life better for babies and their parents, adding simplicity to a complex and scary time.

Jermaine has no clue that blood was getting stuck in his head, until the day he suffered a stroke. The rush to get him to the best possible stroke care, plus the defect in his arteries that put him at risk.

Ken O'Brien noticed food wasn't going down like it used to. Telling his doctor about it helped save his life. We learn why cancer in the esophagus is so hard to spot early and who needs a regular screening.

The president of K-State turned to The University of Kansas Health System for his cancer care. The treatment that took Richard Linton away from Manhattan and the tremendous support that helped get him back home.

A kidney transplant recipient from The University of Kansas Health System saw a story about a little girl who got scammed out of Taylor Swift tickets. He also saw she was in the hospital suffering from the same disease as him. He was moved to buy her the tickets himself to give her some joy.

The first ever test that catches Parkinson's early before symptoms appear giving patients the chance to start treatment early. What needs to happen before the breakthrough becomes standard, plus weight loss drugs tested as a Parkinson's treatment.

Half of all Americans will get nodules on their thyroid. Now there's a way to treat the nodules without an incision. Meet a woman who had to educate her own doctor before finding a specialist close to home that could keep her out of the operating room.

Removing part of his tongue and then rebuilding a new one! The warning signs that helped this firefighter catch oral cancer early, plus the techniques that help him speak again.