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The We Are Valley Podcast by Valley Medical Center is dedicated to bringing you bite-sized advice to improve your health and well-being and inform you on the latest medical guidance.
Our goal is to make healthcare easier to understand, more personal, and more connected to your life.
What You’ll Hear on the We Are Valley Podcast
- Advice from Valley clinicians and caregivers
- Conversations about mental health, wellness, and prevention
- Insights into programs and services at Valley Medical Center
- Stories that reflect our mission of caring for our community like family
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This podcast is for informational purposes only and isn’t intended to be taken as medical advice, so please talk to your provider before making changes that will affect your health.
Listen to Recent Episodes:
Colon cancer screening saves lives—and starting at age 45, it’s more important than ever to get on the schedule. In this episode of the We Are Valley Podcast, we talk with Dr. Brandon Teng, gastroenterologist at Valley Medical Center, about why screening guidelines were lowered from age 50 to 45, how colonoscopies help detect and prevent colon cancer, and what patients can expect before, during, and after the procedure.
Dr. Teng also addresses common concerns about bowel prep, compares colonoscopies with at-home stool tests, and shares symptoms that may require screening before age 45. The conversation highlights the role of Valley’s GI Clinic and Endoscopy Center, including upper endoscopies, other digestive conditions, and Valley’s direct-access colonoscopy program designed to make preventive care as simple and seamless as possible.
Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, or MIGS, is an advanced approach in gynecologic procedures that uses smaller or in some cases, no incisions. The benefits of MIGS procedures are faster recovery time and less pain than traditional surgery. Hear from gynecologic surgeons Olga Valieva, DO, and Eric Schmit, DO, discussing:
- What does the term minimally invasive gynecologic surgery mean?
- Some reasons why you may consider getting a MIGS procedure.
- Things to ask about if you are having consultations with a surgeon about a MIGS procedure.
- What getting a minimally invasive gynecologic surgery looks like at Valley.
- What is vNOTES?
When every second counts, what happens behind the doors of Valley’s Emergency Department? In this episode, Emergency Medicine leaders Dr. Cameron Buck and Katherine Bendickson share what it means for Valley to be one of Washington’s busiest Level III Trauma Centers. They explain the triage process, the teamwork that makes rapid response possible, and why most trauma cases aren’t what you might expect. Learn more about Valley’s Emergency Department and Level III Trauma Center and find additional resources.
A disease of nerve damage, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) symptoms come from areas of the nervous system being damaged by the disease, so signs and symptoms vary. In honor of MS Awareness Month, we talk to Valley's MS specialist, Sargon Bet-Shlimon, MD, about the diagnosis of, and treatment for, multiple sclerosis.
Do you know your risk for metabolic syndrome? Sometimes written as MetS, metabolic syndrome is a common health condition that puts you at a higher risk for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Metabolic syndrome is not always formally diagnosed, but there are real ways to manage your risk. Amitoj Marwaha, MD, with Valley's Cardiology Clinic, sat down with the We Are Valley Podcast to discuss what patients should know about the conditions that lead to MetS, how to prevent MetS, and why managing MetS health factors is important for preventing additional health concerns.
In this episode we reflect on what Valley's new Cancer Center will mean, not only for Valley patients, but for the whole South King County community. Listen to an in-depth discussion with Navanshu Arora, MD, Associate Medical Director of Cancer Services, and Chermaine Wulff, Manager of Infusion Center. You'll learn about cancer care at Valley, the amazing care team that makes it possible, and all the resources in our new Cancer Center.
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