Being Well
Season 17 Premiere
Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m.

Additional Air Times:

  • Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.

Being Well features topics related to health, fitness and well being. The program features experts from several medical and health-related institutions in the region:



Love Needs No Words – A Being Well Special

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 - 7 p.m.

Frontotemporal Degeneration. It’s the most common form of dementia for people under age 60. It has no cure, no treatments available to slow or stop the progression of the disease. In “Love Needs No Words” A Being Well Special on FTD, we’ll learn more about this condition from a family member and care partner’s perspective, as well as a medical professional’s point of view. Plus, we’ll share the important steps you can take to preserve and maximize quality of life if you or a loved one faces this serious diagnosis.

Season 17 Episodes

Treating abnormal tissue in the esophagus just got even more high-tech. In this episode of Being Well, Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Dr. Jaymon Patel will explain how Barrett’s Esophagus is treated much more efficiently with the use of heat energy in a procedure called HALO Ablation.

Mental wellness is just as important as physical wellness and, in some cases, these two categories can influence each other. In this episode of Being Well, Horizon Health’s Dr. William Elliott will discuss Suicide & Non-Suicidal Self Injury.

Cosmetic surgery can improve a person's appearance, self-esteem and self-confidence. But what all goes into procedures like this? In this episode of Being Well, we'll pick the brain of HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital plastic surgeon Dr. Dean Page.

Midwives are often linked to the birthing process, providing pre-natal and postpartum support to patients. While that’s certainly true of the profession, in this episode of Being Well, Carle Health Midwife Zoe Due shares even more about her role in women’s healthcare.

It’s a condition that can negatively impact a person's quality of life and daily activities, like work, travel, exercise, and sleep. In this episode of Being Well, Horizon Health’s Dr. Michael Shanks talks about the signs of overactive bladder and what you can do to ease the symptoms.

In this episode of Being Well, Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Dr. Preeti Patel shares about the importance of catching lung cancer early and the new advanced treatments out there to keep you breathing easy!

When you think of immunizations, you might associate them with a child’s vaccine schedule. But did you know there’s several important vaccinations adults should get too? In this episode of Being Well, HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital CMO Dr. Ryan Jennings talks about how to make sure you’re up to date on all your shots as an adult!

Naloxone, commonly known as “Narcan” is an over-the-counter treatment that can save a life in an opioid emergency. In this episode of Being Well, Horizon Health’s Sean Robison and Adam Webb explain how someone goes about getting and giving this life-saving treatment.

Symptoms of poor GI Health can range from nausea, burping, bloating, frequent heartburn and more. In this episode of Being Well, Carle Health’s Alicia Sledge talks about ways to focus in on your digestive health and get it back in check!

You don’t have to be an elite athlete or a certain age to seek care from a sports medicine physician. In this episode of Being Well, Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Dr. Andy Bays talks about the latest in comprehensive, non-operative orthopedic care, including ultrasound-guided injections.

It may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you hear physical therapy, but pelvic floor physical therapy has many benefits that can improve someone’s quality of life. Horizon Health’s Dr. Hetal Vora joins us in this episode of Being Well to share more on how she guides patients through this treatment.

Recovery from addiction is an ongoing process and there are several tools available to help achieve success. In this episode of Being Well, Carle Health’s Todd Beard joins us in studio to share several ways to attain and maintain a life free from addiction.

A smile is often the first thing you notice about a person, but not having access to good dental care could wipe that smile right off someone’s face. In this episode of Being Well, Sarah Bush Lincoln Dentist Dr. Cody Gass talks about ways he’s helping break down barriers to receiving dental care to keep local patients smiling big!

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