A life giving treatment can be defined as something that manages the symptoms of a complex disorder. It may not be the cure, but to the patient, could mean living with a disease far more comfortably than without the treatments. Today on the podcast we look at two such remedies; one for the heart and one for the brain.



The Watchman - Who benefits most from this new technology?

Watchman In Action - Dr. Mark Reisman describes how the simple device works.

Deep Brain Stimulation - Dr. Andrew Ko describes the history of deep brain stimulation.

New Discoveries - Dr. Ko describes how deep brain stimulation works and some of the new innovations in DBS at UW Medicine.