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Category: Drugs - Medications - Pharmacy

Drug overdose deaths rise during the pandemic
December 7, 2020
Interview with Ross Sullivan, MD, director of medical toxicology at Upstate

A new treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease; a mental health network for college students; literary and visual arts journal marks 20 years: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020
November 20, 2020
Interviews with neurologist Jenny Meyer, MD, psychiatrist Christopher Lucas, MD,...

Neurologist explains new drug combination for patients with ALS
November 19, 2020
Interview with Upstate neurologist Jenny Meyer, MD

Preventing the overmedication of seniors; consulting an emergency physician remotely; using a robotic tool in brain surgery: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020
November 6, 2020
Interviews with geriatrician Sharon Brangman, MD, emergency physician William...

Precautions for senior citizens who take multiple medications
November 2, 2020
Interview with Sharon Brangman, MD, chief of geriatrics at Upstate

Testing a possible treatment for lupus; how the pandemic hit the Syracuse area's refugees and homeless: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020
October 12, 2020
Interviews with Upstate's Andras Perl, MD, PhD, Andrea Shaw, MD, and David...

Drug trial aims to find new treatment for lupus
September 18, 2020
Interview with Andras Perl, MD, PhD, Upstate's chief of rheumatology

Potential COVID vaccine undergoes testing at Upstate; a way to reduce transplant complications: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020
August 14, 2020
Interviews with infectious disease chief Stephen Thomas, MD, and Oleh Pankewycz,...

New formula aims to reduce complications after kidney transplants
July 22, 2020
Interview with Upstate professor of medicine Oleh Pankewycz, MD

A tragedy leads parents to advocate for preventing unintended medication exposures in children
March 2, 2020
Interview with Adam and MaryBeth Gillan (shown with their daughter, Maisie) and...

Treating male infertility; why CBD is popular; a look at head injuries: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020
February 14, 2020
Interviews with Upstate urologist JC Trussell, MD, Upstate pediatric...

How the Upstate New York Poison Center fields more than 50,000 calls per year
February 6, 2020
Interview with Lee Livermore of the Upstate New York Poison Center

How breast cancer is detected and treated; suicide prevention efforts; trying to reduce chemotherapy's side effects: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020
February 6, 2020
Interviews with Upstate breast surgery chief Ranjna Sharma, MD; psychiatrists...

New cystic fibrosis drug regimen considered a breakthrough treatment
November 15, 2019

Testing a possible drug for Alzheimer's disease; preparing for emergencies; explaining vaping-related illness, risks: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019
October 11, 2019

Testing a drug that may be a treatment for Alzheimer's
September 26, 2019

How a bioethicist broke his dependence on opioids - and what it taught him about the U.S. health care system
September 20, 2019

Opioid addiction crisis update: It's not over yet
September 19, 2019