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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...

Why life expectancy is dwindling; endometrial cancer explained; exercise's value for people with diabetes: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020
January 10, 2020
Interviews with public health expert Christopher Morley, PhD, chief of...

Focus on opioids: painkiller guidelines; addiction crisis update; a firsthand account of dependency: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019
October 4, 2019

Evolving from cancer patient to cancer survivor; vaping-related health issues: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019
September 27, 2019

Survivorship is a lifelong phase of cancer care
September 12, 2019

Kidney cancer: how it is diagnosed and treated, and what it feels like to live with it: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 2, 2019
May 30, 2019

A psychiatrist copes with - and writes about - kidney cancer
May 15, 2019

Perspectives on breast cancer: a nursing officer becomes a patient; simultaneous radiation and surgery; avoiding chemotherapy: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 17, 2019
March 15, 2019

Explaining spinal tumors; active athlete has dealt with cancer, amputation; what child life specialists do: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019
February 15, 2019

He kept sports in his life after losing a leg to cancer in high school
February 15, 2019

Finding a mental health care provider; a doctor for the homeless; a case for hospital ethics consultants: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018
August 3, 2018

When children, parents, doctors disagree; eyesight restoration research; health risks of low-wage jobs: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017
August 31, 2017

How smoking hurts bone health; effects of community displacement; dealing with family disagreements in end-of-life cases: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 16, 2017
July 14, 2017

Bioethicists describe how medical decisions are made when a patient lacks decision-making capacity
July 14, 2017

Bioethicists explain rights of children and adolescents to make decisions about their medical care
July 14, 2017

Update on polio and post-polio syndrome; a polio epidemic survivor's tale; examining online medical information: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016
December 22, 2016

Donating a kidney to a stranger; how transplants save lives; advising a wilderness adventure show: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016
November 23, 2016

Fear of clowns; healthy choices in fast food; former opioid addict's brush with death: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016
October 27, 2016