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Category: Vaccines

Answers to how the coronavirus vaccines work, what to expect as vaccinations increase and other questions
March 17, 2021
Interview with Stephen Thomas, MD, chief of infectious disease at Upstate

Upstate scientist explains HIV, the coronavirus and efforts to fight them
March 9, 2021
Interview with HIV researcher Harry E. Taylor, PhD, an assistant professor of...

The pandemic's uneven effects across racial groups; historical echoes of personal freedom vs. public health: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021
February 18, 2021
Interviews with Upstate Chief Diversity Officer Daryll Dykes, MD, PhD, JD, and...

Concept of 'medical liberty' stirred emotions in 19th-century Britain as well as in modern-day America
February 17, 2021
Interview with Haejoo Kim, a PhD candidate at Syracuse University

How vaccines will attack COVID-19; hotline answers questions about the pandemic: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021
January 8, 2021
Interviews with Upstate infectious disease expert Katie Anderson, MD, PhD, and...

How the COVID-19 vaccines work and what lies ahead in the pandemic
January 7, 2021
Interview with Upstate infectious disease expert Katie Anderson, MD, PhD

The pandemic, the vaccines and what's next: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020
December 4, 2020
Interview with Stephen Thomas, MD, chief of infectious disease at Upstate

A year into the coronavirus outbreak, what's known and what's likely to come
December 3, 2020
Interview with Stephen Thomas, MD, chief of infectious disease at Upstate

Polio, a paralyzing disease that is now mostly, but not entirely, a memory
October 2, 2020
interview with Upstate neurologist Jenny Meyer, MD

Ways to treat atrial fibrillation and faulty heart valves; the flu vaccine's importance this season: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020
September 18, 2020
Interviews with cardiac surgeon Stephen Waterford, MD, and Jarrod Bagatell, MD,...

A seasonal reminder: Flu vaccine is even more important during COVID-19 pandemic
August 28, 2020
Interview with Jarrod Bagatell, MD, medical director of employee and student...

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,...

What's involved, what's expected in the COVID-19 vaccine testing at Upstate
August 9, 2020
Interview with Stephen Thomas, MD, chief of infectious disease at Upstate

How a COVID-19 vaccine could be developed
June 19, 2020
Interview with vaccine expert Stephen Thomas, MD, chief of infectious disease at...

Research focusing on COVID-19; emergency rooms adjust to the pandemic; using time in isolation for self-improvement: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 17, 2020
May 15, 2020
Interviews with research scientist Frank Middleton, PhD, emergency physician...

New cystic fibrosis drug offers hope; how to prepare for flu season: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019
November 30, 2019
Interviews with Christopher Fortner, MD, PhD, and Jarrod Bagatell, MD.

Have you received your flu shot? Here's why you should
November 21, 2019
Interview with Jarrod Bagatell, MD

How hyperbaric oxygen treats wounds; a team approach that fights lung cancer, other chest cancers; why vaccines are important: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019
October 31, 2019