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Interviews

12/26/10 Interview 1

Stephen Glatt PhD: Schizophrenia, other mental health issues and epigenetics.
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12/26/10 Interview 2

Donna Bacchi MD, MPH: Consequences of third-hand smoke exposure.
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12/26/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Avoiding Christmas disappointment.
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12/19/10 Interview 1

Gregory Liptak, MD, MPH: Latest therapies for autism.
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12/19/10 Interview 2

Suzan Bristol, RN, CCRC and Kathleen Bratt, PNP, CDE: The unique RN/ Nurse Practitioner collaboration.
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12/19/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up/Good To Know

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The secret to losing weight.
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12/12/10 Interview 1

Richard Sills, MD: Upstate's leading-edge treatments and its team approach to pediatric cancer care.
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12/12/10 Interview 2

Mary Nelson: Youth advocacy & strategies for fighting gun violence.
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12/12/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Life, liberty and the pursuits. Giving the gift of our undivided attention.
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12/5/10 Interview 1

Ruth Weinstock, MD: Diabetes Research.
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12/5/10 Interview 2

Jeanmarie Glasser, MS, RT (T): The new Upstate Cancer Center.
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12/5/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: When the outrageous seems ordinary.
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11/28/10 Interview 1

Jiri Bem, MD: Colorectal cancer screening, treatment, and outcomes.
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11/28/10 Interview 2

Nicholas Bennett, MB, Bchir: The benefits of getting a flu shot during pregnancy.
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11/28/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: A life lesson from my big toe.
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11/21/10 Interview 1

Diana Stuber, MA, RD, CDE: Celiac disease and gluten-free eating.
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11/21/10 Interview 2

Toby Cosgrove, MD: Strategies for a health-care system that rewards healthy behaviors.
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11/21/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Here comes the big W.
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11/14/10 Interview 1

Steven Blatt MD & Suzette Melendez JD: Medical & legal issues of children and their families.
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11/14/10 Interview 2

Donna Bacchi MD, MPH: Bed Bugs.
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11/14/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: De-stressing Holiday Stress.
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11/7/10 Interview 1

Carol Sames PhD & Anne Bowdoin: Importance of balance as we age.
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11/7/10 Interview 2

Deirdre Neilen, PhD: The Healing Muse.
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11/7/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The 10 second lion tamer, or, 10 ticks to a better life, you beast.
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10/31/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Thoracic Surgeon Leslie Kohman MD: Lung Cancer.
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10/31/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Thoracic Surgeon Leslie Kohman MD: Lung Cancer.
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10/31/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: All Checkup and no let-up makes Dr. Neckup a dull boy.
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10/24/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Brian Rieger PhD: Sports Concussions
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10/24/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Brian Rieger PhD: Sports Concussions.
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10/24/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Inviting, connecting, funning, or, living longer, living happier.
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10/17/10 Interview 1

Lisa Cico NP, Gail Donnery NP and Peggy McPhillips RN: Breast Cancer Care.
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10/17/10 Interview 2

Michael Curtis, MD: Breast Reconstruction.
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10/17/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Staying Ashore.
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10/10/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD: Human Enhancement.
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10/10/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD: Human Enhancement.
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10/10/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The Change-Our-Lives Toolbox.
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10/3/10 Interview 1

Robert Carhart MD: Cardiovascular disease treatments & prevention.
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10/3/10 Interview 2

President David Smith MD: Upstate Medical University grows to meet CNY health care needs.
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10/3/10 Check Up From The Neck Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: A wet flounder moment.
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9/26/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Donna Bacchi, MD, MPH and Marion Nestle, MPH, PhD: School Lunches
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9/26/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Donna Bacchi, MD, MPH and Marion Nestle, MPH, PhD: School Lunches
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9/26/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The Midas Tickle, or, Money, Money, Jingle, KerChing, Chuckle, Guffaw.
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9/19/10 Interview 1

Lee Livermore of Upstate's Poison Center talks about the dangers posed by products found under the sink and in the medicine cabinet.
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9/19/10 Interview 2

Jeremy Shefner, MD, PhD: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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9/19/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Making the Do Not Resusitate Decision.
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9/12/10 Interview 1

Kim Mendelson, MD, PhD: Why pediatric surgeons are in short supply nationwide.
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9/12/10 Interview 2

Leonard Weiner, MD: The return of whooping cough.
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9/12/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Racing towards disappointment.
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9/5/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Irene Sills, MD: College prep plan for students with diabetes or other chronic health issues.
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9/5/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Irene Sills, MD: College prep plan for students with diabetes or other chronic health issues.
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9/5/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Training our inner dog...or "eye" started it.
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8/29/10 Interview 1

Timothy Endy, MD MPH: Dengue fever tracking & research.
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8/29/10 Interview 2

Susan Stearns, PhD: Upstate Medical students help care for the uninsured at the Amaus clinic in Syracuse.
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8/29/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Get happier by getting healthier.
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8/22/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Case of the Disappearing Bloomin' Onion.
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8/22/10 Interview 1

Toni Gary: The new Upstate Cancer Center.
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8/22/10 Interview 2

Chair of Pediatrics, Dr. Tom Welch, celebrates the first full year of the Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital.
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8/15/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: What goes around comes around.
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8/15/10 Interview 1

Irene Cherrick, MD: Unique challenges of teens & families dealing with cancer.
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8/15/10 Interview 2

Cynthia Cary, RRT, RPFT, & Tracie Alexander: Upstate's OASIS/HealthLink Learning Center relocates.
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8/8/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Gregory Eastwood, MD & Rev. Terry Culbertson: Religious beliefs on health care.
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8/8/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Gregory Eastwood, MD & Rev. Terry Culbertson: Religious beliefs on health care.
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8/8/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Getting really good health care as we age.
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8/1/10 Interview 1

John McCabe MD, CEO of Upstate University Hospital: The synergies between Upstate and Community General Hospital & the need for growth.
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8/1/10 Interview 2

Thomas Welch MD: Physicians' personal health habits & the powerful messages these behaviors send to patients.
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8/1/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: My Friend the Onion.
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7/25/10 Interview 1

Christine Bateson, PT: Lymphedema.
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7/25/10 Interview 2

Mantosh Dewan MD: Two approaches to behavioral therapy: medications & talk.
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7/25/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Exercise, or 30 seconds to a better life.
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7/18/10 Interview 1

Donna Bacchi, MD MPH: Effects of UVA & UVB rays on the skin.
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7/18/10 Interview 2

Gene Latorre, MD MPH: Award winning stroke treatments at Upstate Medical University.
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7/18/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Gravity's revenge, or, the flexible mantra.
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7/11/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / Interview 3

Leslie Kohman MD: Rising rate of lung cancer in women; & Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Four Tiny Friendships.
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7/11/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Richard Cantor MD: Pediatric emergencies & risks of summer fun.
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7/11/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Richard Cantor MD: Pediatric emergencies & risks of summer fun.
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7/4/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: My Secret Love Affair; & Mae Lankes: A bone marrow donor's experience.
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7/4/10 Interview 1

Part 1. Robert Carhart, MD: Heart attack symptoms & survival.
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7/4/10 Interview 2

Part 2. Robert Carhart, MD: Heart attack symptoms & survival.
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6/27/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Lose Weight Fast; and Susan Stearns, PhD and Zanette Howe: Spirit of Caring Award.
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6/27/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD: Paying for Other People's Bad Health Choices.
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6/27/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD: Paying for Other People's Bad Health Choices.
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6/20/10 Interview 1

Robert Cooney, MD: The state of the art of surgery at Upstate University Hospital.
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6/20/10 Interview 2

John Dering, Esq: New Yorkers' health care advocacy.
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6/20/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Prostate Cancer Prevention.
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6/13/10 Interview 1

Paula Trief PhD: Scientific proof that emotional relationships impact physical health.
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6/13/10 Interview 2

Carol Sames, PhD: Upstate's Vitality! program & the link between exercise & appetite.
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6/13/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: What if you were normal-overcoming our emotional blind spots.
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6/6/10 Interview 2

Donna Bacchi MD MPH & Cynthia Morrow MD MPH: Infant mortality & safe sleep.
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6/6/10 Interview 1

Rev. Terry Culbertson: Upstate's Clergy Day.
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6/6/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Memorial Day; & Jeanna Marraffa, PharmD: Potential impact of the Gulf oil spill.
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5/30/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Passing Happiness down the family tree; & Michael Lax, MD: The dangers of texting while driving.
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5/30/10 Interview 1

Part 1. New York Times health columnist Jane Brody: Preparing for the end of life.
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5/30/10 Interview 2

Part 2. New York Times health columnist Jane Brody: Preparing for the end of life.
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5/23/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: GOING for GAUNT; Cynthia Cary and Lauren Feiglin: Upstate's Healthlink and OASIS programs.
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5/23/10 Interview 1

Deirdre Neilen, PhD: The Healing Muse, Upstate's literary journal.
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5/23/10 Interview 2

Gene Latorre, MD MPH and Catherine Stephens, RN: Therapeutic hypothermia for cardiac arrest.
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5/16/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Brain, The Two-Track Pony and My Uncle's All You Can Eat Buffet" and Dr. JC Trussell: ED & Cancer
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5/16/10 Interview 1

Part 1 Dr. Brian Johnson: Whatever Happened To Freud?
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5/16/10 Interview 2

Part 2 Dr. Brian Johnson: Whatever Happened To Freud?
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5/9/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up and Sarah Fabiano on Match Day at Upstate Medical University.
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5/9/10 Interview 1

Part 1. Robert Shprintzen, PhD: Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome.
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5/9/10 Interview 2

Part 2. Robert Shprintzen, PhD: Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome.
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5/2/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Mindfulness in Alaska; & Cynthia Morrow, MD MPH: HINI Update.
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5/2/10 Interview 1

Part 1. JC Trussell, MD: Male fertility issues and sexual disfunction.
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5/2/10 Interview 2

Part 2. JC Trussell, MD: Male fertility issues and sexual disfunction.
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4/25/10 News & Views / Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: An Unhappy Check-Up From The Neck-Up; and Susan Graham, MS, MT(ASCP), SH: Upstate College of Health Profession's Medical Technology Program.
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4/25/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD & Gregory Threatte MD: Tort Reform.
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4/25/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD & Gregory Threatte MD: Tort Reform.
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4/18/10 News & Views / Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: A life lesson from my 93 year old mom; and Patricia Knox, RNNP: Organ Donation.
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4/18/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Kathy Faber Langendoen, MD: New York State's Family Health Care Decisions Act.
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4/18/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Kathy Faber Langendoen, MD: New York State's Family Health Care Decisions Act.
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4/11/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Getting Happy Paying Taxes; and Mark Buttiglieri, LCSW-R: Healthcare Decision Day.
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4/11/10 Interview 1

Jody Kerns, MA, RD, CDE: Portion Distortion
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4/11/10 Interview 2

Wally Reardon: Tower Climbers
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4/4/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Daring to be Different; & Patricia Knox, RNNP: Organ Donation.
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4/4/10 Interview 1

Donna Bacchi, MD MPH: Food Safety.
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4/4/10 Interview 2

Joan O'Brien, MSEd, RTT & Mary Davis: Colleges Against Cancer Relay for Life; & Sarah Fabiano: Match Day.
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3/28/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Mr. Nardi's Excuse Therapy; & Upstate Medical University President David R. Smith, MD: Healthcare Reform.
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3/28/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Dr. Gregory Eastwood, Dr. Lynn Cleary & Sarah Fabiano: Does My Doctor Put My Health Needs First.
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3/28/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Dr. Gregory Eastwood, Dr. Lynn Cleary and Sarah Fabiano: Does My Doctor Put My Needs First?
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3/21/10 Check Up From The Neck Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Sharing Life's Wonderful Moments; & Mark Buttiglieri, LCSW-R: Implications of healthcare reform.
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3/21/10 Interview 1

Donna Bacchi MD, PhD: Dental Health.
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3/21/10 Interview 2

Brian Rieger PhD: Concussion precautions and risks.
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3/14/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Trying Something New and Different; & Caroll Grant, PhD: KidSpeak Puppet Program.
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3/14/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Michael Costanza MD: Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).
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3/14/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Michael Costanza MD: Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).
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3/7/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: What IS Cognitive Behavior Therapy Anyway?!; & Cynthia Cary, RRT, RPFT: HealthLink Free Seminars.
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3/7/10 Interview 1

Howard Simon MD: Bariatric weight-loss surgery.
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3/7/10 Interview 2

Psychiatrist Brian Johnson and Dr. Marcus DeCarvahlo: The complex dynamics of painkiller addiction.
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2/28/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Olympic Secrets for the Domestic Duatholon; Michael Costanza, MD: Venous Thromboembolism; & Terry Podolak RD: Healthy Food Tips.
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2/28/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD: Pharmaceutical relations with physicians and hospitals.
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2/28/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Upstate Bioethicist Gregory Eastwood MD: Pharmaceutical relations with physicians and hospitals.
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2/21/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: How the Brain Heals Itself; & Caroll Grant, PhD: Conference Alert for Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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2/21/10 Interview 1

Donna Bacchi, MD, MPH: Childhood obesity epidemic in the United States.
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2/21/10 Interview 2

Deirdre Neilen, PhD: Poignant bedside sentiments from The Healing Muse.
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2/14/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: My Secret Love Affair; & Mae Lankes: Bone Marrow Donor.
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2/14/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Robert Carhart, MD: Heart attack symptoms & survival.
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2/14/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Robert Carhart, MD: Heart attack symptoms & survival.
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2/7/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The Michelangelo Phenomenon; and Marci Henderson: The Red Cross and Haiti Relief
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1/31/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Rule for a healthier, longer life; & Toni Gary & Rev. Wes Fleming: Father Daughter Valentine Ball.
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1/31/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Heath Care. Dr. Gregory Eastwood & Patricia Rector: Do undocumented workers deserve health-care?
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1/31/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Heath Care. Dr. Gregory Eastwood & Patricia Rector: Do undocumented workers deserve health-care?
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1/24/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Charging Through Our Obsessions; & Shelley Gilroy, MD: Tips for When the Sniffles Start.
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1/24/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Upstate Medical Students: Medical Mission to Haiti.
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1/24/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Upstate medical students: Medical Mission to Haiti.
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1/17/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The Benefits of High School French; and Howard Simon, MD: Bariatric Surgery.
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1/17/10 Interview 1

Pat Knox, FNP: End of Life Connection Via Webcam
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1/17/10 Interview 2

Dr. David Lehmann: Medical Marijuana
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1/10/10 Check Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: A Gleaming New Year; and Thomas Welch, MD: Kidney Stones in Children.
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1/10/10 Interview 1

Gregory Liptak MD, MPH: Asperger's Syndrome.
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1/10/10 Interview 2

Patty Brecht and Katherine Teasdale-Edwards: Project Search.
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1/3/10 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Getting Past The Grudge Grinch; & Nicholas Bennett, MB, BChir: Denialism of AIDS.
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1/3/10 Interview 1

Part 1: Amy Friedman MD, Sara Grethlein MD, & Eli Friedman MD: The Friedman Family Legacy.
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1/3/10 Interview 2

Part 2: Amy Friedman MD, Sara Grethlein MD, & Eli Friedman MD: The Friedman Family Legacy.
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12/27/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Christmas Disappointment; & John McCabe, MD: The Uninsured Overwhelm Emergency Rooms.
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12/27/09 Interview 1

Howard Simon, MD: Upstate Bariatric Program receives accreditation.
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12/27/09 Interview 2

Ruth Weinstock, MD: Individualized diabetes management during hospitalization.
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12/20/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Getting Rich, A Real No-Brainer: and Karen Hirschman, MS, RN, BC: Holiday Stress.
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12/20/09 Interview 1

Donna Bacchi MD, MPH: Tap water vs. bottled water.
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12/20/09 Interview 2

Deirdre Neilen, PhD: Upstate's The Healing Muse.
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12/13/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: All You Can Eat Buffet; & Terry Podolak: Holiday Baking & the Glycemic Index.
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12/13/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD & Patricia Knox FNP: Discussion with loved ones about end-of-life wishes.
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12/13/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD & Patricia Knox FNP: Discussion with loved ones about end-of-life wishes.
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12/6/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Two Years of Fun; & Lisa Keough, MD: Relief efforts after devastating hospital fire in St. Lucia.
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12/6/09 Interview 1

Donna Bacchi, MD MPH: Public Health Today - More evidence that nicotine exposure is like playing with fire.
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12/6/09 Interview 2

Ziwei Huang PhD: Upstate's New Cancer Research Institute.
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11/29/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The perfect present for our sweetie pie, or, hot water & washed lettuce; & Will Cross: Diabetic Adventurer.
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11/9/09 Interview 1

Joel Potash MD & Deirdre Neilen PhD: Evolving attitudes toward AIDS & advances in its treatment.
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11/29/09 Interview 2

Deirdre Neilen PhD: AIDS-related excerps from Upstate's Healing Muse.
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11/22/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The powerful legacy of a parent's decision to stop smoking; & Kara Kort, MD: Change in mammography guidelines.
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11/22/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD & Tom Curran MD: "When Babies Pay the Penalty for Advanced Technology".
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11/22/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions in Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD and Neonatologist Tom Curran MD: "When Babies Pay the Penalty for Advanced Technology".
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11/15/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Are you getting enough sleep?; and John McCabe: Heart attacks after hours.
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11/15/09 Interview 1

Robert Cavanaugh MD: The teen brain & risk-taking behaviors.
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11/15/09 Interview 2

Sharon Brangman MD: The 7 pains you shouldn't ignore.
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11/8/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: How do you get to Carnegie Hall?; & Luke Probst, PharmD: Kids & cough medicine.
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11/8/09 Interview 1

Donna Bacchi MD, MPH & Cynthia Morrow MD, MPH: Facts and fallacies of the H1N1 vaccine.
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11/8/09 Interview 2

Ann Minton: Music therapy soothes young patients.
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11/1/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Trying on a new identity at Halloween; and Shelley Gilroy, MD: The Flu.
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11/1/09 Interview 1

Deirdre Neilen PhD: Upstate's 9th Annual Healing Muse Literary Journal.
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11/1/09 Interview 2

Judy Hodge RN and Mike Casale: Spina Bifida.
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10/25/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Finding a Great Mulitvitamin; and Jean Glasser MS RT(T) and Lisa Cico RN, MSN, NP: Upstate Breast Cancer Program Accreditation.
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10/25/09 Interview 1

Dr. K. Bruce Simmons: Flu Fundamentals
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10/25/09 Interview 2

Dr. K. Bruce Simmons: Flu Fundamentals
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10/18/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The Perfect Blameless Apology and Sally Terek: New OASIS Active Generations Program.
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10/18/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions in Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD & Thomas Dennison PhD: Health Care Reform-who gets coverage, to what extent, & who falls through the cracks.
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10/18/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions in Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD & Thomas Dennison PhD: Health Care Reform-who gets coverage, to what extent, & who falls through the cracks.
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10/11/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Getting There From Here; and Dr. O'Neill offers solutions to Stiff Brain Disease.
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10/11/09 Interview 1

Donna Bacchi MD MPH & MPH Students: Upstate's masters of public health program.
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10/11/09 Interview 2

Psychologist Kevin Antshel PhD: Recreational use of neuroenhancing drugs.
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10/4/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The Change-Our-Lives Toolbox; and Brian Rieger, PhD: Concussion.
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10/4/09 Interview 1

Deirdre Neilen, PhD: The Healing Muse.
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10/4/09 Interview 2

Terry Podolak, RD: Functional Foods.
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9/27/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Spanking leads to agression & poorer thinking skills; and Kevin Antshel PhD: Low Dopamine implicated in ADHD.
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9/27/09 Interview 1

Part 1: In his Difficult Decisions In Health Care series, Dr. Gregory Eastwood adds an ethical dimension to the swirling debate surrounding health care reform.
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9/27/09 Interview 2

Part 2: In his Difficult Decisions In Health Care series, Dr. Gregory Eastwood adds an ethical dimension to the swirling debate surrounding health care reform.
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9/30/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Simple way to be a better parent; & James Capodagli, MLS: New Family Resource Center at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital.
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9/20/09 Interview 1

Leola Rodgers MPH & volunteer director Donna Stoner: New Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital.
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9/20/09 Interview 2

Donna Bacchi MD MPH, The critical role of vaccines in controlling & eradicating infectious diseases.
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9/13/09 News & Views

Mary Ann Shaw & Howard Weinberger MD: Decades of determined planning that preceded the construction of the new Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital.
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9/13/09 Interview 1

Upstate Pediatrics Chair Thomas Welch MD: Golisano Children's Hospital's powerful role in recruiting new pediatric specialists to CNY.
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9/13/09 Interview 2

University Hospital CEO John McCabe shares the child- & family-friendly philosophy & design of the new Golisano Children's Hospital.
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9/6/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: 10 min. a day to live 12 more years!; & Nicholas Bennett MB BChir, PhD: Kids & the H1N1 Virus.
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9/6/09 Interview 1

Marsha Kernan: Child Life Specialists.
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9/6/09 Interview 2

Richard Sills, MD: Pediatric Cancers.
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8/30/09 Interview 1

Ophthalmologist Stephen Spitzer MD and patient Rebecca Cerio: Cataracts & Cataract Surgery.
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8/30/09 Interview 2

Surgeon Taewan Kim MD and patient Marsha Dillon: Bariatric Surgery.
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8/30/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: World's Most Life-Changing Question; & Sharon Brangman: Aging Population.
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8/23/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Case of the Disappearing Blooming Onion; and Peg Gutkowski: Upstate at the NYS Fair.
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8/23/09 Interview 1

Timothy Damron, MD: Metastic Bone Cancer Research.
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8/23/09 Interview 2

Deirdre Neilen, PhD: The Healing Muse.
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8/16/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Eight Out Of Ten; and Dr. Sharon Brangman: Issues of Aging
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8/16/09 Interview 1

Dr. Richard Cantor: Pediatric Emergency Departments
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8/16/09 Interview 2

Dr. Sharon Brangman: Aging Issues
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8/9/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Cutting Our Risk of Heart Disease by 80%; and Usha Satish, PhD: Multitasking.
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8/9/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions in Health Care. Gregory Eastwood, MD: Cloning.
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8/9/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions in Health Care. Gregory Eastwood, MD: Cloning.
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8/2/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Nick and Greta Up in a Tree; and David Lehmann, MD, PharmD: FDA Warning on Acetaminophen.
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8/2/09 Interview 1

Dr. Donna Bacchi: New Public Health Segment
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8/2/09 Interview 2

Dr. Zulma Tovar-Spinoza: Pediatric Neurosurgery
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7/26/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Taking the Pressure Off; & John McCabe, MD: University Hospital's New East Tower Opening.
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7/26/09 Interview 1

Upstate President David Smith, MD: Challenges of Health Care Reform.
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7/26/09 Interview 2

Timothy Damron, MD: Bone and Soft-tissue Tumors.
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7/19/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Rich O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Mindfulness in Alaska and the new SUNY Chancellor: Dr. Nancy Zimpher.
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7/19/09 Interview 1

Dr. Steven Youngentob: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
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7/19/09 Interview 2

Dr. Deirdre Neilen: The Healing Muse 4th segment.
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7/12/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Two Cool Things in July; and Kara Kort, MD: Breast Reconstruction.
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7/12/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Dr. Gregory Eastwood and Michael Zuber, PhD: The Promise and Peril of Stem Cells.
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7/12/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Dr. Gregory Eastwood and Michael Zuber, PhD: The Promise and Peril of Stem Cells.
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7/5/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Declaring Independence From Unreal Expectations; and Colleen Baish: Snoezelen Room.
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7/5/09 Interview 1

Dr. Jud Staller: Free Range Parenting
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7/5/09 Interview 2

Dominic Carone, PhD: The Neuropsychological Assessment Program at Upstate Medical University.
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6/28/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Double Your Lifetime Social Security Benefit; & Dominic Carone, PhD: Neuropsychological Assessment Program.
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6/28/09 Interview 1

Robbi Saletsky, PhD: Virtual reality therapy for veterans with post traumatic stress disorder.
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6/28/09 Interview 2

Ruth Weinstock, MD, PhD: Diabetes Management During Hospitalization.
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6/21/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Prostate Cancer Prevention; and Ruth Weinstock, MD: Diabetes Trials.
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6/21/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Dr. Gregory Eastwood and Michael Zuber, PhD: Stem Cells
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6/21/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Dr. Gregory Eastwood and Michael Zuber, PhD: Stem Cells
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6/14/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The People Magazine Version of Check-Up From The Neck-Up; & Teens and Depression.
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6/14/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Michael Lax, MD & Rosemary Klein, NP: Occupational Health & Safety
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6/14/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Michael Lax, MD & Rosemary Klein, NP: Occupational Health & Safety
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6/7/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Vacation Veg-Out Time; & Michael Lax, MD: Dangers of Texting While Driving.
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6/7/09 Interview 1

Howard Simon, MD: Upstate Bariatric Program Accreditation.
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6/7/09 Interview 2

Richard Tallarico, MD & Patricia Martin: Critical Care Experiences.
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5/31/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The Biggest Secret to Losing Weight; & William Thomas, MD: Eldercare & Alzheimer's Conference.
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5/31/09 Interview 1

Deirdre Neilen, PhD: The Healing Muse, a journal of literary and visual art.
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5/31/09 Interview 2

Sharon Klaiber RN & Shelly Clark RN: Telemedicine.
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5/24/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Wonder Drugs You Never Heard Of; & Greggy LaRoche, MD: Medical School Wrap.
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5/24/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Karen Kemmis, DPT, MS,.CDE & Cheryl Dunseath, BSN: Osteoporosis & Exercise.
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5/24/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Karen Kemmis, DPT, MS, CDE & Cheryl Dunseath, BSN: Osteoporosis & Exercise.
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5/17/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Rich O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: I'm Right, You're Wrong or The New Physics of Relationships; Megan Greenman, RN, MS: Hourly Nurse Rounds.
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5/17/09 Interview 1

Dr. Walter Hall, MBA: PerfeXion Gamma Knife.
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5/17/09 Interview 2

Melinda Shaw, PA & Thomas Antonini, PA: Physician Assistant's Role.
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5/10/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Happy Mother's Day; & James Capodagli, MLS: H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) Resources.
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5/10/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood, MD and Robert Olick, JD, PhD: Medical Mistakes.
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5/10/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood, MD and Robert Olick, JD, PhD: Medical Mistakes.
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5/3/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: A Pounding Heart is Our Friend; & Shelley Gilroy, MD: Swine Flu.
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5/3/09 Interview 1

Walter Hall, MD, MBA: Brain Tumors and Neurosurgery.
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5/3/09 Interview 2

Parul Goyal, MD: Sinus Treatments.
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4/26/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Reducing Team Conflict, or Increase the Healthys and Happys.
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4/26/09 Interview 1

Sharon Brangman, MD: Multimorbidity & the "Silver Tsunami".
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4/26/09 Interview 2

Deirdre Neilen, PhD: The Healing Muse, a journal of literary and visual art.
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4/19/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Making Sunshine Inside; & Cameron Clapp: An amputee's inspirational story of perseverance & strength.
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4/19/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions in Health Care. Gregory Eastwood, MD: Ethical dilemmas when drug & medical equipment manufacturers collaborate with physicians.
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4/19/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions in Health Care. Gregory Eastwood, MD: ethical dilemmas when drug & medical equipment manufacturers collaborate with physicians.
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4/12/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Job Interview Tips From The Easter Bunny or Overcoming
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4/12/09 Interview 1

Bonnie Braddock, MPH: Genetic Counseling
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4/12/09 Interview 2

Dr. Wanda Freemont and Dr. Lanny Freshman: Pediatric Psychiatry
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4/5/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: New Year's Resolution Final Report; & Mary Jensen: March for Babies.
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4/5/09 Interview 1

Patricia Lippincott Knox, MSN FNP: Health Care Proxies, Advance Directives & DNR Orders.
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4/5/09 Interview 2

Gerold Feuer, PhD: Stem Cell Research.
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3/29/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Committee Meetings...Ughhh!, & Michael Costanza, MD & Vivian Gahtan MD: Vericose Veins.
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3/29/09 Interview 1

Patricia Numann, MD: Family Health History.
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3/29/09 Interview 2

Deirdre Neilen, PhD: The Healing Muse - a journal of literary and visual arts.
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3/22/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Spring's Ahead, and Dr. Patricia Numann: Sister Study.
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3/22/09 Interview 1

Joan Pelligrino, MD: Inherited Metabolic Disease Program
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3/22/09 Interview 2

Steven Goodman, PhD: SUNY Upstate's Research Vision
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3/15/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Get Your Head Out Of Your Sneakers, Or, You Big Galoot!
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3/15/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions in Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD & Amy Friedman MD: Organ Donation.
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3/15/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions in Health Care. Gregory Eastwood MD & Amy Friedman MD: Organ Donation.
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3/8/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Spring Cleaning; & Tarakad Ramachandran, MD: Stroke Update.
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3/8/09 Interview 1

Nicholas Bennett MB, Bchir: Physician Communication Skills.
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3/8/09 Interview 2

Vivian Gahtan MD and Michael Costanza MD: Varicose Veins.
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3/1/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The World's Richest Person; & Deirdre Neilen, PhD: The Healing Muse.
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3/1/09 Interview 1

Part 1: New York Times columnist Jane Brody: End of Life Issues.
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3/1/09 Interview 2

Part 2: New York Times columnist Jane Brody: End of Life Issues.
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2/22/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: New Years Resolutions Revisited; & Thomas Welch, MD: Rising Incidence of Kidney Stones in Children.
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2/22/09 Interview 1

Richard Sills, MD: Sickle Cell Disease.
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2/22/09 Interview 2

Steven Goodman PhD & Richard Sills MD: Sickle Cell Disease & Research.
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2/15/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Boomerang of Love & Dr. John McCabe: Uninsured Overwhelm Emergency Rooms.
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2/15/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood, MD & Bonnie Braddock: The Human Genome Project.
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2/15/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood, MD & Bonnie Braddock: The Human Genome Project.
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2/8/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Kyboshing Cabin Fever, & Jodi Kearns: Changes in Diabetes Diet.
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2/8/09 Interview 1

Urologist Adonis Hijaz: Female Pelvic Floor Disorders.
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2/8/09 Interview 2

Dr. Robert Carhart: Winter Increases The Risk of Heart Attacks.
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2/1/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Super Bowl Mojo and Mary Kate Hartmann: Go Red Day
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2/1/09 Interview 1

Luke Probst, Pharm D: Pediatric Pharmacy
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2/1/09 Interview 2

Dr. John McCabe: Hyperbaric Medicine
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1/25/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Building Healthy Relationships; & David Smith, MD: Premature Infant Deaths.
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1/25/09 Interview 1

Jeremy Shefner, MD: Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).
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1/25/09 Interview 2

Sharon Bauer, RN: Peripheral Stem Cell Transplants.
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1/18/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Excuses vs. Flexibility & Richard Cantor, MD: Preventing Childhood Injuries.
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1/18/09 Interview 1

Usha Satish PhD & Robert G. Riney: Leadership Qualities & How Obama "Stacks Up."
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1/18/09 Interview 2

Psychiatrist Thomas Schwartz: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
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1/11/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: I'll Never Dance Again!!, & Donna Bacchi, MD, MPH:Third-Hand Smoke.
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1/11/09 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood, MD and Patricia Knox, MSN, FNP: End of Life Issues.
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1/11/09 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood, MD and Patricia Knox, MSN, FNP: End of Life Issues.
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1/4/09 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Getting The Life We Want In 2009; & Usha Satish, MD: Multitasking Can Make You Lose Focus.
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1/4/09 Interview 1

Robert Carhart, MD: Crestor - Cholesterol Drug Study.
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1/4/09 Interview 2

Stephen Albanese, MD: New Upstate Bone & Joint Center in Syracuse.
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12/28/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: De-Stressing The Holidays With The Gift Of Time!; & Luke Probst, PharmD: Children's Cold & Cough Medicines.
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12/28/08 Interview 1

Part 1: RealAge author Dr. Michael Roizen.
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12/28/08 Interview 2

Part 2: RealAge author Dr. Michael Roizen.
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12/21/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Give Yourself a Colonoscopy; & Donna Bacchi, MD, MPH: Obesity Tax.
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12/21/08 Interview 1

Carroll Grant, PhD: Autism and Aspergers Syndrome.
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12/21/08 Interview 2

Anita Zannin: Central New York Eye & Tissue Bank.
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12/14/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Getting Past the Grudge Grinch!; & Jud Staller, MD: Antipsychotic Drugs in Children.
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12/14/08 Interview 1

Upstate President David R. Smith, MD: Hospital Quality Measures.
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12/14/08 Interview 2

Ann Botash, MD: Child Abuse.
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12/7/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Getting The Life We Want In 2009, & Carol Sames: Just Move!
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12/7/08 Interview 1

Part 1: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood, MD & Sharon Brangman, MD.
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12/7/08 Interview 2

Part 2: Difficult Decisions In Health Care. Gregory Eastwood, MD & Sharon Brangman, MD.
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11/30/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Giving Thanks for Catastrophes; & Toni Gary: Golisano Children's Hospital Radiothon.
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11/30/08 Interview 1

Jennifer Kelly, DO: Thyroid Conditions in Children.
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11/30/08 Interview 2

Gary Nieman: Research on Respiratory Distress & Sepsis.
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11/23/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Dear Barack and Michelle; & Chef Thomas Kiernan: Taste of Home for Patients.
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11/23/08 Interview 1

Part 1: Leonard Weiner, MD: MRSA & Staph Infections.
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11/23/08 Interview 2

Part 2: Leonard Weiner, MD: MRSA & Staph Infections.
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11/16/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Follow The Leader and Dr. Brian Rieger: Brain Donation For Concussion Study
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11/16/08 Interview 1

Elvira Szigeti, PhD: Nursing Shortage
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11/16/08 Interview 2

Dr. Gregory Liptak: Autism Update
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11/9/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Taking Charge of Our Lives; and Usha Satish, PhD: Obama's Decision-Making Style.
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11/9/08 Interview 1

Donna Bacchi, MD, MPH: New Master of Public Health degree program.
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11/9/08 Interview 2

Peter Cronkright, MD & Upstate Medical Students: SC HOPE Migrant Clinic.
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11/2/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Evaluating the Candidates; & Stress and the Economy.
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11/2/08 Interview 1

Psychologist Brian Rieger: "Cheerleading Injuries".
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11/2/08 Interview 2

Dr. Steven Galson, Interim US Surgeon General: Childhood Obesity
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10/26/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: The Wonderful Thing About Heartache; & Sharon Brangman, MD: Elderspeak.
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10/26/08 Interview 1

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Shelley Gilroy: "The Flu"
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10/26/08 Interview 2

Breast surgeon Dr. Kara Kort: "Breast Reconstruction".
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10/19/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Stop Worrying About The Market Meltdown: & Chris Smith: The Diabetic Chef.
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10/19/08 Interview 1

Marci Henderson: "American Red Cross Disaster Response".
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10/19/08 Interview 2

Dr. Joseph Domachowske: Pediatric Vaccines.
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10/12/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Creating Our Own Obstacles: & Dr. Shelly Gilroy: Meningococcal Immunization.
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10/12/08 Interview 1

Dr. Gabriel Haas: "Prostate Cancer".
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10/12/08 Interview 2

Dr Jeffrey Bogart: "Calypso 4D Radiation System".
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10/5/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: When The Weasel Talks; & Dr. Gabriel Haas: Prostate Cancer Screening.
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10/5/08 Interview 1

Part 1: Dr. Jennifer Barna discusses digital mammography.
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10/5/08 Interview 2

Part 2: Dr. Jennifer Barna discusses digital mammography.
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9/28/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Finding The Admirable In The Weird" and Jim Sparks, Esq: "Running a marathon for Leukemia & Lymphoma".
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9/28/08 Interview 1

Part 1: Drs. Willard Cohen, Albert Frankel and Welton Gersony: "Upstate, 50 Years Later".
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9/28/08 Interview 2

Part 2: Drs. Willard Cohen, Albert Frankel and Welton Gersony: "Upstate, 50 Years Later".
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9/21/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up; & Welton Gersony MD, Upstate award recipient, Class of '58.
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9/21/08 Interview 1

Endocrinologist Jennifer Kelly: Paget's Disease of the bone.
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9/21/08 Interview 2

Augusto Perez: wheelchair paralympian & award-winning athlete.
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9/14/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: & Michael Ianuzzi, MD:
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9/14/08 Interview 1

Shelly Clark, BSRN: stroke advances.
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9/14/08 Interview 2

Gregory Eastwood MD, former president of Upstate: bioethics.
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9/7/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up; & Cyntha Cary "New Golisano Children's Hospital Lecture Series".
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9/7/08 Interview 1

Infectious disease specialist Shelley Gilroy, MD: Lyme Disease.
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9/7/08 Interview 2

Dr. David Duggan: Medicaid and Medicare programs.
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8/31/08 Check Up From The Neck Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Vacation Veg-Out"; & Bonnie Braddock: "Genetic Testing Bill".
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8/31/08 Interview 1

Part 1: Orthopedic surgeons Drs. Vipul Nanavati and Kevin Setter: shoulder & joint elbow repair.
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8/31/08 Interview 2

Part 2: Orthopedic surgeons Drs. Vipul Nanavati and Kevin Setter: shoulder & joint elbow repair.
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8/24/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Olympic Dreams to Olympic life"; and Cynthia Cary: "Smoking Cessation Classes".
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8/24/08 Interview 1

Back to school tips for children with asthma-and for their parents and teachers-are offered by pediatric pulmonologist Ran Anbar.
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8/24/08 Interview 2

Dr. Tamara Scerpella, bone density research.
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8/17/08 Check Up From The Neck Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up & Maxine Thompson: "Strategies For Your Child's Success".
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8/17/08 Interview 1

Dr. Howard Weinberger & Dr. Thomas Welch: The legacy of Dr. Julius B. Richmond, former U.S. Surgeon General.
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8/17/08 Interview 2

Neurosurgeon Eric Deshaies, skull base surgery of the brainstem & cranio-facial regions.
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8/10/08 Check Up From The Neck Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up & Lisa Kaufmann, MD: "Jump Off the Diet Treadmill".
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8/10/08 Interview 1

Mother and son actors in the "standardized patient" program at Upstate.
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8/10/08 Interview 2

David Duggan, MD: Medicaid, Medicare and physician reimbursement.
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8/03/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up & Dr. Shelly Gilroy: Legionnaires' Disease.
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8/03/08 Interview 1

Dr. Irene Sills: "Transitioning to College" program for students with Diabetes.
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8/03/08 Interview 2

Dr. Lynn Beth Satterly, nurse practitioner, Zarina Smith, Fr. Neal Quartier and the new peds clinic added at the Amaus Clinic.
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07/27/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Ixnay on the Angechay"; and Dr. Gregory Liptak: "Autism"
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07/27/08 Interview 1

Dr. Gregory Threatte, "Unique Test For Coronary Artery Disease".
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07/27/08 Interview 2

Dr. Debra Buchan, "Adult Immunizations".
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7/20/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up & Steve Olson, RN: "Bike Helmet Safety".
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7/20/08 Interview 1

Steven Harris & Amber Hansel: Standardized patient program at SUNY Upstate's College of Medicine.
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7/20/08 Interview 2

Gary Weinstein, LCSW: Social Work in the Emergency Room.
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7/6/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Re-wiring Our Brains", and Ann Botash, MD: "Child Abuse".
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7/6/08 Interview 1

Part 1: Dr. Steven Youngentob: Prenatal alcohol exposure.
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7/6/08 Interview 2

Part 2: Dr. Steven Youngentob: Prenatal alcohol exposure.
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6/29/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up, & Dr. Sharon Brangman: "The Silver Tsunami".
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6/29/08 Interview 1

Part 1: David Reed, MD and Dr. Barbara Connor: medical care in the Sudan.
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6/29/08 Interview 2

Part 2: Dr. David Reed and Dr. Barbara Connor: medical care in the Sudan.
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6/22/08 Check-Up From The Neck-UP / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up, & Upstate President David Smith, MD: "Growth Under Pressure".
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6/22/08 Interview 1

Neurosurgery senior research associate Sean Huckins: functional MRI (fMRI).
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6/22/08 Interview 2

Deborah Hermann: EM-STAT (Emergency Medicine Simulation Technology & Training) Center & paramedic training.
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6/15/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up, & Dr. John McCabe: "Heart Attack After Hours".
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6/15/08 Interview 1

Spinal surgery specialist Dr. Ross Moquin: The new O-arm portable 3-D CT scanner.
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6/15/08 Interview 2

Geriatrician Dr. Sharon Brangman: Alzheimer's treatment.
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6/08/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Exercise...Forget About It" and Dr. John McCabe: "Emergency Response To Natural Disasters".
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6/08/08 Interview 1

Upstate President David R. Smith, MD, considers SUNY Upstate's forward momentum of the last two years, plans for the near future, and medicine's new and healthy regard for patient's viewpoint.
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6/08/08 Interview 2

Genetic Counselor Bonnie Braddock: Discrimination by health insurers & employers based on genetic information.
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6/1/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up, and Dr. James Knoll: mass murderers.
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6/1/08 Interview 1

Forensic psychiatrist Dr. James Knoll: Mass murderers & school shootings.
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6/1/08 Interview 2

University Hospital chaplain Jerry Shave: 41 years as a hospital chaplain.
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5/25/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up & Ross Moquin, MD: Brain Tumors.
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5/25/08 Interview 2

Jennifer Moffat, PhD: Shingles.
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5/25/08 Interview 1

Thomas Welch, MD, Upstate's Chair of Pediatrics: "Hospitalists".
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5/18/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Getting Happier"; & Mary Nelson's Youth Day Barbecue.
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5/18/08 Interview 1

Shelly Clark, BSN: University Hospital - CNY's 1st NYS designated stroke center.
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5/18/08 Interview 2

Michael Zuber, PhD: his evolution as a scientist and research on the retina.
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05/11/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Making Mom Happy, or, What Goes Around Comes Around " and Dr. Brian Reiger: "War Concussions Linked to Stress".
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05/11/08 Interview 1

Pt. 1: Karen Kemmis, DPT, MS, CDE and Cheryl Dunseath, BSN: Osteoporosis and Exercise.
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05/11/08 Interview 2

Pt. 2: Karen Kemmis, DPT, MS, CDE and Cheryl Dunseath, BSN: Osteoporosis and Exercise.
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5/4/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Stress", & Rochele Clark: Obesity linked to Stroke.
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5/4/08 Interview 1

Organ Donation - the critical need, shortage and myths.
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5/4/08 Interview 2

Organ Donation from the donor and recipient perspective.
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4/27/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "From Driven to Livin'"; & Rosemarie Nelson: personal medical records.
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4/27/08 Interview 1

Kari Fitzgerald, parent of an autistic child, and Carroll Grant, PhD: Autism.
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4/27/08 Interview 2

Autism expert Carol Gray.
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4/20/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Commitment Leads to Joy"; & Dr. Robert Carhart: Vytorin controversy.
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4/20/08 Interview 1

Pt. 1: Child psychiatrist Dr. Robert Gregory, discusses and offers strategies to prevent teen suicides.
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4/20/08 Interview 2

Pt. 2: Child psychiatrist Dr. Robert Gregory, discusses and offers strategies to prevent teen suicides.
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4/13/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Congrats! You Just Graduated From Doctor School, Doctor"; & Dr. Robert Gregory on teen suicide.
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4/13/08 Interview 1

Robert Olick, JD, PhD, from the Center for Bioethics & Humanities at Upstate, discusses Advance Directives.
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4/13/08 Interview 2

Elise Calvi, Upstate medical library curator, discovers a mystery in the Class of 1885.
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04/06/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Snow Drops", & Dr. Ruth Weinstock: Diabetes.
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04/06/08 Interview 1

Upstate student Jennifer O'Reilly talks about Match Day.
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04/06/08 Interview 2

Upstate's president, Dr. David Smith, "stumps" for the March of Dimes, its April 27 March for Babies, and the war against prematurity and birth defects.
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3/30/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Which Holiday Has the Most Mail", & Dr. Irene Sills: STD's.
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3/30/08 Interview 1

Rev. Louise Shepard, Dr. Ran Anbar & Amy Grosso talk about a new book that chroncles real life stories of hospitalized children as written by their parents.
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3/30/08 Interview 2

Psychologist Richard O'Neill considers the implications of the mental health parity bill just passed by the House of Representatives.
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3/23/08 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From The Neckup: Dr. O'Neill considers the Easter Bunny and the true rather than fantastical reason for his existence.
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3/23/08 Interview 1

Dr. John McCabe gives clarity to the often muddy pool of medical certifications.
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3/23/08 Interview 2

Dean of student affairs Julie White explains medical student's "match day", and Jennifer Welch offers tips on how to get into medical school.
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03/16/08 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "How To Test Your Balance If You've Had Too Much To Drink", and student Diane St. Fleur talks about the Sarah Loguen Scholarship.
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03/16/08 Interview 1

Child Life Specialist Marsha Kernan explains the role of the child life specialist at University Hospital and the soon-to-open Golisano Children's Hospital.
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03/16/08 Interview 2

Nurse practitioner Phyllis Bazen describes the physiology of sickle cell disease and the positive impact of preventive efforts and the negative impact of chronic pain.
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03/09/08 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From The Neckup: "Cat-itude" Is Everything; and Dr. Joe Domachowski discusses the flu.
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03/09/08 Interview 1

Dr. Robert Carhart discusses a small Vytorin study findings.
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03/09/08 Interview 2

Dr. Lisa Kaufmann describes her Mindful Eating program, a 10 week, non diet approach to healthy weight loss and improved self esteem.
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3/2/08 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "Spare the Rod and Grow a Calmer Brain"; and President David Smith: Upstate's plans for growth.
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3/2/08 Interview 1

Physician practice management consultant Rosemarie Nelson discusses challenges the average medical practice faces today, and technological advances on the horizon.
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3/2/08 Interview 2

Dr. John McCabe, chair of Emergency Medicine, discusses how Upstate medical residents get hands-on training through outreach programs in China, India and elsewhere.
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2/24/08 Checkup From the Neckup / News and Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "Life-Shrinking Thinking"; and Dr. Cynthia Morrow, Onondaga Co. Health Commissioner: flu outbreak.
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2/24/08 Interview 1

Part 1 - Dr. Rosemary Rochford discusses her field research project in Kenya & the treatment of Burkitt's and other AIDS-associated non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
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2/24/08 Interview 2

Part 2 - Dr. Rosemary Rochford discusses her field research project in Kenya & the treatment of Burkitt's and other AIDS-associated non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
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2/17/08 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "Are YOU getting enough sleep?"; and Dr. Ruth Weinstock: Diabetes ACCORD study.
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2/17/08 Interview 1

Nurse Practitioners Mary MacBlane and Sue Shaw explain the roles, expertise, educational background and independent nature of nurse practitioners and the distinction between NPs and physician assistants, PAs.
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2/17/08 Interview 2

Dr. Jennifer Kelly, from the Joslin Diabetes Center in Syracuse, explains bone densitometry - an imaging tool for measuring bone density - when it is indicated and what it will tell you.
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2/10/08 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "The Secret to Staying Out of Divorce Court" and Upstate Psychologist Brian Rieger, PhD: the connection between head injuries and post traumatic stress disorder.
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2/10/08 Interview 1

Jennifer Moffat, PhD, dicusses how her research with the varicella zoster virus (VZV), which causes chicken pox, may potentially result in new drug treatments and an improved vaccine.
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2/10/08 Interview 2

Researcher Jennifer Moffat, PhD, explains how the study of disease can be greatly enhanced when mice bred with no immune system are used, referred to as severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID).
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2/3/08 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "Winning Mantra for the Super Bowl" and Dr. Gregory Liptak: Autism.
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2/3/08 Interview 1

Part 1: Fascinating behavioral research by Dr. Steven Youngentob on the relationship between prenatal alcohol exposure, postnatal preference for alcohol & the role the sense of smell plays in that preference.
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2/3/08 Interview 2

Part 2: Fascinating behavioral research by Dr. Steven Youngentob on the relationship between prenatal alcohol exposure, postnatal preference for alcohol & the role the sense of smell plays in that preference.
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1/27/08 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: Dustin Hoofman says "Moove over Richard Simmons!" and Dr. Gregory Liptak: Autism.
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1/27/08 Interview 1

SUNY Upstate president Dr. David Smith and Dr. Andrea Manyon discuss Upstate's rural medicine (or RMED) program and the increasingly critical physician shortage in underserved areas.
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1/27/08 Interview 2

Geriatrician Sharon Brangman considers the 7 pains you shouldn't ignore particularly if you're over 60, and how some pains can mask other issues.
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1/20/08 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "Reducing Teen Conflict"; and Geriatrician Sharon Brangman: anti-inflammatory drug and Alzheimer's patients.
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1/20/08 Interview 1

Nan Songer, MS, educational specialist in University Hospital's pediatric cancer program, describes some programs designed to keep kids undergoing cancer & other treatments connected to their school and on top of their school work.
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1/20/08 Interview 2

Tim Fox, of NewsChannel 9 & coordinator of the 9 Kids Challenge (co-sponsored by SUNY Upstate Medical University), offers interesting insights into the program created to help youngsters change their unhealthy habits into healthy ones.
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1/13/08 Checkup From the Neckup / News and Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "Medical Establishment & Positive Reinforcement"; and Pediatrician Richard Sills: childhood cancer.
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1/13/08 Interview 1

Part 1: RealAge author Dr. Michael Roizen, also an internist and anesthesiologist, relates how he developed the RealAge concept and provides insight into each of his five best selling "how to" books.
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1/13/08 Interview 2

Part 2: RealAge author Dr. Michael Roizen, also an internist and anesthesiologist, relates how he developed the RealAge concept and provides insight into each of his five best selling "how to" books.
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1/06/08 News & Views

University Hospital Cardiologist, Dr. Robert Carhart and Nutritionist Mary Henson.
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1/06/08 Interview 1

The Chair of Upstate's Pediatric Department, Dr. Thomas Welch, prefers to stay intimately involved with patient care and often serves as a "hospitalist" at University Hospital.
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1/06/08 Interview 2

Guests Gerald Hoffman, long-time EVP of the Onondaga County Medical Society, and Gwen Kay, PhD, SUNY Oswego discuss the new book, "The History of Local Medical Care, 1806-2006, Celebrating Physicians Past and Present".
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12/30/07 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "Get There From Here"; and pediatrician Thmas Welch: honey for a child's cough.
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12/30/07 Interview 1

Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Irene Sills explores the intricate role of hormones in the growth and development of children.
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12/30/07 Interview 2

Dr. Richard Sills, director of the Waters Center for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders, discusses sickle cell disease treatment and the progress that has been made fighting pediatric cancer & the many battles won.
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12/23/07 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views (Noon broadcast)

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "Why Santa's So Jolly"; and Howard Simon, MD: the effects of alcohol after bariatric surgery.
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12/23/07 interview 1 (Noon broadcast)

The Post Standard's Amber Smith, Health and Fitness editor, joins us to talk about local and national trends she's observing on her health beat.
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12/23/07 interview 2 (Noon broadcast)

Dr. Robert Lenox, a pulmonologist at University Hospital, discusses today's rising - and alarming - rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and bronchitis.
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12/23/07 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views (9 am broadcast)

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "Giving Just the Right Gift"; Jodie Kearns of the Joslin Diabetes Center, and Kevin Antshel, PhD.
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12/23/07 Interview 1 (9 am broadcast)

Upstate Forensic Psychiatrist Dr. James Knoll discusses the interface between law and mental health which includes psychiatric consultation in a wide variety of legal matters and clinical work with perpetrators and victims.
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12/23/07 Interview 2 (9 am broadcast)

In part 2 of the interview, Dr. James Knoll focuses on stalking and profiles the stalking mentality.
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12/09/07 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views (re-aired on 12/16/07)

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "Heapin' Helpin' Holiday"; and Paula Trief, PhD: Diabetes clinical trials. (re-aired on 12/16/07)
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12/09/07 Interview 1 (re-aired on 12/16/07)

Stroke Service Director Dr. Yahia Lodi describes the procedures uniquely employed by University Hospital which treat stroke beyond the standard 3 hour window of stroke onset.
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12/09/07 Interview 2 (re-aired on 12/16/07)

Dr. Lynn-Beth Satterly of the Department of Family Medicine and Monsignor Neal Quartier of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception discuss their collaboration on the Amaus Health Services clinic in downtown Syracuse.
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12/2/07 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "Joy With the World"; and pediatric endocrinologist Irene Sills.
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12/2/07 Interview 1

Neurodevelopmental pediatrician Nienke Dosa, MPH, and Jeffrey Tamburo, LMSW, discuss the new 3-year grant-funded Health Transition Training program for Youth with Developmental Disabilities.
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12/2/07 Interview 2

Urology surgeon Gabriel Haas provides the latest information related to prostate treatment and surgery including robotic prostatectomy.
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11/25/07 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "What Punxsutawney Phil Does in His Burrow"; and nutritionist Mary Henson.
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11/25/07 Interview 1

SUNY Upstate Psychologist Dr. Paula Trief discusses the family dynamics and emotional repercussions often associated with a chronic disease like diabetes.
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11/25/07 Interview 2

University Hospital pulmonologists Ran Anbar, specializing in pediatrics, and Dana Savici, specializing in adults, discuss the hazards, treatments and myths of asthma and the unique differences that separate adults from children and adolescents.
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11/18/07 Checkup From the Neckup / News & Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup From the Neckup: "Thanksgiving Happy"; cardiologist Robert Carhart, & nutritionist Mary Henson.
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11/18/07 Interview 1

Pediatric Chaplain Louise Shepard of University Hospital describes her engaging Wednesday story hours - Rev. Weez's Storytime - and their often-powerful impact on children and adults alike.
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11-18-07 Interview 2

Nurse Maureen Famiglietti responds to heightened concerns surrounding children and lead poisoning and discusses prevention and treatment tactics.
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11/11/07 Checkup From the Neckup / News and Views

Dr. Richard O'Neill's Checkup from the Neckup: "Wonder Drugs You Never Heard Of"; and hemotologist/oncologist Sheila Lemke: cancer patients & flu shots.
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11/11/07 Interview 1

Part 1: Neurosurgeon Ross Moquin discusses spinal neurosurgery and military medicine.
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11/11/07 Interview 2

Part 2: Neurosurgeon Ross Moquin discusses spinal neurosurgery and military medicine.
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