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Brain surgeon provides overview of epilepsy, its diagnosis and treatment
January 11, 2021
Interview with Upstate neurosurgeon Harish Babu, MD, PhD

Kidney transplants continue apace at Upstate despite pandemic
January 11, 2021
Interview with Upstate transplant surgeon Mark Laftavi, MD

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 Upstate COVID-19 hotline co-directors Michele Caliva and Joey Angelina

Upstate hotline fields COVID-19 questions from the public
January 8, 2021
Interview with Upstate COVID-19 hotline co-directors Michele Caliva, left, and Joey Angelina

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

Cardiac surgeon explains how the TT Maze procedure treats atrial fibrillation
December 31, 2020
Interview with Upstate cardiac surgeon Stephen Waterford, MD

Boosting one's spirits and energy in winter; insights into pandemics; regenerating the retina: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021
December 31, 2020
Interviews with Assistant Dean of Wellness Kaushal Nanavati, MD; authors and researchers Rae-Ellen Kavey, MD, and Allison Kavey, PhD; and vision researcher Abigail Hackam, PhD

Treating kidney stones; caring for wounds and arterial disease; dealing with violence’s traumatic wake: Upstate Medical University’s HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020
December 23, 2020
Interviews with urologist Scott Wiener, MD; vascular surgeon Palma Shaw, MD; and Timothy Jennings-Bey, a co-founder of the Community Trauma Response Team

Prostate cancer explained; the pandemic and overdose deaths: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020
December 17, 2020
Interviews with urologist Joseph Jacob, MD, and emergency physician Ross Sullivan, MD

Masks challenge the hard of hearing; retinal diseases and eye health; explaining esophageal cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020
December 10, 2020
Interviews with otolaryngologist Brian Nicholas, MD; retinal researcher and ophthalmologist Amir Yazdanyar, MD, PhD; and thoracic surgery chief Jason Wallen, MD

Explaining diseases of the retina, their risk factors and treatment
December 8, 2020
Interview with Upstate vision researcher and ophthalmologist Amir Yazdanyar, MD, PhD

Mother-daughter research team compares COVID-19 to previous pandemics in new book
December 8, 2020
Interview with Allison Kavey, PhD, left, and her mother, Rae-Ellen Kavey, MD, who jointly authored a book on viral pandemics

Advice for getting through a winter of pandemic discontent
December 8, 2020
Interview with Kaushal Nanavati, MD, assistant dean of wellness at Upstate

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

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

How exercise promotes good health; future doctors focus on food; the origins of cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020
November 27, 2020
Interviews with Upstate doctor of physical therapy Karen Kemmis, Upstate medical student Natalie Antosh and visiting cancer researcher Mina Bissell, PhD

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