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Category: Addiction

Proposed weight-loss drugs aim for fewer side effects
February 12, 2025
Interview with medicinal chemist Robert Doyle, PhD, of Syracuse University

Safely viewing the solar eclipse; climate's health effects; is kratom risky?: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 7, 2024
April 4, 2024
Interviews with Robert Fechtner, MD, Augusta Williams, DSc, Willie Eggleston,...

Cannabis for pain relief; cancer and social media: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023
October 5, 2023
Interviews with Brian Johnson, MD, and Yanli Zhang-James, MD, PhD; and Amy...

Explaining autopsies; sexual, public health in ads; cellphone addiction: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023
September 22, 2023
Interviews with Robert Stoppacher, MD, Rebecca Ortiz, PhD, and Christopher...

Daily use can have unintended long-term consequences
August 22, 2023
Interview with Brian Johnson, MD, and Yanli Zhang-James, MD, PhD

Poverty, obesity, maternal health among local health concerns; explaining a widespread virus; reversing drug overdoses: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 9, 2023
April 7, 2023
Interviews with Health Commissioner Katie Anderson, MD, PhD, researcher Gary...

A dangerous new street drug; studying gun violence; hospitalized teens: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 2, 2023
March 31, 2023
Interviews with toxicologist Ross Sullivan, MD, researcher Margaret Formica,...

Drug abuse, obesity, maternal health among key findings
March 8, 2023
Interview with county Health Commissioner Katie Anderson, MD, PhD

Drug meant for large animals is being mixed into street drugs
March 8, 2023
Interview with Ross Sullivan, MD, director of medical toxicology

Toxicologist explains how it helps combat opioid epidemic
March 8, 2023
Interview with Ross Sullivan, MD, director of medical toxicology

Hospital at Home option; a Lyme disease patient and advocate; mammogram preparation; cellphone 'addiction': Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 24, 2022
July 21, 2022
Interviews with nurse administrator Diane Nanno, Lyme disease patient/advocate...

Purple heroin hits the streets; dial 9-8-8 for suicide prevention hotline; treating hip fractures
July 8, 2022
Interviews with toxicologist and emergency physician Ross Sullivan, MD; Contact...

COVID shots for tots; summer burn hazards; online gambling addiction risks; aging parents and car keys: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 3, 2022
July 1, 2022
Interviews with Jana Shaw, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist; Tamara...

Purple heroin is a new danger on the streets of Central New York
June 10, 2022
Interview with Ross Sullivan, MD, director of medical toxicology at Upstate

Diabetes and COVID; physical therapy for cystic fibrosis; avoiding smartphone addiction: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 5, 2022
June 3, 2022
Interviews with chief of pediatric endocrinology Roberto Izquierdo, MD, physical...

Examining job-related diseases; effects of marijuana edibles; showing compassion: Upstate's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 15, 2022
May 13, 2022
Interviews with occupational health physician Michael Lax, MD; toxicologist...

Explaining fentanyl and its dangers; the human genome project's significance; signs of concussion: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 1, 2022
April 28, 2022
Interviews with toxicologist Vincent Calleo, MD, neuroscientist Stephen Glatt,...

The drug fentanyl, showing up in street drugs, is causing overdoses, deaths
April 22, 2022
Interview with Vincent Calleo, MD, medical director of the Upstate New York...