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Category: Addiction

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...

A gambling addiction is not a sure bet, but there are warning signs to watch for with online sports betting
April 22, 2022
Interview with Upstate psychiatrist Sunny Aslam, MD

What the Upstate New York Poison Center does; a workplace perspective on opioid misuse: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022
December 29, 2021
Interviews with Vincent Calleo, MD, medical director of the Upstate New York...

Ideas for battling opioid misuse at the workplace level
December 10, 2021
Interview with Jeanette Zoeckler, PhD, director of preventive services for...

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

Upstate nurses help a hard-hit downstate hospital; treating substance use issues in a pandemic; how attitude relates to finance: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday. April 26, 2020
April 24, 2020
Interviews with nurses Emery House and Rachel Carnicelli, nurse practitioner...

Pandemic creates additional challenges for those being treated for substance use
April 21, 2020
Interview with John Ringhisen, a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Upstate

Testicular problems; smartphone addiction; dementia research: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 8, 2020
March 5, 2020
Interviews with pediatric urologist Anthony Tracey, MD, psychiatric nurse...

What to make of the coronavirus outbreak; vaping's dangers and common drugs of abuse: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020
January 31, 2020
Interviews with Stephen Thomas, MD, infectious disease chief at Upstate, and...

Testing a possible drug for Alzheimer's disease; preparing for emergencies; explaining vaping-related illness, risks: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019
October 11, 2019