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Category: Aging - Geriatrics
Some Medicare patients can receive hospital care at home through new program
June 16, 2022
Interview with Diane Nanno, director of nursing for Upstate's Transitional Care...
New program aims to help seniors with hip fractures
June 8, 2022
Interview with Upstate nurse Lia Fischi and chief of geriatrics Sharon Brangman,...
Effort aims to recruit more people of color into medical research studies
June 3, 2022
Interview with chief of geriatrics Sharon Brangman, MD, and community research...
COVID's relationship to obesity; how seniors are faring in the pandemic; adding services for special-needs kids: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022
January 28, 2022
Interviews with bariatric surgery chief Timothy Shope, MD, geriatrics chief...
How older adults are weathering the COVID-19 pandemic
January 13, 2022
Interview with Upstate's chief of geriatrics, Sharon Brangman, MD
Preventing falls among senior citizens; preparing for chemotherapy; dealing with burnout and mental exhaustion: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021
November 19, 2021
Interviews with geriatrician Andrea Berg, MD, pharmacist Timothy Chiang and...
Seniors who fall -- it's a common problem -- can face a challenging recovery
November 17, 2021
Interview with Upstate geriatrician Andrea Berg, MD
Dealing with kidney stones; sleep problems among older people; explaining sarcoidosis: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021
August 13, 2021
Interviews with nephrologist Stephen Knohl, MD, geriatrician Andrea Berg, MD,...
Examining schizophrenia; osteoporosis and its treatments; forgetfulness vs. dementia: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 18, 2021
July 15, 2021
Interviews with neuroscientist Cyndi Weickert, PhD, endocrinologist Ruban...
Explaining a new Alzheimer's drug; what it means to have multiple sclerosis: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 4, 2021
July 2, 2021
Interviews with Sharon Brangman, MD, Upstate's chief of geriatrics; and Upstate...
Newly approved Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm is not for everyone, and questions remain, says chief of geriatrics
June 25, 2021
Interview with Sharon Brangman, MD, chief of geriatrics at Upstate Medical...
Osteoporosis: What it is and how it can be treated
June 18, 2021
Interview with endocrinologist Ruban Dhaliwal, MD, director of the metabolic...
Stroke's symptoms and treatments; studying a drug to relieve disruptive agitation in Alzheimer's disease: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 16, 2021
May 14, 2021
Interviews with geriatrics chief Sharon Brangman, MD, and stroke neurologist...
Study about agitation in Alzheimer's disease seeks volunteers
May 11, 2021
Interview with Upstate geriatrics chief Sharon Brangman, MD
Preventing the overmedication of seniors; consulting an emergency physician remotely; using a robotic tool in brain surgery: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020
November 6, 2020
Interviews with geriatrician Sharon Brangman, MD, emergency physician William...
Precautions for senior citizens who take multiple medications
November 2, 2020
Interview with Sharon Brangman, MD, chief of geriatrics at Upstate
When patients with COVID need physical therapy; pandemic's death rates for people with disabilities; helping kids stressed by events: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 14, 2020
June 12, 2020
Interviews with doctor of physical therapy Zachary Boswell; researchers Margaret...
COVID-19 death rates higher for those with intellectual, developmental disabilities
June 12, 2020
Interview with Upstate's Margaret Turk, MD, and Syracuse University's Scott...