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Category: Bioethics And Humanities

Checklist aims to overcome biases in medical training
May 24, 2022
Interview with bioethicist and pediatric oncologist Amy Caruso Brown, MD

How the kidney waiting list works; patients with impaired consciousness; helping someone with cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 13, 2022
March 11, 2022
Interviews with transplant surgery chief Reza Saidi, MD, ethicist and...

Explaining the HPV vaccine and cervical cancer; avoiding lead poisoning of children: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022
February 25, 2022
Interviews with pediatric infectious disease specialist Manika Suryadevara, MD,...

People in a coma or other impaired state still have rights and deserve respect, ethicist says
February 22, 2022
Interview with Syd Johnson, PhD, an associate professor of bioethics and...

Studying a common childhood virus; preserving personal memories; treating arthritis of the hand: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb, 6, 2022
February 4, 2022
Interviews with pediatrician Joe Domachowske, MD, editor Deirdre Neilen, PhD,...

Preserving memories of the pandemic
January 20, 2022
Interview with Deirdre Neilen, PhD, editor-in-chief of the Upstate literary...

How weight-loss surgery affects the body; an expert's clues to solving and creating crossword puzzles: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022
January 7, 2022
Interviews with bariatric surgery chief Timothy Shope, MD, and bioethics and...

Ethical challenges of the pandemic; safe sleeping for babies; dealing with ADHD: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021
September 30, 2021
Interviews with philosopher and bioethicist L. Syd M. Johnson, PhD,...

The ethics of vaccine mandates and other thorny pandemic issues
September 14, 2021
Interview with Upstate associate professor of bioethics and humanities L. Syd M....

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,...

Pandemic poetry is featured in 20th anniversary issue of The Healing Muse
November 12, 2020
Interview with Deirdre Neilen, PhD, editor-in-chief of The Healing Muse

Explaining critical care neurosurgery; treating everyday sports injuries; exploring bias in teaching: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020
October 2, 2020
Interviews with neurosurgeon Timothy Beutler, MD, orthopedic surgeon Zachary...

Course challenges medical students to avoid biases in decision making
September 11, 2020
Interview with Amy Caruso Brown, MD, associate professor of bioethics and...