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Category: Drugs - Medications - Pharmacy

Last year's calls reveal troubling new cases among kids
February 28, 2023
Interview with Michele Caliva from the Upstate New York Poison Center

Options range from doing nothing to undergoing surgery
February 16, 2023
Advice from HeeRak Kang, MD, a doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at...

Achilles tendon confronts ballet; pathologists reach out; cannabis considerations: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023
January 6, 2023
Interviews with Michelle Dolphin, DPT, Nicole Harry; Rohin Mehta, MD, Alexandra...

Milestones for kids; checkpoint inhibitors and cancer; health care reflections: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022
December 21, 2022
Interviews with pediatrician Jenica O'Malley, DO, oncologist Merima Ramovic, DO,...

Expert: Aspirin, in moderation, OK for treating headaches
December 6, 2022
Advice from Upstate neurologist Ioana Medrea, MD

Volunteers in Syracuse are helping in quest toward treatment for dengue virus
November 15, 2022
Interview with Upstate research scientist Adam Waickman, PhD

How clinical trials work; preventing the common infection RSV; ADHD in adults: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022
November 4, 2022
Interviews with infectious disease specialists Stephen Thomas, MD, and Joe...

Chronic pain treatment options
October 31, 2022
Interview with Upstate anesthesiologist Vandana Sharma, MD

Flu season, COVID updates; marijuana in cancer treatment: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022
October 28, 2022
Interviews with Upstate infectious disease chief Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy, MD, and...

Colonoscopy prep; diabetes basics; a quick, healthy recipe: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022
October 21, 2022
Interviews with colorectal surgeon Kristina Go, MD; nurse practitioner Dana...

Medication shows promise in preventing RSV, a sometimes deadly infection, in babies
October 17, 2022
Interview with pediatric infectious disease specialist Joe Domachowske, MD

Vitamin A and vision; dietary iron; prescription drug affordability: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022
October 12, 2022
Interviews with ophthalmologist Mark Breazzano, MD, pediatric gastroenterologist...

Medical marijuana's benefits for those in cancer treatment
October 11, 2022
Interview with Upstate radiation oncologist Karna Sura, MD

What to consider if you are diagnosed with -- or at risk for -- pre-diabetes or diabetes
October 4, 2022
Interview with nurse practitioner Dana Lonis and pharmacist Peter Rosher

New program helps the uninsured afford prescription medications
September 9, 2022
Interview with Upstate pharmacists Eric Balotin and Meaghan Murphy

Viruses' possible role in Alzheimer's; kids and marijuana candies; crossword strategies: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022
August 19, 2022
Interviews with microbiologist Eain Murphy, PhD, toxicologist Vincent Calleo,...

Poison Center urges precaution about marijuana edibles, with spike in number of kids affected
August 16, 2022
Interview with Vincent Calleo, MD, medical director of the Upstate New York...

Revised milestones for kids; a treatment for cancer; a sharing session for health care providers: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022
August 5, 2022
Interviews with pediatrician Jenica O'Malley, DO, oncologist Merima Ramovic, DO,...