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Training more optometrists; 2 pioneering female doctors; preventing suicides: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 7, 2023
May 5, 2023
Interviews with ophthalmology chief Robert Fechtner, MD, and biographer Janice...
Pioneering physician's life prefigured women's struggles for equal rights, respect, access
April 12, 2023
Interview with Janice Nimura, biographer of Elizabeth Blackwell
How treatment of poisoning has evolved; finding trustworthy medical information online; challenges for young doctors: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 20, 2022
March 18, 2022
Interviews with toxicologist Christine Stork, PharmD, medical librarian Olivia...
Upstate New York Poison Center marks 65 years of advising about dangerous substances
March 4, 2022
Interview with Christine Stork, PharmD, clinical director of the Upstate New...
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,...
Dealing with concussion; medical clues from ancient mummies; wellness during a chronic condition: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021
October 29, 2021
Interviews with rehabilitation psychologist Debbie Spinks, PhD, physician...
Can Egyptian mummies reveal medical lessons for today?
October 14, 2021
Interview with Upstate researcher and cardiovascular perfusionist Hani Aiash,...
The parallels and collisions of two female medical pioneers; a role for social media during the pandemic: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 6, 2021
June 4, 2021
Interviews with physician, writer and Upstate alumnus Mike Magee, MD, and...
Medical trailblazers and frenemies, Elizabeth Blackwell and Florence Nightingale fought Victorian social expectations on parallel tracks
May 17, 2021
Interview with Upstate graduate and medical historian Mike Magee, MD
The pandemic's uneven effects across racial groups; historical echoes of personal freedom vs. public health: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021
February 18, 2021
Interviews with Upstate Chief Diversity Officer Daryll Dykes, MD, PhD, JD, and...
Concept of 'medical liberty' stirred emotions in 19th-century Britain as well as in modern-day America
February 17, 2021
Interview with Haejoo Kim, a PhD candidate at Syracuse University
A biographer looks at pioneering physician Elizabeth Blackwell; doctors-to-be reflect on Blackwell and their med school experience: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021
January 29, 2021
Interviews with biographer Janice Nimura and Upstate medical students Neelima...
Author of new Blackwell biography shares details about the groundbreaking Upstate graduate
January 28, 2021
Interview with Janice Nimura, author of a new biography of the sisters Elizabeth...
What medical school is like for women today
January 22, 2021
Interview with Upstate medical students Sruti Akula, left, and Neelima...
Boosting one's spirits and energy in winter; insights into pandemics; regenerating the retina: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021
December 31, 2020
Interviews with Assistant Dean of Wellness Kaushal Nanavati, MD; authors and...
Mother-daughter research team compares COVID-19 to previous pandemics in new book
December 8, 2020
Interview with Allison Kavey, PhD, left, and her mother, Rae-Ellen Kavey, MD,...
Polio, a paralyzing disease that is now mostly, but not entirely, a memory
October 2, 2020
interview with Upstate neurologist Jenny Meyer, MD
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...