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Category: Lung - Pulmonary

Are you getting good quality sleep?
March 18, 2022
Interview with Upstate sleep medicine expert Dragos Manta, MD

COVID-19's effect on lungs; a yellow fever vaccine trial; sleep apnea's stroke warning: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021
October 15, 2021
Interviews with Upstate's chief of pulmonary and critical care, Dana Savici, MD,...

How COVID-19 damages the lungs
September 24, 2021
Interview with Dana Savici, MD, Upstate's chief of pulmonology and critical...

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,...

Explaining the delta variant and its risks; a new birth control gel; lung cancer recurrence: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021
August 5, 2021
Interviews with infectious disease chief Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy, MD,...

Dealing with burnout; prehospital transfusions; expanded pharmacy services; lung cancer screening: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 11, 2021
July 9, 2021
Interviews with family practitioner Kaushal Nanavati, MD; emergency physician...

Wellness during cancer; risk factors for stroke; a problem with breathing: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 30, 2021
May 26, 2021
Interviews with Assistant Dean of Wellness Kaushal Nanavati, MD, stroke...

What causes acute respiratory distress syndrome, how it's treated and how it's different in patients with COVID-19
May 17, 2021
Interview with Upstate pulmonary physiologist Gary Nieman

The latest information on lung cancer, from screening to diagnosis to treatment options
April 30, 2021
Interview with Jason Wallen, MD, thoracic surgery chief and medical director of...

Chest surgeon explains lung cancer's diagnosis, treatment options, outlook
April 30, 2021
Interview with Jason Wallen, MD, chief of thoracic surgery and medical director...

Daylight's effects on workplaces; a sarcoidosis overview and support group; nutrition during cancer treatment: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 18, 2021
April 16, 2021
Interviews with Assistant Dean of Wellness Kaushal Nanavati, MD, and...

Support group starts for those with sarcoidosis, a complicated disease
April 6, 2021
Interview with Birendra Sah, MD, an Upstate pulmonologist specializing in the...

Dealing with angst; a dramatic recovery from COVID-19; a possible new hazard from vaping: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 19, 2020
July 17, 2020
Interviews with Upstate clinical psychologist Jennifer Rapke, PsyD; Canastota...

COVID-19 and intensive care; tracking social distancing; domestic violence in a pandemic: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 7, 2020
June 5, 2020
Interviews with critical care specialist Jim Sexton, MD; public health expert...

Critical care specialists oversee treatment for the sickest COVID-19 patients
May 21, 2020
Interview with Jim Sexton, MD, a critical care specialist at Upstate

Fighting the coronavirus: a hospital responds; respiratory therapists play key role; how to explain pandemic to anxious children: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 29, 2020
March 27, 2020
Interviews with Upstate University Hospital CEO Robert Corona, DO, respiratory...

Experts at manning ventilators and helping patients breathe: How respiratory therapists prepare for the front lines of COVID-19 treatment
March 26, 2020
Interview with Michele Pedicone, assistant professor of respiratory therapy at...

Toxicologist outlines vaping risks, including severe lung injury
December 11, 2019
Interview with toxicologist Jeanna Marraffa, PharmD, from the Upstate New York...