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Category: Nursing

Attention to patients' needs helps fine-tune approach
January 19, 2023
Interview with nurse Quonitra Bullock and administrator Carrie Dickinson, PhD

Well-being of medical workers comes into focus
January 11, 2023
Interview with social worker Lauren Angelone

A career that demands varied skills and talents also offers its own rewards
January 5, 2023
Advice from Chief Nursing Officer Scott Jessie

Hospital at Home option; a Lyme disease patient and advocate; mammogram preparation; cellphone 'addiction': Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 24, 2022
July 21, 2022
Interviews with nurse administrator Diane Nanno, Lyme disease patient/advocate...

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...

A nursing career's variety and rewards; social media's impact, and potential for harm, on teens: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 17, 2022
April 15, 2022
Interviews with Chief Nursing Officer Scott Jessie and psychiatrist Christopher...

Nursing offers flexible, rewarding careers
April 5, 2022
Interview with Scott Jessie, chief nursing officer at Upstate University...

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...

Good nutrition in a stressful time; dealing with cancer during the pandemic; support for COVID-19 patients at home: Upstate Medical University’s HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020
September 11, 2020
Interviews with Kaushal Nanavati, MD; Sam Benjamin, MD; and Amit Dhamoon, MD,...

COVID-19 patients recovering at home get services, support through special clinic
September 11, 2020
Interview with Upstate's Amit Dhamoon, MD, PhD, and nurse Diane Nanno

How Upstate helped run a pop-up hospital and relieve exhausted medical staffs in COVID-stricken New York City area: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020
September 2, 2020
Interviews with Christopher Tanski, MD, nurse practitioner Patricia Goodyear,...

Sleep challenges after a stroke; is mental illness related to violence?; exploring electrical disturbances in the heart and brain: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020
July 31, 2020
Interviews with associate professor of nursing Karen Klingman, PhD, and...

Sleep is important during recovery from stroke, researchers say
July 20, 2020
Interview with associate professor of nursing Karen Klingman, PhD, and professor...

Study to examine COVID-19 households; Upstate nurse practitioner recounts caring for COVID-19 patients in thick of New York City pandemic: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 5, 2020
July 2, 2020
Interview with Upstate epidemiologist Katie Anderson, MD, PhD, and Upstate nurse...

Army Reserve colonel from Upstate details care of COVID-19 patients in New York City
June 18, 2020
Interview with Upstate nurse practitioner Patricia Goodyear, who is a colonel in...

Upstate nurses help a hard-hit downstate hospital; treating substance use issues in a pandemic; how attitude relates to finance: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday. April 26, 2020
April 24, 2020
Interviews with nurses Emery House and Rachel Carnicelli, nurse practitioner...

Nurses tell what it's like caring for patients with COVID-19 in hard-hit area
April 24, 2020
Interview with Upstate nurses Emery House, left, and Rachel Carnicelli

Team of specialists helps stroke patients along road to recovery
July 10, 2019