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Category: Poison Center - Toxicology

The risks to children of edible marijuana products
June 18, 2021
Interview with Christine Stork, PharmD, clinical director of the Upstate New...

A tragedy leads parents to advocate for preventing unintended medication exposures in children
March 2, 2020
Interview with Adam and MaryBeth Gillan (shown with their daughter, Maisie) and...

How the Upstate New York Poison Center fields more than 50,000 calls per year
February 6, 2020
Interview with Lee Livermore of the Upstate New York Poison Center

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...

What's been learned about illegal or abused drugs from the past year
January 24, 2020
Interview with toxicologist Christine Stork, PharmD, clinical director of the...

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

Focus on opioids: painkiller guidelines; addiction crisis update; a firsthand account of dependency: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019
October 4, 2019

Mysterious, deadly lung disease tied to vaping
October 3, 2019

Evolving from cancer patient to cancer survivor; vaping-related health issues: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019
September 27, 2019

Opioid addiction crisis update: It's not over yet
September 19, 2019

Mysterious lung disease tied to vaping offers clues but no firm answers yet
September 19, 2019

Cystic fibrosis explained; summertime poison prevention; music as a psychiatric treatment: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 30, 2019
June 28, 2019

Goals and concerns of hospital's new chief pediatrician; experts discuss vaping, drug abuse trends: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 16, 2019
June 14, 2019

Tips for preventing accidental summertime poisoning
May 30, 2019

Poison Center experts provide update on Central New York e-cigarette and related drug abuse trends
May 30, 2019

How to reverse an opioid overdose; how high blood pressure affects pregnancy; why kids need helmets for winter sports: Upstate Medical University’s HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018
December 21, 2018

New street drugs and their dangers; diagnosing a type of nerve disorders; effort to prevent suicides: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018
October 5, 2018

New drugs of abuse showing up: tianeptine, kratom
September 27, 2018

Opioid addiction's deadly outgrowths; lessons from Appalachia; low-fat and low-carb diets: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 10, 2018
June 7, 2018

Lead poisoning's insidious legacy; a case of antibiotic resistance; desire's relationship to aging: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 3, 2018
May 31, 2018