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Last year's calls reveal troubling new cases among kids

Last year's calls reveal troubling new cases among kids

February 28, 2023

Interview with Michele Caliva from the Upstate New York Poison Center


Better recovery rates from bowel disease; prepping for disaster; explaining pulmonary hypertension: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023

Better recovery rates from bowel disease; prepping for disaster; explaining pulmonary hypertension: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023

January 26, 2023

Interviews with Prateek Wali, MD, Krithika Ramachandran, MBBS, and Chris Dunham


Vaccination can safely prevent a sometimes deadly disease

Vaccination can safely prevent a sometimes deadly disease

January 19, 2023

Interview with Jana Shaw, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist


Tips from the Upstate New York Poison Center

Tips from the Upstate New York Poison Center

December 19, 2022

Interview with Mary Beth Dreyer of the Upstate New York Poison Center


Cochlear implants vs. hearing aids; pulmonary hypertension; tick outlook: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022

Cochlear implants vs. hearing aids; pulmonary hypertension; tick outlook: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022

December 16, 2022

Interviews with audiologist Erin Bagley, AuD, pulmonologist Krithika...


Some ticks carry more than one disease

Some ticks carry more than one disease

November 22, 2022

Interview with tick expert Saravanan Thangamani, PhD


Stroke threatens more women than breast cancer does

Stroke threatens more women than breast cancer does

November 10, 2022

Interview with nurse Michelle Vallelunga from the Upstate Stroke Program


How to protect one's knees throughout life

How to protect one's knees throughout life

November 9, 2022

Interview with Upstate orthopedic surgeon Zachary Vredenburgh, MD


Eye specialist explains how to protect the eyes from blue light

Eye specialist explains how to protect the eyes from blue light

November 7, 2022

Interview with Upstate ophthalmologist Mark Breazzano, MD


How clinical trials work; preventing the common infection RSV; ADHD in adults: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022

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...


Street violence and its victims are focus of specialized social workers

Street violence and its victims are focus of specialized social workers

November 3, 2022

Interview with Upstate social workers Renee Gregg and Rubina Dhillon


  Medication shows promise in preventing RSV, a sometimes deadly infection, in babies

Medication shows promise in preventing RSV, a sometimes deadly infection, in babies

October 17, 2022

Interview with pediatric infectious disease specialist Joe Domachowske, MD


Using water to treat prostates; back-to-school COVID outlook; rapid home tests: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022

Using water to treat prostates; back-to-school COVID outlook; rapid home tests: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022

August 31, 2022

Interviews with urologist Hanan Goldberg, MD, pediatric infectious disease...


What did the pandemic teach public health experts?

What did the pandemic teach public health experts?

August 24, 2022

Interview with public health and preventive medicine chair Christopher Morley,...


School year COVID outlook: Smoother ride likely, but fasten your seat belts

School year COVID outlook: Smoother ride likely, but fasten your seat belts

August 24, 2022

Interview with pediatric infectious disease specialist Joe Domachowske, MD


Updated guidelines on home COVID tests explained by public health expert

Updated guidelines on home COVID tests explained by public health expert

August 19, 2022

Interview with public health and preventive medicine chair Christopher Morley,...


Suicide prevention hotline number becomes 988 across the U.S.

Suicide prevention hotline number becomes 988 across the U.S.

June 29, 2022

Interview with Cheryl Giarrusso of Contact Community Services in Syracuse


Rates of sexually transmitted infections rising again after pandemic slowdown

Rates of sexually transmitted infections rising again after pandemic slowdown

May 16, 2022

Interview with Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy, MD, the chief of infectious diseases at...


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