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Category: Surgery

Geriatric emergency care; donating one's body to science; facial and dental repair: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 11, 2023
June 8, 2023
Interviews with Jay Brenner, MD, Dana Mihaila, MD, PhD, and Arthur Bigsby, DDS

Women in their 20s are seeing an increase in this skin cancer
May 25, 2023
Interview with Daniel Thomas, MD, Upstate surgeon on why women in their 20s are...

Key factors: dietary fiber, healthy weight
May 18, 2023
Advice from Jeffrey Albright, MD, Upstate colorectal surgeon

Possible clues: anemia, family history
May 18, 2023
Advice from Jeffrey Albright, MD, Upstate colorectal surgeon

Stem cells among techniques used
May 10, 2023
Interview with Akio Horiguchi, MD, PhD, and Mang Chen, MD, visiting experts

Dental specialist repairs damage to mouth, head, neck
May 4, 2023
Interview with Arthur Bigsby, DDS, maxillofacial prosthodontist

FEVAR procedure corrects dangerous weakening of main artery
April 20, 2023
Upstate vascular surgeon Wei Li, MD on how a dangerous ballooning of the body's...

Colorectal cancer's younger patients; fire safety and kids; treating back pain: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 16, 2023
April 13, 2023
Interviews with surgeon Jeffrey Albright, MD, fire safety educator Kara Judd and...

Screening is important; diet, genetics can play a role
April 11, 2023
Interview with Upstate colorectal surgeon Jeffrey Albright, MD

Transplants and obesity; latest trends in poisonings; lung cancer research: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
February 24, 2023
Interviews with transplant chief Reza Saidi, MD, poison center Administrative...

Diverticulitis explained; lupus and the liver; COVID's impact on stroke: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023
February 17, 2023
Interviews with Kristina Go, MD, Navreet Kaur, MD, and MD/PhD student Akshay...

Options range from doing nothing to undergoing surgery
February 16, 2023
Advice from HeeRak Kang, MD, a doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at...

Research shows that weight need not disqualify a candidate
February 13, 2023
Interview with Reza Saidi, MD, chief of transplant services at Upstate

Relief option for chronic pain; rewards of nursing: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023
February 3, 2023
Interviews with anesthesiologist Vandana Sharma, MD, and Scott Jessie, chief...

Intestinal problem can be severe enough for surgery
February 2, 2023
Interview with Upstate colorectal surgeon Kristina Go, MD

Measles re-emerges; caring for caregivers; preventive mastectomies: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023
January 20, 2023
Interviews with Jana Shaw, MD, Lisa Lai, MD, and Lauren Angelone

Technique offers chronic sufferers an alternative to drugs
January 17, 2023
Interview with Upstate anesthesiologist Vandana Sharma, MD

Genetics, family history analyzed before prophylactic mastectomies
January 5, 2023
Lisa Lai, MD talks about prophylactic mastectomies and what's involved in this...

Ticks and diseases; understanding cluster headaches; vascular surgery: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023
December 29, 2022
Interviews with researcher Saravanan Thangamani, PhD, neurologist Ioana Medrea,...

Expert Advice: How can someone with diabetes protect their feet?
December 5, 2022
Advice from Palma Shaw, MD, a vascular surgeon at Upstate