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Cannabis for pain relief; cancer and social media: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023
October 5, 2023
Interviews with Brian Johnson, MD, and Yanli Zhang-James, MD, PhD; and Amy...

Explaining autopsies; sexual, public health in ads; cellphone addiction: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023
September 22, 2023
Interviews with Robert Stoppacher, MD, Rebecca Ortiz, PhD, and Christopher...

New surgical tool; a tick-borne virus; cancer information sources; heat precautions: Upstate's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 9, 2023
July 6, 2023
Interviews with Michael Costanza, MD, Saravanan Thangamani, PhD, and Sarah...

Device can be used to treat aneurysms, other cases
June 21, 2023
Interview with Michael Costanza, MD, chief of vascular surgery at Upstate

A promising anti-seizure treatment; AI in medicine; stool transplants: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 18, 2023
June 15, 2023
Interviews with Robert Beach, MD, PhD, Amr Wardeh, MD, and Aamer Imdad, MBBS

New tech tool could help with some tasks, wouldn't work with others
May 18, 2023
Amr Wardeh, MD, a resident physician in radiology with an interest in AI and...

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...

Cochlear implants offer alternative to traditional hearing aids for some patients
November 17, 2022
Upstate audiologist Erin Bagley, AuD, explains how cochlear implants work, how...

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...

The human genome has been fully mapped -- which means what, exactly?
April 15, 2022
Interview with Upstate neuroscience researcher Stephen Glatt, PhD

How social media relate to unhappiness, other problems in young people
April 5, 2022
Interview with Upstate psychiatrist Christopher Lucas, MD

How treatment of poisoning has evolved; finding trustworthy medical information online; challenges for young doctors: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 20, 2022
March 18, 2022
Interviews with toxicologist Christine Stork, PharmD, medical librarian Olivia...

Explaining weight-loss surgery; rethinking aspirin's role in preventing strokes, heart attacks; finding reliable health information online: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021
December 3, 2021
Interviews with bariatric surgery chief Lauren Rabach, MD, cardiology chief...

How to find credible health information online
November 17, 2021
Interview with associate librarian Olivia Tsistinas from the Upstate Health...

Kids' COVID vaccines explained; a look at X-rays, MRIs, CTs and other medical imaging: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021
November 10, 2021
Interviews with pediatric infectious disease expert Joseph Domachowske, MD, and...

MRI, CT scans, X-rays and more -- a medical imaging overview
November 10, 2021
Interview with Michele Lisi, MD, interim chair of the Upstate radiology...

Tool helps unlock brain's secrets; explaining COVID booster shots, variants; taking a mental health day: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021
September 24, 2021
Interviews with Upstate neuroscientists Stephen Glatt, PhD, and Jonathan Hess,...

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...

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 researchers are learning from groups of patients on social media
May 17, 2021
Interview with Katja Reuter, PhD, a research assistant professor in public...