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Category: Volunteers

Surgeon describes medical mission trip to Ukraine
November 24, 2022
Interview with Upstate otolaryngologist Sherard Tatum, MD

Volunteers in Syracuse are helping in quest toward treatment for dengue virus
November 15, 2022
Interview with Upstate research scientist Adam Waickman, PhD

What medical trials accomplish, and how to volunteer for one
October 17, 2022
Interview with Stephen Thomas, MD, director of Upstate's Institute for Global...

Nuts and bolts of a hospital stay; volunteers overseeing long-term care; dealing with ADHD: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022
September 8, 2022
Interviews with Karen Wentworth and Tina Passett of Upstate's Office of the...

Ombudsman program for nursing homes seeks volunteers
August 5, 2022
Interview with Rebecca Alder, manager of the long-term-care ombudsman program at...

Minister says he gave back by volunteering as a hospital chaplain
March 24, 2022
Interview with retired hospital chaplain the Rev. Harold "Sandy" Sanderson

Volunteers are sought for yellow fever vaccine study
October 1, 2021
Interview with Upstate infectious disease specialist Kris Paolino, MD

Children require kidney transplants for different reasons than adults
April 15, 2021
Interview with surgeon Reza Saidi, MD, Upstate's chief of transplant services

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,...

What's involved, what's expected in the COVID-19 vaccine testing at Upstate
August 9, 2020
Interview with Stephen Thomas, MD, chief of infectious disease at Upstate

Researching the degeneration of nerves; seeking the possible regeneration of retinas; helping needy women with menstrual supplies: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020
August 6, 2020
Interviews with Upstate scientist Jessica Henty-Ridilla, PhD; visiting...

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

Upstate doctor went to Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian to provide medical relief
November 15, 2019

How pediatricians approach sensitive topics; telestroke service reaches distant areas; living kidney donations, transplants explained: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019
September 20, 2019

Explaining vasectomies; fighting burnout in doctors; bringing diabetes expertise to Ecuador: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019
September 13, 2019

Medical mission battled diabetes in area of Ecuador recovering from earthquake
August 21, 2019

What's new in diabetes research
August 2, 2019