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Team seeks new ways to relieve fluid buildup in the brain

Team seeks new ways to relieve fluid buildup in the brain

June 20, 2024

Interview with Satish Krishnamurthy, MD, Upstate neurosurgeon


Infectious disease expert reflects on 50-year career

Infectious disease expert reflects on 50-year career

June 20, 2024

Interview with Donald Blair, MD, infectious disease specialist


Lung disease a risk for engineered stone workers, sandblasters, miners

Lung disease a risk for engineered stone workers, sandblasters, miners

June 17, 2024

Interview with Jerry Abraham, MD, and Judith Crawford, PhD


Alpha-gal syndrome creates nasty reaction to red meat

Alpha-gal syndrome creates nasty reaction to red meat

June 17, 2024

Interview with Jamie Romeiser, PhD


Various factors influence whether hypertensive patients take their medicine   

Various factors influence whether hypertensive patients take their medicine   

June 12, 2024

Interview with Hani Aiash, MD, PhD


New bladder cancer treatment would keep the organ intact

New bladder cancer treatment would keep the organ intact

June 10, 2024

Interview with Joseph Jacob, MD, Upstate urological oncologist


Loop recorders can detect irregular heartbeats

Loop recorders can detect irregular heartbeats

June 4, 2024

INterview with Stephanie Loveless, nurse practitioner


Safe mushrooms can look like toxic ones

Safe mushrooms can look like toxic ones

June 4, 2024

Interview with medical toxicologist Michael Hodgman, MD


Vaccine of interest for travelers to endemic regions

Vaccine of interest for travelers to endemic regions

June 4, 2024

Interview with Onondaga County Health Commissioner Katie Anderson, MD, PhD


Analyzing medical folk wisdom can be tricky

Analyzing medical folk wisdom can be tricky

May 30, 2024

Interview with Sonia Seth


Rethinking the risks of a plant-based diet for kidney patients

Rethinking the risks of a plant-based diet for kidney patients

May 30, 2024

Interview with Upstate medical student John Babich


About a third of stroke patients are likely to feel depressed

About a third of stroke patients are likely to feel depressed

May 30, 2024

Interview with Carrie Garcia and Jessica Mungro, PhD


Tiny bugs can spread Lyme disease and other illnesses

Tiny bugs can spread Lyme disease and other illnesses

May 8, 2024

Interview with Upstate tick expert Saravanan Thangamani, PhD


Investigating surgical recovery after head and neck reconstruction

Investigating surgical recovery after head and neck reconstruction

May 8, 2024

Interview with Upstate researcher Hani Aiash, MD, PhD


Microscopic 'traffic jams' studied for possible cardiac effects

Microscopic 'traffic jams' studied for possible cardiac effects

May 8, 2024

Interview with Gargi Mishra, an MD/PhD student at Upstate


Treatment can lessen severity of early Alzheimer's disease

Treatment can lessen severity of early Alzheimer's disease

May 1, 2024

Interview with neurologist Tinatin Chabrashvili, MD, PhD


Denervation can lower blood pressure for some patients

Denervation can lower blood pressure for some patients

April 29, 2024

An interview with Wei Li, MD, Upstate endovascular surgeon


Variety of treatments available for problem veins

Variety of treatments available for problem veins

April 25, 2024

Interview with Anderson Anuforo, MD


Devices offer precision dosing for people with diabetes

Devices offer precision dosing for people with diabetes

April 25, 2024

Interview with Ruth Weinstock, MD, PhD, chief of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism


Doctor, author describes quest for more equitable health care

Doctor, author describes quest for more equitable health care

April 25, 2024

Interview with author and visiting lecturer Ricardo Nuila, MD


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