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Pioneering physician's life prefigured women's struggles for equal rights, respect, access

Pioneering physician's life prefigured women's struggles for equal rights, respect, access

April 12, 2023

Interview with Janice Nimura, biographer of Elizabeth Blackwell


Screening is important; diet, genetics can play a role

Screening is important; diet, genetics can play a role

April 11, 2023

Interview with Upstate colorectal surgeon Jeffrey Albright, MD


 Complex problem is part of a national crisis in mental health

Complex problem is part of a national crisis in mental health

April 11, 2023

Interview with Davia Moss, a family nurse practitioner at Upstate


Researcher explains role of enzymes, sugar alcohols in some liver cancers

Researcher explains role of enzymes, sugar alcohols in some liver cancers

April 11, 2023

Interview with Upstate rheumatology chief Andras Perl, MD, PhD


Patients' primary doctor no longer oversees their in-hospital care

Patients' primary doctor no longer oversees their in-hospital care

April 11, 2023

Timothy Creamer, MD discusses the hospitalist program he started and how these specialists care for hospitalized patients.


Sinus problems are common when seasons change

Sinus problems are common when seasons change

April 4, 2023

Interview with Upstate otolaryngologist Mark Arnold, MD


Cytomegalovirus can harm those with weakened immune systems

Cytomegalovirus can harm those with weakened immune systems

April 4, 2023

Interview with Upstate research scientist Gary Chan, PhD


Schoolchildren catch up on how to avoid burns,  react to fires

Schoolchildren catch up on how to avoid burns, react to fires

April 4, 2023

Interview with Kara Judd of the Clark Burn Center at Upstate


Therapist stresses movement, not rest, to treat back problems

Therapist stresses movement, not rest, to treat back problems

April 4, 2023

Interview with physical therapist Steven Lounsbury, DPT


Suicides top list of firearm-related deaths and injuries

Suicides top list of firearm-related deaths and injuries

March 17, 2023

Interview with public health researcher Margaret Formica, PhD


Drug abuse, obesity, maternal health among key findings

Drug abuse, obesity, maternal health among key findings

March 8, 2023

Interview with county Health Commissioner Katie Anderson, MD, PhD


Drug meant for large animals is being mixed into street drugs

Drug meant for large animals is being mixed into street drugs

March 8, 2023

Interview with Ross Sullivan, MD, director of medical toxicology


Toxicologist explains how it helps combat opioid epidemic

Toxicologist explains how it helps combat opioid epidemic

March 8, 2023

Interview with Ross Sullivan, MD, director of medical toxicology


Pandemic accelerated existing strains nationwide

Pandemic accelerated existing strains nationwide

March 7, 2023

Interview with Bill Paolo, MD, chair of emergency medicine


Teens need to be treated differently from younger children

Teens need to be treated differently from younger children

March 6, 2023

Interview with pediatricians Karen Teelin, MD, and Jennifer Myszewski, DO


Researchers probe how and why this change occurs

Researchers probe how and why this change occurs

March 2, 2023

Interview with Hannah Phillips, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at Upstate


'DNA origami' is one step in hunt for advances in medicine, science

'DNA origami' is one step in hunt for advances in medicine, science

March 1, 2023

Interview with Upstate research scientist Stewart Loh, PhD


Doctor explains array of treatment options

Doctor explains array of treatment options

February 28, 2023

Interview with HeeRak Kang, MD, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician


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


Headaches are just one component of migraines

Headaches are just one component of migraines

February 27, 2023

Neurologist Awss Zidan, MD, discusses how migraines are differentiated from other types of headaches, how a migraine is diagnosed and the various treatments.


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