The Informed Patient

Epizode

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  How exercise promotes good health; future doctors focus on food; the origins of cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 06.01.2020 52min

  Interviews with Upstate doctor of physical therapy Karen Kemmis, Upstate medical student Natalie Antosh and cancer researcher Mina Bissell, PhD, of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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  When vaginal bleeding is related to endometrial cancer 08.01.2020 15min

  Interview with Mary Cunningham, MD, chief of gynecologic oncology at Upstate
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  Why life expectancy is dwindling; endometrial cancer explained; exercise's value for people with diabetes: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020 10.01.2020 52min

  Interviews with public health expert Christopher Morley, PhD, chief of gynecologic oncology Mary Cunningham, MD, and doctor of physical therapy Karen Kemmis
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  Thoughts on motivation and leadership, from a hospital CEO and a college football coach 16.01.2020 22min

  Interview with Upstate University Hospital CEO Robert Corona, DO, left, and Syracuse University head football coach Dino Babers
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  Explaining genetic abnormalities; coping with a digital world; refugees’ health needs: Upstate Medical University’s HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020 17.01.2020 52min

  Interviews with Upstate geneticist Robert Roger Lebel, MD, Le Moyne College professor Renee Downey Hart, PhD, and Upstate physician assistant Ayan Mohamed
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  Learning to live with sickle cell disease; leading the way on a football field or in a hospital; explaining thoracic outlet syndrome: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 24.01.2020 51min

  Interviews with pediatric hematologist Kathryn Scott, MD, child psychologist Jill Majeski, PsyD, Syracuse University head football coach Dino Babers, Upstate University Hospital CEO Robert Corona, DO, and vascular surgeon Anthony Feghali, MD
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  Thoracic outlet syndrome, which often hits pro athletes, is treated with physical therapy, surgery 24.01.2020 14min

  Interview with Upstate vascular surgeon Anthony Feghali, MD
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  What's been learned about illegal or abused drugs from the past year 24.01.2020 16min

  Interview with toxicologist Christine Stork, PharmD, clinical director of the Upstate New York Poison Center
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  Infectious disease specialist puts coronavirus outbreak in perspective 29.01.2020 32min

  Interview with Stephen Thomas, MD, chief of infectious disease at Upstate
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  Varied efforts aim to prevent suicides in New York state 30.01.2020 20min

  Interview with psychiatrists Seetha Ramanathan, MD, of Upstate, seated at microphone, and Jay Carruthers, MD, director of suicide prevention at the state Office of Mental Health, inset
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  What to make of the coronavirus outbreak; vaping's dangers and common drugs of abuse: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 31.01.2020 52min

  Interviews with Stephen Thomas, MD, infectious disease chief at Upstate, and toxicologist Christine Stork, PharmD, clinical director of the Upstate New York Poison Center
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  How breast cancer is diagnosed and treated 06.02.2020 15min

  Interview with Ranjna Sharma, MD, chief of breast surgery and medical director of the breast cancer program at Upstate
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  Research focuses on lessening the side effects of chemotherapy 06.02.2020 15min

  Interview with Upstate scientist William Kerr, PhD describing the work he and collaborators have done to lessen some of the side effects of radiation therapy.
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  How the Upstate New York Poison Center fields more than 50,000 calls per year 06.02.2020 15min

  Interview with Lee Livermore of the Upstate New York Poison Center
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  How breast cancer is detected and treated; suicide prevention efforts; trying to reduce chemotherapy's side effects: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 06.02.2020 52min

  Interviews with Upstate breast surgery chief Ranjna Sharma, MD; psychiatrists Seetha Ramanathan, MD, from Upstate, and Jay Carruthers, MD, from the state Office of Mental Health; and Upstate research scientist William Kerr, PhD
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  Early detection of glaucoma is key to preserving vision 12.02.2020 15min

  Interview with Upstate ophthalmologist Preethi Ganapathy, MD, PhD
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  Treating male infertility; why CBD is popular; a look at head injuries: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 14.02.2020 52min

  Interviews with Upstate urologist JC Trussell, MD, Upstate pediatric rheumatologist Caitlin Sgarlat Deluca, DO, and Upstate emergency physician William Paolo, MD
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  Researchers seek better understanding of frontotemporal dementia, which tends to strike at a younger age than Alzheimer's 21.02.2020 16min

  Interview with Hannah Phillips, a neuroscience doctoral student at Upstate
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  Scientist explores how genes can help protect some people from schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, post-traumatic stress and other conditions 21.02.2020 13min

  Interview with Upstate neuroscientist Stephen Glatt, PhD, who directs a laboratory that studies the causes of mental health and mental illness
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  Glaucoma's effect on vision; what sort of calls the poison center deals with; how genes can shield some people from diseases: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 21.02.2020 52min

  Interviews with Upstate ophthalmologist Preethi Ganapathy, MD, PhD; Lee Livermore of the Upstate New York Poison Center; and Upstate neuroscientist Stephen Glatt, PhD.