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Without protection, measles can be deadly serious

Without protection, measles can be deadly serious

March 15, 2024

Interview with Jana Shaw, MD, specialist in pediatric infectious diseases


Simulation practice happens before patient contact

Simulation practice happens before patient contact

March 15, 2024

Interview with Hesham Masoud, MD, Simulation Center director


Living donors are vital part of kidney transplant programs

Living donors are vital part of kidney transplant programs

March 13, 2024

Transplant chief Reza Saidi, MD outlines the process of kidney donation and how vital living donors are to those awaiting a new kidney.


Protect your eyes during the total solar eclipse

Protect your eyes during the total solar eclipse

March 13, 2024

Interview with Robert Fechtner, MD, ophthalmology chief


 Opioid-like herb has yet to be researched extensively

Opioid-like herb has yet to be researched extensively

March 8, 2024

Interview with Willie Eggleston, PharmD, a toxicologist at the Upstate New York Poison Center


Tropical diseases in the U.S. and prevention efforts

Tropical diseases in the U.S. and prevention efforts

March 8, 2024

Interview with Stephen Thomas, MD, director of the Upstate Global Health Institute


Why are syphilis cases increasing?

Why are syphilis cases increasing?

March 8, 2024

Interview with Elizabeth Asiago Reddy, MD, chief of infectious diseases


CPAP among options to keep breathing regularly during sleep

CPAP among options to keep breathing regularly during sleep

February 22, 2024

Interview with Ryan Butzko, DO, Upstate sleep specialist


Machines offer precision, extended reach

Machines offer precision, extended reach

February 22, 2024

Urologist Seetharam Bhat, MBBS, gives some history of robots, explains how they are used in the operating room today, and what lies ahead.


These simple-to-use devices are crucial after cardiac arrest

These simple-to-use devices are crucial after cardiac arrest

February 22, 2024

Interview with emergency physicians Christian Knutsen, MD, and Guillermo Negrete, MD


Mental and physical health, zero gravity among considerations

Mental and physical health, zero gravity among considerations

February 20, 2024

Interview with Michael Marge, EdD on the health concerns and some countermeasures against space hazards as more average citizens go into space.


Wider access to test can improve cancer treatment

Wider access to test can improve cancer treatment

February 14, 2024

Interview with Upstate's Thomas VanderMeer, MD, and Michael Davoli of the American Cancer Society


Personal history with chickenpox, vaccines is key

Personal history with chickenpox, vaccines is key

February 14, 2024

Interview with virus researcher Jennifer Moffat, PhD on the relationship of chickenpox to shingles, andreasons for the increased incidence of shingles.


Infants need human interaction for healthy development

Infants need human interaction for healthy development

February 13, 2024

Interview with Upstate physical therapist Danielle Hoose, DPT


Why some patients will also receive a new kidney

Why some patients will also receive a new kidney

January 31, 2024

Interview with Matthew Garner, MD, Upstate transplant surgeon


 Viewing a city as a place where food grows

Viewing a city as a place where food grows

January 31, 2024

Interview with Anne Bellows, PhD, and Sudha Raj, PhD, from Syracuse University


Pharmacists go beyond filling patients' prescriptions

Pharmacists go beyond filling patients' prescriptions

January 26, 2024

Interview with Christina Hyde, ND on how Upstate and other hospitals' pharmacies work to help patients afford, receive and take their medications.


Newborns are now screened for the crippling disorder

Newborns are now screened for the crippling disorder

January 24, 2024

Interview with Ai Sakonju, MD, chief of child neurology


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