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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.


Opportunities allow future doctors to enhance their knowledge

Opportunities allow future doctors to enhance their knowledge

February 27, 2023

Interview with Dimitra Bourboulia, PhD, director of the Office of Research for Medical Students


Researcher probes possible risk for seniors

Researcher probes possible risk for seniors

February 17, 2023

Interview with Roger Wong, PhD, assistant professor of public health and preventive medicine


Sun exposure often a factor in this slow-growing skin cancer

Sun exposure often a factor in this slow-growing skin cancer

February 16, 2023

Interview with Ramsay Farah, MD, dermatology chief at Upstate


Childless seniors face decisions on caregivers

Childless seniors face decisions on caregivers

February 16, 2023

Interview with Upstate geriatrics chief Sharon Brangman, MD


Pediatrician treats reading as key part of patients' lives

Pediatrician treats reading as key part of patients' lives

February 16, 2023

Interview with Upstate pediatrician Jaclyn Sisskind, MD


Research shows that weight need not disqualify a candidate

Research shows that weight need not disqualify a candidate

February 13, 2023

Interview with Reza Saidi, MD, chief of transplant services at Upstate


Study compares treatment frequencies for one type of the disease

Study compares treatment frequencies for one type of the disease

February 9, 2023

Interview with Jeffrey Bogart, MD, chair of radiation oncology at the Upstate Cancer Center


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