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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


Living donors can make a huge difference

Living donors can make a huge difference

January 17, 2024

Interview with Toby Le Nguyen, MD, Upstate transplant surgeon


Tattoo care and removal; too much sitting; dialysis and hospice: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023

Tattoo care and removal; too much sitting; dialysis and hospice: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023

December 14, 2023

Interviews with Ramsay Farah, MD, Carol Sames, PhD, and Ayorinde Soipe, MD,


Tough decisions await those with end-stage kidney disease

Tough decisions await those with end-stage kidney disease

November 8, 2023

Interview with Ayorinde Soipe, MD, a resident physician at Upstate


Focusing on cancers: liver and pancreas; lungs; kidney and prostate: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday. Aug. 27, 2023

Focusing on cancers: liver and pancreas; lungs; kidney and prostate: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday. Aug. 27, 2023

August 24, 2023

Interviews with Thomas VanderMeer, MD, Stephen Graziano, MD, and Gennady...


Select group of patients don't need a new kidney

Select group of patients don't need a new kidney

July 12, 2023

Interview with Reza Saidi, MD, chief of transplant services


Explaining regular screening, advanced-stage disease

Explaining regular screening, advanced-stage disease

June 30, 2023

Interview with Gennady Bratslavsky, MD, chair of urology


Testing a Lyme vaccine; signs of kidney disease: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 21, 2023

Testing a Lyme vaccine; signs of kidney disease: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 21, 2023

May 17, 2023

Interviews with Kristopher Paolino, MD, and Michael Lioudis, MD


Diabetes, high blood pressure among factors to consider

Diabetes, high blood pressure among factors to consider

April 27, 2023

Interview with Michael Lioudis, MD, nephrology chief at Upstate


Transplants and obesity; latest trends in poisonings; lung cancer research: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023

Transplants and obesity; latest trends in poisonings; lung cancer research: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023

February 24, 2023

Interviews with transplant chief Reza Saidi, MD, poison center Administrative...


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


Sexually transmitted infections on the rise; a podcast for future medical professionals; preventing kidney disease: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 22, 2022

Sexually transmitted infections on the rise; a podcast for future medical professionals; preventing kidney disease: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 22, 2022

May 20, 2022

Interviews with infectious disease chief Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy, MD; admission...


Explaining kidney health, disease and treatment; what weight-loss surgery is like; test-kit precautions: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 3, 2022

Explaining kidney health, disease and treatment; what weight-loss surgery is like; test-kit precautions: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 3, 2022

April 1, 2022

Interviews with nephrology chief Michael Lioudis, MD, bariatric surgeon Lauren...


How to prevent -- or live with -- kidney disease

How to prevent -- or live with -- kidney disease

March 25, 2022

Interview with Michael Lioudis, MD, Upstate's chief of nephrology


How the kidney waiting list works; patients with impaired consciousness; helping someone with cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 13, 2022

How the kidney waiting list works; patients with impaired consciousness; helping someone with cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 13, 2022

March 11, 2022

Interviews with transplant surgery chief Reza Saidi, MD, ethicist and...


A positive outlook for multiple sclerosis; new birth control option; preventing kidney stones: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021

A positive outlook for multiple sclerosis; new birth control option; preventing kidney stones: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021

November 5, 2021

Interviews with neurologist Corey McGraw, MD, gynecologist Renee Mestad, MD, and...


 Dealing with kidney stones; sleep problems among older people; explaining sarcoidosis: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021

Dealing with kidney stones; sleep problems among older people; explaining sarcoidosis: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021

August 13, 2021

Interviews with nephrologist Stephen Knohl, MD, geriatrician Andrea Berg, MD,...


Studying diseases spread by ticks and mosquitoes; kidney transplants for kids; drugs that fight HIV: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 25, 2021

Studying diseases spread by ticks and mosquitoes; kidney transplants for kids; drugs that fight HIV: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 25, 2021

April 21, 2021

Interviews with researcher and tick expert Saravanan Thangamani, PhD; surgeon...


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