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Hospital at Home option; a Lyme disease patient and advocate; mammogram preparation; cellphone 'addiction': Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 24, 2022

Hospital at Home option; a Lyme disease patient and advocate; mammogram preparation; cellphone 'addiction': Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 24, 2022

July 21, 2022

Interviews with nurse administrator Diane Nanno, Lyme disease patient/advocate...


She had Lyme disease, then started a group to help educate about the tick-borne illness

She had Lyme disease, then started a group to help educate about the tick-borne illness

June 28, 2022

Interview with Anne Messenger of the Central New York Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease...


How to get a good night's sleep; cancer survivor explains the disease to children; training mental health providers: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 27, 2022

How to get a good night's sleep; cancer survivor explains the disease to children; training mental health providers: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 27, 2022

March 25, 2022

Interviews with sleep specialist Dragos Manta, MD, childhood cancer survivor and...


Children's book about cancer aims to help friends understand a complex disease

Children's book about cancer aims to help friends understand a complex disease

March 24, 2022

Interview with author and childhood cancer survivor Anne Bramlage, EdD


Breast cancer during her pregnancy presented tough but surmountable challenges

Breast cancer during her pregnancy presented tough but surmountable challenges

October 18, 2021

Interview with Upstate breast care specialist Jayne Charlamb, MD, left, and...


Dealing with angst; a dramatic recovery from COVID-19; a possible new hazard from vaping: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 19, 2020

Dealing with angst; a dramatic recovery from COVID-19; a possible new hazard from vaping: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 19, 2020

July 17, 2020

Interviews with Upstate clinical psychologist Jennifer Rapke, PsyD; Canastota...


Canastota farmer shares how he survived tough bout with COVID-19

Canastota farmer shares how he survived tough bout with COVID-19

July 2, 2020

Interview with Travis Duffy, who was hospitalized for nearly a month with...


A tragedy leads parents to advocate for preventing unintended medication exposures in children

A tragedy leads parents to advocate for preventing unintended medication exposures in children

March 2, 2020

Interview with Adam and MaryBeth Gillan (shown with their daughter, Maisie) and...


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

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

January 10, 2020

Interviews with public health expert Christopher Morley, PhD, chief of...


Focus on opioids: painkiller guidelines; addiction crisis update; a firsthand account of dependency: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019

Focus on opioids: painkiller guidelines; addiction crisis update; a firsthand account of dependency: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019

October 4, 2019


Evolving from cancer patient to cancer survivor; vaping-related health issues: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019

Evolving from cancer patient to cancer survivor; vaping-related health issues: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019

September 27, 2019


Survivorship is a lifelong phase of cancer care

Survivorship is a lifelong phase of cancer care

September 12, 2019


Kidney cancer: how it is diagnosed and treated, and what it feels like to live with it: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 2, 2019

Kidney cancer: how it is diagnosed and treated, and what it feels like to live with it: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 2, 2019

May 30, 2019


A psychiatrist copes with - and writes about - kidney cancer

A psychiatrist copes with - and writes about - kidney cancer

May 15, 2019


Perspectives on breast cancer: a nursing officer becomes a patient; simultaneous radiation and surgery; avoiding chemotherapy: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 17, 2019

Perspectives on breast cancer: a nursing officer becomes a patient; simultaneous radiation and surgery; avoiding chemotherapy: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 17, 2019

March 15, 2019


Explaining spinal tumors; active athlete has dealt with cancer, amputation; what child life specialists do: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019

Explaining spinal tumors; active athlete has dealt with cancer, amputation; what child life specialists do: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019

February 15, 2019


He kept sports in his life after losing a leg to cancer in high school

He kept sports in his life after losing a leg to cancer in high school

February 15, 2019


Finding a mental health care provider; a doctor for the homeless; a case for hospital ethics consultants: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018

Finding a mental health care provider; a doctor for the homeless; a case for hospital ethics consultants: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018

August 3, 2018


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