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Procedure is best considered as permanent, but reversal is possible

Procedure is best considered as permanent, but reversal is possible

November 16, 2023

Interview with Timothy Byler, MD, Upstate urologist


Considerations include possible future removal

Considerations include possible future removal

November 14, 2023

Interview with Ramsay Farah, MD, Upstate dermatology chief


Exercise expert explains benefits of movement

Exercise expert explains benefits of movement

November 14, 2023

Interview with Carol Sames, PhD, Upstate exercise physiologist


How behavior is rewarded offers clues to solutions

How behavior is rewarded offers clues to solutions

November 13, 2023

Interview with Andy Craig, PhD


How diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's are diagnosed, treated

How diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's are diagnosed, treated

November 9, 2023

Interview with neurologist and researcher Tinatin Chabrashvili, MD, PhD


Bulges in brain arteries can sometimes be left alone

Bulges in brain arteries can sometimes be left alone

November 8, 2023

Interview with Aravind Reddy, MD, and Hesham Masoud, 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


Research points to more convenient drug

Research points to more convenient drug

November 6, 2023

Interview with Audrey Bernstein, PhD, ophthalmology researcher and professor


 Journal looks at world through poetry, essays, artworks

Journal looks at world through poetry, essays, artworks

November 3, 2023

Interview with Deirdre Neilen, PhD, editor of The Healing Muse


Warming up, cooling down advisable, as in other racket sports

Warming up, cooling down advisable, as in other racket sports

October 30, 2023

Orthopedic surgeon Eric Bellinger, MD assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Upstate discusses common pickleball injuries and how to avoid them.


Ombudsmen deal with problems in nursing homes, assisted living facilities

Ombudsmen deal with problems in nursing homes, assisted living facilities

October 30, 2023

Interview with Rebecca Alder of Arise Child and Family Services


War,  political and social instability play a part

War, political and social instability play a part

October 30, 2023

Hani Aiash, MD, PhD, has looked into Iraq’s mental health crisis and discusses how it is similar to the crisis in the United States, along with some possible solutions.


Heart condition means adjusting to the limits of a 'new normal'

Heart condition means adjusting to the limits of a 'new normal'

October 4, 2023

Interview with Natasha Zmitrowitz, RN, and Ashley Greiner


Short, intense workouts offer health benefits

Short, intense workouts offer health benefits

September 27, 2023

Interview with Carol Sames, PhD, exercise physiologist at Upstate


New mothers can get emotional support from therapy, drugs, their community

New mothers can get emotional support from therapy, drugs, their community

September 27, 2023

Interview with Upstate psychiatrist Seetha Ramanathan, MD


New mothers can get help, advice on nursing their baby

New mothers can get help, advice on nursing their baby

September 27, 2023

Interview with Jayne Charlamb, MD, and nurse Michele Dwyer


Working out can reduce disease's spread and recurrence

Working out can reduce disease's spread and recurrence

September 22, 2023

Interview with Kaushal Nanavati, MD, director of integrative medicine and cancer survivorship


The short answer: There's no quick fix for obesity

The short answer: There's no quick fix for obesity

August 31, 2023

Interview with Timothy Shope, MD, chief of bariatric surgery


Factors include age, personality, time spent online

Factors include age, personality, time spent online

August 30, 2023

Interview with Hilary Gamble, MD, child and adolescent psychiatrist


There's more than a flu shot to consider as winter approaches

There's more than a flu shot to consider as winter approaches

August 23, 2023

Interview with Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy, MD, chief of infectious disease


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