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Specialists check for compatibility of donors and recipients

Specialists check for compatibility of donors and recipients

August 18, 2023

Interview with Reut Hod Dvorai, PhD, director of the histocompatibility lab


Today's menus reflect varied diets, demand for more options

Today's menus reflect varied diets, demand for more options

August 18, 2023

Interview with Eric Adams and Daniel Ellithorpe E on how menus are crafted and the variety of food options offered.


Uncommon cancer primarily strikes young men, can be cured

Uncommon cancer primarily strikes young men, can be cured

August 18, 2023

Interview with urologist Hanan Goldberg, MD who was part of a team that investigated the characteristics of men with testicular cancer.


Pandemic, evolving abortion laws mirror content shifts

Pandemic, evolving abortion laws mirror content shifts

August 11, 2023

Interview with advertising expert Rebecca Ortiz, PhD, of Syracuse University


Designation is part of an overall push for sustainability

Designation is part of an overall push for sustainability

August 3, 2023

Upstate’s sustainability manager, Paul Corsi explains why sustainability matters, especially to a health care institution.


Prevention of the deadly disease remains elusive

Prevention of the deadly disease remains elusive

July 27, 2023

Interview with Stephen Thomas, MD, infectious diseases specialist


Opill offers effective, convenient birth control

Opill offers effective, convenient birth control

July 26, 2023

Interview with Maureen Burke, MD, chief of general obstetrics and gynecology


The heart damage builds slowly and might be reversible

The heart damage builds slowly and might be reversible

July 25, 2023

Interview with Brooks Gump, PhD, public health professor at Syracuse University


Team of specialists helps patients find best treatment

Team of specialists helps patients find best treatment

July 25, 2023

Alina Basnet, MD, a medical oncologist at Upstate, discusses what a man should consider when facing prostate cancer treatment.


Syracuse babies part of worldwide RSV medication test

Syracuse babies part of worldwide RSV medication test

July 25, 2023

Interview with Joseph Domachowske, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist


Little-known protein might provide key to treatment

Little-known protein might provide key to treatment

July 25, 2023

Interview with Will Spencer, PhD, researcher specializing in eye diseases


ADHD drugs are not a quick fix for brain enhancement 

ADHD drugs are not a quick fix for brain enhancement 

July 17, 2023

Interview with Stephen Faraone, PhD, psychologist and researcher


Surgeon explains influences of hepatitis C, obesity, immunotherapy

Surgeon explains influences of hepatitis C, obesity, immunotherapy

July 17, 2023

Interview with Thomas VanderMeer, MD, interim director, Upstate Cancer Center


New stage of life involves both returning and adapting

New stage of life involves both returning and adapting

July 17, 2023

Interview with Susan Tiffany, registered nurse at the Upstate Cancer Center


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


Weakened immune systems leave people vulnerable

Weakened immune systems leave people vulnerable

July 11, 2023

Interview with Ramiro Gutierrez, MD, deputy chief of infectious disease


Research hints that severe cases linked to persistent pain

Research hints that severe cases linked to persistent pain

July 11, 2023

Interview with Jamie Romeiser, PhD, public health researcher


Treatment can help patients deal with pain, anxiety

Treatment can help patients deal with pain, anxiety

July 7, 2023

Interview with Bob Crandall, an assistant chaplain at Upstate


A look at the drug and a rare condition of its heavy use

A look at the drug and a rare condition of its heavy use

July 7, 2023

Interview with Christine Stork, PharmD, of the Upstate New York Poison Center


Trial for CMV vaccine seeks women of childbearing age

Trial for CMV vaccine seeks women of childbearing age

July 7, 2023

Interview with Joe Domachowske, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist


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