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Metal's toxicity, its other sources, explained

Metal's toxicity, its other sources, explained

May 10, 2023

Interview with Travis Hobart, MD, Upstate pediatrician on why some baby foods contain lead and what can and is being done about it.


Stem cells among techniques used

Stem cells among techniques used

May 10, 2023

Interview with Akio Horiguchi, MD, PhD, and Mang Chen, MD, visiting experts


GEM Care is specially designed for seniors

GEM Care is specially designed for seniors

May 5, 2023

Interview with Jay Brenner, MD, medical director of GEM Care


Tiny creatures spread disease as they find their way onto humans

Tiny creatures spread disease as they find their way onto humans

May 5, 2023

Interview with Upstate researcher Saravanan Thangamani, PhD


Dental specialist repairs damage to mouth, head, neck

Dental specialist repairs damage to mouth, head, neck

May 4, 2023

Interview with Arthur Bigsby, DDS, maxillofacial prosthodontist


Testing aims to reduce liver damage, premature death

Testing aims to reduce liver damage, premature death

May 2, 2023

Interview with Sana Zekri, MD, family medicine doctor at Upstate


This specialty provides a wide range of care for all ages

This specialty provides a wide range of care for all ages

May 2, 2023

Interview with Sana Zekri, MD, family medicine doctor at Upstate


Ceremony commemorates value of body donation to science

Ceremony commemorates value of body donation to science

May 2, 2023

Interview with Dana Mihaila, MD, PhD, Anatomical Gift Program director


Upstate program encourages psychiatrists to work in the state's sparsely populated areas

Upstate program encourages psychiatrists to work in the state's sparsely populated areas

April 28, 2023

Psychiatrist Justin Meyer, MD, explains how Upstate aims to alleviate the shortage of psychiatrists in the state with a training program in rural areas of NY.


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


Sun exposure is a major concern, but not the only one

Sun exposure is a major concern, but not the only one

April 26, 2023

Interview with Ramsay Farah, MD, Upstate dermatology chief


Local testing is part of larger trial

Local testing is part of larger trial

April 26, 2023

Interview with Kristopher Paolino, MD, Upstate infectious disease specialist


Too little or too much sleep can be harmful, researchers find

Too little or too much sleep can be harmful, researchers find

April 21, 2023

Interview with Hani Aiash, MD, PhD, Upstate physician and researcher


FEVAR procedure corrects dangerous weakening of main artery

FEVAR procedure corrects dangerous weakening of main artery

April 20, 2023

Upstate vascular surgeon Wei Li, MD on how a dangerous ballooning of the body's main artery can be repaired, and a rupture prevented with the FEVAR procedure.


NYC school to let students pursue degree at Upstate

NYC school to let students pursue degree at Upstate

April 12, 2023

Interview with Robert Fechtner, MD, chair of ophthalmology and visual sciences at Upstate


Pioneering physician's life prefigured women's struggles for equal rights, respect, access

Pioneering physician's life prefigured women's struggles for equal rights, respect, access

April 12, 2023

Interview with Janice Nimura, biographer of Elizabeth Blackwell


Screening is important; diet, genetics can play a role

Screening is important; diet, genetics can play a role

April 11, 2023

Interview with Upstate colorectal surgeon Jeffrey Albright, MD


 Complex problem is part of a national crisis in mental health

Complex problem is part of a national crisis in mental health

April 11, 2023

Interview with Davia Moss, a family nurse practitioner at Upstate


Researcher explains role of enzymes, sugar alcohols in some liver cancers

Researcher explains role of enzymes, sugar alcohols in some liver cancers

April 11, 2023

Interview with Upstate rheumatology chief Andras Perl, MD, PhD


Patients' primary doctor no longer oversees their in-hospital care

Patients' primary doctor no longer oversees their in-hospital care

April 11, 2023

Timothy Creamer, MD discusses the hospitalist program he started and how these specialists care for hospitalized patients.


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