HealthLink on Air
Sundays at 6 a.m.
“HealthLink on Air” is a 60-minute program produced since 2006 by Upstate Medical University, the academic medical center in Syracuse, NY.
“HealthLink on Air” provides a weekly dose of information on health and medical issues affecting central New Yorkers. The program showcases health professionals and researchers from Upstate Medical University, Upstate University Hospital, the central New York community and those visiting the region who are involved with health care issues and events. The interviews are permanently archived online.
For more information, visit the HealthLink on Air website.
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Radiation oncologist Anna Shapiro explains how low-dose radiation therapy can help relieve the pain of osteoarthritis. Simulation Center Director, Dr. Hesham Masoud, and director of the Standardized Patient Program, Matt Capogreco, tell about the standardized patient jobs -- portraying real patients -- for which they are recruiting. Nicholas Brennan, who is working toward both medical and doctoral degrees, explains his research, which focuses on the mechanism of muscle atrophy and aging. -
Director of pediatric hospital medicine, Dr. Melissa Schafer, discusses sepsis treatment in children. Psychiatrist Luba Leontieva tells about late-onset bipolar disorder. Vision researcher Levi Todd explains his quest to learn how to restore sight when the retina is damaged by disease or injury. -
Chief of dental surgery, Patrick Smith, explains how fluoride safely protects teeth. Bioethicist L. Syd Johnson provides perspective on xenotransplantation, when organs from animals are transplanted into humans. Geriatrics chief Sharon Brangman discusses whether memory problems signal dementia. -
Nurse Michele Caliva from the Upstate New York Poison Center speaks about accidental cannabis ingestion. Bioethicist Rachel Fabi discusses immigration enforcement in health care settings. Occupational therapists Alexis Antoniou and Paige Courbat explain their role in the hospital. -
Cardiologist Cynthia Taub tells about cardiac amyloidosis. Sleep medicine specialist, Dr. Ryan Butzko, discusses treatments for sleep apnea. Speech pathologist Carrie Garcia and rehabilitation psychologist Jessica Mungro explain how depression that develops after a stroke can impact recovery. -
Bioethicist Serife Tekin discusses the promises and pitfalls of using chatbots for mental health therapy. Vascular and interventional neurologist Hesham Masoud tells about research showing benefit for stroke patients who had clots removed mechanically, followed by clot-busting medications. -
Microbiologist Saravanan Thangamani discusses how to avoid ticks and what to do if you find one on your body. Nurse practitioner Theresa Baxter talks about opioid addiction treatment, which may include prescriptions, psychotherapy and support groups. Transplant surgeon Matthew Garner explains how diabetes is related to pancreas transplants. -
Pediatric nephrologist Scott Schurman explains how kidney disease impacts children, including diagnosis and treatment, which may include transplant. Physical therapists Ryan Martin and Morgan Phillips tell how aquatic physical therapy can help patients. Geriatrician Sharon Brangman answers whether memory problems signal dementia. -
Nurse Kyle Choquette tells how the new Throughput Operations Center aims to keep hospitals running smoothly. Nurse Kathy Berardi introduces Upstate's virtual nurse program, which uses real nurses working from the Throughput Operations Center. Bioethicist Jen James from the University of California, San Francisco, explains the history and current practice of forced sterilizations. -
Infectious disease chief, Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy, MD, explains how to stay safe from measles. Medical oncologist Jade Homsi, MD, discusses sarcoma diagnosis and treatment. Exercise physiologist Carol Sames, PhD, talks about exercise to ease perimenopause symptoms.
