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Neurologist Corey McGraw gives a positive outlook to those with multiple sclerosis. Gynecologist Renee Mestad tells about a new nonhormonal birth control option for women. Urologist Scott Wiener explains how to prevent kidney stones.

Dr. Stephen Thomas, a virologist and infectious disease specialist, discusses how the omicron variant differs from the delta, and how to protect yourself from COVID-19 as we enter year three. Public health professor Christopher Morley explains the numbers that help track the pandemic.

Neurologist Hesham Masoud gives key points about how recreational marijuana products affect the brain and body. Neurologist Ahmed Eldokla discusses how long COVID symptoms may impact the body's autonomic nervous system.

Psychiatric nurse practitioner Thomas Ringwood addresses anxiety screening and what to do for those who test positive. Pathologist Gustavo de la Roza tells how prostate cancers are graded and staged.

Neurologist Jenny Meyer explains what's important to know about polio and its potential after-effects. Pediatric infectious disease specialist Leonard Weiner discusses the threat from polio today and what he recalls of the disease early in his career.

Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.

A Russian missile slammed into the top floor of an apartment building in the capital, killing at least one person and injuring several others.

Summer is hot in Rio, but this is hotter than normal. Mercury could top 107 degrees. And the record heat is triggering alerts and safety warnings.

Born and raised in Eden, NY, Jim has been WAMC’s Associate News Director since October 2016. Since 2020, Jim has hosted WAMC's main news programs: Midday Magazine, Northeast Report and Northeast Report Late Edition. From 2013 to 2016, he worked as WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief for three years. Jim is also the producer of the podcast A New York Minute In History. He previously worked as a reporter, producer and anchor at WAER, an NPR member station in Syracuse. He has experience in Top 40 radio and has spent time with NPR member station WBFO and CBS-affiliate WIVB-TV, both in Buffalo.

Host, Executive Producer, Idea Man, and Top Dog of State of the Re:Union, Al Letson has received national recognition and built a devoted fan base with soul-stirring, interdisciplinary work. He established himself early in his career as a heavyweight in the Poetry Slam Movement, which garnered artistic credibility and renown. Performing on a number of national, regional and local stages including HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, CBS’s Final Four PreGame Show and commercial projects for Sony, the Florida Times Union, Adobe Software, and the Doorpost Film Project, Al has honed his professional voice and artistic sensibilities into a unique brand that is all his own. After winning the Public Radio Talent Quest, Al received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to create three episodes of his public radio show concept State of the Re:Union. His company finished their first grant in August of 2009 and has just been awarded one of the largest public radio grants every given to a single project to produce a full season of shows.