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Physical therapist Molly Torbitt discusses fear of falling. Upstate Global Health Institute director, Dr. Stephen Thomas tells about a new clinical trial underway of a vaccine to prevent C. diff, one of the most common health care-associated infections in the world. Dr. Reza Saidi, director of Upstate's Kidney Transplant Program, tells how and why the percentage of living donor kidney transplants has increased.

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.

Emergency physician Erin Underriner talks about Lyme carditis, a potentially dangerous complication of untreated Lyme disease that affects the heart. Pediatrician Nienke Dosa and Julia Duff, executive director of the Spina Bifida Association of New York State, explain what is understood about spina bifida. Pediatric oncologist Melanie Comito discusses how rates of recurrence of a common childhood leukemia were reduced in a clinical trial involving 26 kids from the Upstate Cancer Center. And urologist Joseph Jacob advises seeing a doctor if you notice blood in your urine.

The usual Thanksgiving spreads may be too big for this year's holiday. Instead, Chefs Anita Lo, Aarón Sánchez and Sohla El-Waylly share recipes for a relatively unfussy but still delicious meal.

It's primary day in Georgia. In Tokyo, President Biden meets the leaders of Australia, India and Japan — a group known as the Quad. And, Russia's invasion of Ukraine began three months ago.

Free school lunches, a pillar of Brazil's anti-poverty efforts, are now one of its main weapons against surging post-pandemic hunger. And that's not the only benefit.

Today, the rise of China has changed everything.

2017 was a busy year for Twitter, with records broken for most retweets and likes. Former President Barack Obama had several of the year's most popular tweets.

A poll finds that 75 percent wants Congress to either leave the law alone or wait to repeal it until they have a new law. For most people, controlling high health care costs is top priority.

Many spent their careers training on the mountains they'll be competing on at the Winter Games. Lindsey Vonn wanted to stage a comeback on these slopes and Jessie Diggins won her first World Cup there.