inflammatory bowel disease

Dr. Frank Zhou explains how stem cells can be a treatment option for certain cancers and rheumatologic diseases. Dr. Idan Goren discusses inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as irritable bowel disease. Dr. Renee Mestad tells about the different types of intrauterine devices, how they prevent pregnancy and what women should consider before getting an IUD.

Dr. Prateek Wali explains dramatic improvements in recovery rates for children with inflammatory bowel diseases. Director of emergency management Chris Dunham tells about Upstate University Hospital's disaster preparedness. Dr. Krithika Ramachandran answers what makes pulmonary hypertension dangerous.

This week on HealthLink on Air: Surgeon Joseph Valentino explains how inflammatory bowel disease is diagnosed and treated. Education specialist Nicky Ruszkowski tells about pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce HIV transmission. And neurologist Shahram Izadyar goes over how surgery and neurostimulators can help adults with epilepsy. Listen this Sunday, September 19 at 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. for more.

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