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Nurse administrator Diane Nanno describes the Hospital at Home program, where patients recover at home. Anne Messenger tells about her experience with Lyme disease and the formation of the Central New York Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Alliance. Program manager Wendy Hunt, from Upstate's mobile health unit with mammography, the "mammo van," tells how to prepare for a mammogram. Psychiatrist Christopher Lucas, MD, advises on how to limit one's cellphone use.

Onondaga County health officials are warning central New Yorkers to protect themselves against tick bites, not just because of Lyme disease, but due to…

Are you confused about the difference between a viral mutation and a variant?In this episode of "HealthLink on Air," Dr. Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy explains…

As the weather warms up and Memorial Day weekend approaches, forestry experts are asking all Central New Yorkers to be vigilant about preventing tick…

A new state-of-the-art lab at Upstate Medical University will offer researchers in Syracuse ways to study infectious diseases that pose major public…

Since his lab began collecting ticks in July 2019, researcher Saravanan Thangamani has received more than 4,000 ticks sent by the public. Nearly 90…

Deer ticks, known for transmitting the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, also carry similar bacteria called Borrelia miyamotoi. Upstate microbiologist…

Now that summer is over, it doesn’t mean tick season is over. Experts say it’s as important as ever this time of year to guard against the insects that…

When a blood vessel weakens, a balloon-like dilation called an aneurysm sometimes develops. This happens most often in the abdominal aorta, the largest…

Spring has finally sprung across upstate New York, and ticks carrying Lyme Disease are a known threat. But what is the bigger picture regarding the…