mental health

Chief nursing officer Scott Jessie talks about the nursing profession, including the variety of career opportunities and the rewards of helping others. And psychiatrist Christopher Lucas discusses social media and the potential mental health impact on adolescents and young adults, in particular.

Upstate Medical University in Syracuse is starting a program to help primary care physicians diagnose and treat mental health issues in their patients.

Pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist Dragos Manta, MD, discusses sleep disorders and how to get good quality sleep. Author and childhood cancer survivor Anne Bramlage, EdD, shares the children's book she wrote about cancer. Child and adolescent psychiatrist Nayla Khoury, MD, discusses new training for mental health providers.

Two years into the pandemic, mental health care is still hard to come by. Telemedicine has helped, but many people are still waiting months for an appointment.

Toxicologist Willie Eggleston from the Upstate New York Poison Center discusses the effects and dangers of marijuana edibles compared to marijuana cigarettes. Child psychologist Ron Saletsky goes over child and adolescent mental health services. Urologic oncologist, Dr. Joseph Jacob explains bladder reconstruction and removal for treatment of advanced bladder cancer.

Geriatric specialist Andrea Berg discusses fall prevention for seniors. Pharmacist Timothy Chiang discusses chemotherapy. And Dr. Kaushal Nanavati addresses the mental exhaustion and burnout so many people are feeling. He is Upstate's assistant dean of wellness.

This week on HealthLink on Air: Neuroscientists Stephen Glatt and Jonathan Hess go over their BrainGenie tool and how it is improving research into brain disorders including mental illnesses and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Katie Anderson provides practical advice about COVID-19 boosters, emerging variants and how much longer COVID-19 testing is likely to be a part of our lives. And, Dr. Kaushal Nanavati talks about how to spend a mental health day. Listen this Sunday, September 26 at 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. for more.

This week on Public Radio Presents: APM Reports - Under pressure: The college mental health crisis. What is a college’s responsibility for helping students navigate mental health challenges, and how well are colleges rising to the task? Listen Sunday, September 26 at 7 p.m. on WRVO, on-air and online.

Experts say taking care of your own wellbeing first will allow you to help your kids and students. You should also listen to their concerns and teach them tools to manage their anxieties.

Onondaga County has rolled out new mental health services for students in almost every school district in the county. Officials say these services have been needed for years and the pandemic only made things worse.