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The Informed Patient

The Informed Patient is Upstate Medical University's podcast on health, science and medicine, featuring experts from Central New York's only academic medical center.

Medicine Science & Medicine Fitness & Nutrition Health
Update frequency
every 2 days
Average duration
24 minutes
Episodes
1564
Years Active
2015 - 2025
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Resource center is designed to help patients, families

Resource center is designed to help patients, families

Interview with Sarah Lawler, clinical outreach librarian
00:13:32  |   Tue 13 Jun 2023
Advice: Keep your hands clean around keypads, common surfaces

Advice: Keep your hands clean around keypads, common surfaces

Interview with Joe Domachowske, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist
00:18:53  |   Thu 25 May 2023
Women in their 20s are seeing an increase in this skin cancer

Women in their 20s are seeing an increase in this skin cancer

Interview with Daniel Thomas, MD, Upstate surgeon on why women in their 20s are seeing an increase in melanoma skin cancer.
00:30:06  |   Thu 25 May 2023
When and how often are mammograms recommended?

When and how often are mammograms recommended?

Mammography recommendations vary, and Ravi Adhikary, MD, helps explain the latest information on breast cancer screening.
00:17:41  |   Thu 25 May 2023
Heat, humidity, physical conditioning among considerations

Heat, humidity, physical conditioning among considerations

Interview with Carol Sames, PhD, Upstate exercise physiologist
00:27:09  |   Wed 24 May 2023
New tech tool could help with some tasks, wouldn't work with others

New tech tool could help with some tasks, wouldn't work with others

Amr Wardeh, MD, a resident physician in radiology with an interest in AI and informatics describes how AI might be put to use and where it might not work.
00:16:28  |   Thu 18 May 2023
Alternative treatment shows promise against risky infection

Alternative treatment shows promise against risky infection

Interview with Aamer Imdad, MBBS, pediatric gastroenterologist
00:17:17  |   Fri 12 May 2023
Metal's toxicity, its other sources, explained

Metal's toxicity, its other sources, explained

Interview with Travis Hobart, MD, Upstate pediatrician on why some baby foods contain lead and what can and is being done about it.
00:22:44  |   Wed 10 May 2023
Stem cells among techniques used

Stem cells among techniques used

Interview with Akio Horiguchi, MD, PhD, and Mang Chen, MD, visiting experts
00:11:03  |   Wed 10 May 2023
GEM Care is specially designed for seniors

GEM Care is specially designed for seniors

Interview with Jay Brenner, MD, medical director of GEM Care
00:16:34  |   Fri 05 May 2023
Tiny creatures spread disease as they find their way onto humans

Tiny creatures spread disease as they find their way onto humans

Interview with Upstate researcher Saravanan Thangamani, PhD
00:16:36  |   Fri 05 May 2023
Dental specialist repairs damage to mouth, head, neck

Dental specialist repairs damage to mouth, head, neck

Interview with Arthur Bigsby, DDS, maxillofacial prosthodontist
00:17:46  |   Thu 04 May 2023
Testing aims to reduce liver damage, premature death

Testing aims to reduce liver damage, premature death

Interview with Sana Zekri, MD, family medicine doctor at Upstate
00:15:07  |   Tue 02 May 2023
This specialty provides a wide range of care for all ages

This specialty provides a wide range of care for all ages

Interview with Sana Zekri, MD, family medicine doctor at Upstate
00:13:06  |   Tue 02 May 2023
Ceremony commemorates value of body donation to science

Ceremony commemorates value of body donation to science

Interview with Dana Mihaila, MD, PhD, Anatomical Gift Program director
00:10:52  |   Tue 02 May 2023
Upstate program encourages psychiatrists to work in the state's sparsely populated areas

Upstate program encourages psychiatrists to work in the state's sparsely populated areas

Psychiatrist Justin Meyer, MD, explains how Upstate aims to alleviate the shortage of psychiatrists in the state with a training program in rural areas of NY.
00:12:05  |   Fri 28 Apr 2023
Diabetes, high blood pressure among factors to consider

Diabetes, high blood pressure among factors to consider

Interview with Michael Lioudis, MD, nephrology chief at Upstate
00:37:29  |   Thu 27 Apr 2023
Sun exposure is a major concern, but not the only one

Sun exposure is a major concern, but not the only one

Interview with Ramsay Farah, MD, Upstate dermatology chief
00:26:16  |   Wed 26 Apr 2023
Local testing is part of larger trial

Local testing is part of larger trial

Interview with Kristopher Paolino, MD, Upstate infectious disease specialist
00:16:13  |   Wed 26 Apr 2023
Too little or too much sleep can be harmful, researchers find

Too little or too much sleep can be harmful, researchers find

Interview with Hani Aiash, MD, PhD, Upstate physician and researcher
00:19:32  |   Fri 21 Apr 2023
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