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.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 1564
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Compulsive cellphone attachments; health issues facing Native American children; explaining an inner-ear disease: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 28, 2019
Psychiatrist Psychiatrist Christopher Lucas, MD, discusses compulsive attachment to one's cellphone Christopher Lucas, MD, discusses compulsive attachment to one's cellphone. Pediatrician. Pediatrici…
00:51:59 |
Thu 25 Jul 2019
How donating your newborn's umbilical cord blood can help others
Matthew Elkins, MD, PhD Matthew Elkins, MD, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) (photo by Jim Howe) After a baby is born, the umbilical cord is cut and usually discarded as medical waste along with the placenta.…
00:29:19 |
Thu 25 Jul 2019
How solution-focused therapies for the mentally well can help improve one's performance
Brett Steenbarger, PhD Brett Steenbarger, PhD Psychologist Psychologist Brett Steenbarger, PhD Brett Steenbarger, PhD, talks about the role of the four areas of well-being -- happiness or joy, fulfil…
00:15:33 |
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Minimizing antidepressant withdrawal; a discovery behind blood-pressure drugs; low-fat vs. low-carb diets: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 21, 2019
Psychiatrist Psychiatrist Thomas Schwartz, MD, discusses antidepressant withdrawal and ways to minimize it Thomas Schwartz, MD, discusses antidepressant withdrawal and ways to minimize it. Cardiologi…
00:52:00 |
Fri 19 Jul 2019
Treating a rare tumor; specialists in post-stroke care; helping kids deal with anxiety, stress: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 14, 2019
Surgeon Surgeon Jesse Gutnick, MD, explains pheochromocytoma, a rare adrenal tumor, and its treatment Jesse Gutnick, MD, explains pheochromocytoma, a rare adrenal tumor, and its treatment. Nurse. Nur…
00:52:00 |
Wed 10 Jul 2019
Team of specialists helps stroke patients along road to recovery
Jennifer Spieker and Joshua Onyan Jennifer Spieker and Joshua Onyan (photo by Jim Howe) (photo by Jim Howe) After the initial treatment for a stroke, a team of specially trained people helps guide th…
00:16:33 |
Wed 10 Jul 2019
Simultaneous discovery led to drugs for blood pressure, heart disease
Harold Smulyan, MD Harold Smulyan, MD (photo by Jim Howe) (photo by Jim Howe) A widely prescribed type of drug used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure was made possible by a di…
00:14:08 |
Wed 10 Jul 2019
Pheochromocytoma, a rare adrenal tumor, often treated with surgery
Jesse Gutnick, MD Jesse Gutnick, MD (photo by Jim Howe) (photo by Jim Howe) The adrenal glands produce hormones that help regulate metabolism, the immune system and blood pressure, among other functi…
00:15:40 |
Wed 10 Jul 2019
Teaching social and coping skills to children and adolescents
Barbara Mettelman, PhD Barbara Mettelman, PhD (photo by Amber Smith) (photo by Amber Smith) Child and adolescent psychologist Barbara Mettelman, PhD, hosts group therapy sessions for children and tee…
00:14:41 |
Wed 03 Jul 2019
Dealing with headaches; summertime skin advice; workplace burnout: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 7, 2019
Neurologist Neurologist Rosamma Joseph, MD, provides an overview of headache diagnosis and treatments Rosamma Joseph, MD, provides an overview of headache diagnosis and treatments. Dermatologist. Der…
00:51:55 |
Wed 03 Jul 2019
Cystic fibrosis explained; summertime poison prevention; music as a psychiatric treatment: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 30, 2019
Upstate pediatric pulmonologist Upstate pediatric pulmonologist Chris Fortner, MD, PhD, provides an overview of cystic fibrosis, its effects and its treatments Chris Fortner, MD, PhD, provides an ove…
00:52:00 |
Fri 28 Jun 2019
Using music instead of medication to calm agitated patients
Mark Wiener, MD (left), and Mark Wiener, MD (left), and Trevor Scudamore, MD Trevor Scudamore, MD (photo by Jim Howe) (photo by Jim Howe) Music has the ability to influence the mood of listeners, but…
00:14:39 |
Thu 27 Jun 2019
When should you seek medical care for migraines or other headaches?
Rosamma Joseph, MD Rosamma Joseph, MD (photo by Jim Howe) (photo by Jim Howe) Upstate neurologist Upstate neurologist Rosamma Joseph, MD Rosamma Joseph, MD, shares several "red flags" regarding heada…
00:14:56 |
Thu 27 Jun 2019
Summertime skin concerns - including what you need to know about sunscreens
Ramsay Farah, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Ramsay Farah, MD (photo by Jim Howe) The continual reapplication of sunscreen is key to its effectiveness in protecting you from skin cancer, explains The continu…
00:21:02 |
Thu 27 Jun 2019
New tool to detect bladder cancer; researchers take aim at tick-borne diseases; infectious diseases then and now, as seen by a vaccine pioneer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 23, 2019
Urologist Urologist Joe Jacob, MD, unveils a new tool in bladder cancer treatment Joe Jacob, MD, unveils a new tool in bladder cancer treatment. Microbiologist. Microbiologist Saravanan Thangamani, P…
00:51:59 |
Thu 20 Jun 2019
Blue light cystoscopy helps detect bladder cancers
Joseph Jacob, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Joseph Jacob, MD (photo by Jim Howe) A new method of looking into the bladder allows doctors to better spot cancers that may have previously gone undetected. Upst…
00:15:47 |
Thu 20 Jun 2019
Researchers study ticks, seek ways to prevent Lyme disease, other insect-borne illnesses
Saravanan Thangamani, PhD Saravanan Thangamani, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) (photo by Jim Howe) Researchers from Upstate and the College of Environmental Science and Forestry are studying ticks in a sear…
00:16:13 |
Thu 20 Jun 2019
Infectious disease expert recalls frightening epidemics of childhood diseases before he helped isolate rubella virus in 1960s
Paul Parkman, MD, right, is shown in the Paul Parkman, MD, right, is shown in the 1960s with Harry Meyer Jr., MD, inspecting a 1960s with Harry Meyer Jr., MD, inspecting a culture of the rubella viru…
00:12:23 |
Tue 18 Jun 2019
Goals and concerns of hospital's new chief pediatrician; experts discuss vaping, drug abuse trends: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 16, 2019
Pediatrician Pediatrician Gregory Conners, MD, introduces himself as the new leader of the Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital Gregory Conners, MD, introduces himself as the new leader of the Upstat…
00:52:00 |
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Upstate's new chief pediatrician outlines goals for Golisano Children's Hospital
Gregory Conners, MD Gregory Conners, MD (photo by Jim Howe) (photo by Jim Howe) Even before he started medical school, Even before he started medical school, Gregory Conners, MD Gregory Conners, MD, …
00:30:37 |
Fri 07 Jun 2019
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