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
Perspectives on breast cancer: a nursing officer becomes a patient; simultaneous radiation and surgery; avoiding chemotherapy: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 17, 2019
Upstate University Hospital Upstate University Hospital chief nursing officer Nancy Page shares her personal experience with early-stage breast cancer chief nursing officer Nancy Page shares her pers…
00:52:02 |
Fri 15 Mar 2019
How cancer can affect a pregnancy
Molly Brewer, DVM, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Molly Brewer, DVM, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Healthy babies can be born to mothers who are diagnosed and treated for cancer during pregnancy, says Molly Brewer,…
00:14:30 |
Fri 08 Mar 2019
Chief nurse shares her breast cancer story, including combination treatment of surgery and radiation
Nancy Page (photo by Jim Howe) Nancy Page (photo by Jim Howe) After 19 years of annual mammograms, something suspicious showed up on After 19 years of annual mammograms, something suspicious showed u…
00:14:54 |
Fri 08 Mar 2019
How teamwork, resiliency affect football ... or a hospital; ethics in public health; researching a rare, devastating condition: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 10, 2019
Syracuse University head football coach Dino Babers and Upstate University Hospital CEO Robert Corona, DO, discuss teamwork and resiliency Syracuse University head football coach Dino Babers and Upst…
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Fri 08 Mar 2019
ADHD's genetic component; disease outbreaks and civil unrest; issues surrounding death and dying: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 3, 2019
Scientist Ste Scientist Ste phen Faraone, PhD, explains how certain genetic variants can raise the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder phen Faraone, PhD, explains how certain genetic var…
00:52:01 |
Thu 28 Feb 2019
International research shows at least a dozen genetic variants increase the risk of ADHD
Stephen Faraone, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Stephen Faraone, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Recent international research Recent international research involving a scientist at Upstate Medical University is gi…
00:15:15 |
Mon 25 Feb 2019
Malaria outbreaks among ways Venezuelan crisis is straining Latin America's health care systems
Dan Farrell and Anna Stewart-Ibarra, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Dan Farrell and Anna Stewart-Ibarra, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) The economic and political crisis in Venezuela is straining Latin American he…
00:13:57 |
Fri 22 Feb 2019
End-of-life issues - palliative care, quality of life, assisted suicide - explored in new book
Gregory Eastwood, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Gregory Eastwood, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Many people are at ease talking about various stages of their lives -- infancy and childhood, young adulthood and mid…
00:15:39 |
Fri 22 Feb 2019
Medical student helps research rare neurologic condition clustered in Dominican Republic
Alfred "Aj" Espinoza (photo by Jim Howe) Alfred "Aj" Espinoza (photo by Jim Howe) A rare neurologic condition called pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration, or PKAN, occurs in one of every …
00:14:55 |
Fri 22 Feb 2019
What ethics has to do with health policy
Rachel Fabi, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Rachel Fabi, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Upstate assistant professor Upstate assistant professor Rachel Fabi, PhD Rachel Fabi, PhD, discusses the ethics of health pol…
00:14:24 |
Fri 22 Feb 2019
Understanding hernias and their treatment; working toward a heroin vaccine; appearing on 'Jeopardy!': Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019
Surgeon Surgeon Moustafa Hassan, MD, and nurse navigator Shawna White explain how hernias are diagnosed and treated Moustafa Hassan, MD, and nurse navigator Shawna White explain how hernias are diagn…
00:52:02 |
Thu 21 Feb 2019
Upstate faculty member fulfills lifelong dream of appearing on 'Jeopardy!'
Rachel Fabi, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Rachel Fabi, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) The answer is: "She is an Upstate Medical University assistant professor in bioethics, public health and preventive medicine …
00:08:33 |
Thu 21 Feb 2019
Feb. 17, 2019
Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019: Explaining spinal tumors; active athlete has dealt with cancer, amputation; what child life specialists do
00:52:01 |
Fri 15 Feb 2019
Researchers working toward a heroin vaccine are both hopeful and cautious
Stephen Thomas, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Stephen Thomas, MD (photo by Jim Howe) The body's immune system is good at recognizing foreign substances. Vaccines leverage that immune system by training it t…
00:23:39 |
Fri 15 Feb 2019
Sports After Leg Amputation
Dan Kosick, age 41, discusses how he's kept sports and a positive attitude in his life after a cancerous tumor forced doctors to amputate his leg amputation at age 15.
00:14:17 |
Fri 15 Feb 2019
Resiliency and teamwork are crucial to a hospital or a football team
Dino Babers (photo by Jim Howe) Dino Babers (photo by Jim Howe) Robert Corona, DO (photo by Jim Howe) Robert Corona, DO (photo by Jim Howe) Running a hospital is a bit like coaching a football team. …
00:17:31 |
Thu 14 Feb 2019
When surgery is needed to remove a spinal tumor
Michael Galgano, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Michael Galgano, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Neurosurgeon Neurosurgeon Michael Galgano, MD Michael Galgano, MD, discusses spinal tumors and their two main types: th…
00:14:35 |
Mon 11 Feb 2019
Understanding the role of the child life specialist
Gina Lozito (photo by Jim Howe) Gina Lozito (photo by Jim Howe) If your child is hospitalized, a team of medical professionals will be involved in his or her care, including a If your child is hospit…
00:15:05 |
Mon 11 Feb 2019
Hernias
Moustafa Hassan, MD, director of Upstate's Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Program discusses what hernias are and how they're repaired.
00:15:07 |
Mon 11 Feb 2019
Flu season update; treating, preventing scald burns, frostbite; group works to help those with mental illness: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019
Jarrod Bagatell, MD, discusses this season's influenza outbreak Jarrod Bagatell, MD, discusses this season's influenza outbreak. Burn program manager. Burn program manager Tamara Roberts talks about …
00:52:00 |
Fri 08 Feb 2019
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