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
Dealing with back pain: Surgery is not always the answer
Daryll Dykes, MD, JD, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Daryll Dykes, MD, JD, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) Upstate orthopedic surgeon Upstate orthopedic surgeon Daryll Dykes Daryll Dykes, MD, JD, PhD, says the majo…
00:16:15 |
Thu 23 Aug 2018
Medicare: What you need to know, and the person to ask
Myrna Koldin (photo by Jim Howe) Myrna Koldin (photo by Jim Howe) People approaching the age of 65 should learn about their options for health coverage through Medicare, the government's insurance pl…
00:14:35 |
Thu 23 Aug 2018
How to become a 'standardized patient' to help educate new doctors and medical professionals
Annette Adams-Brown and Steve Harris (photo by Jim Howe) Annette Adams-Brown and Steve Harris (photo by Jim Howe) Annette Adams-Brown has been a "standardized patient" for 15 years, meaning she has p…
00:18:06 |
Thu 23 Aug 2018
Scientist: Cobalt is underappreciated nutritional element
Michael Meguid, MD Michael Meguid, MD Cobalt is a trace element, a metal, that is part of vitamin B-12 and plays an important role in maintaining normal human health, according to Cobalt is a trace e…
00:14:32 |
Thu 23 Aug 2018
Changing views on cervical cancer screening; top medical issues facing New York state; health care for local refugees: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018
Renee Mestad, MD, discusses how screening women for cervical cancer is changing Renee Mestad, MD, discusses how screening women for cervical cancer is changing. State Medical Society President. State…
00:51:52 |
Wed 15 Aug 2018
State medical society president - an Upstate graduate - discusses key health issues
Thomas Madejski, MD Thomas Madejski, MD Upstate Medical University alumnus Thomas Madejski, MD, is president of the Upstate Medical University alumnus Thomas Madejski, MD, is president of the Medical…
00:19:31 |
Fri 10 Aug 2018
Increased recognition of geriatrics; a uniquely graphic medical textbook; beer and endurance runners: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018
Sharon Brangman, MD, explains the significance of Upstate devoting a medical department to geriatrics Sharon Brangman, MD, explains the significance of Upstate devoting a medical department to geriat…
00:51:52 |
Fri 10 Aug 2018
Today's most popular birth control options
Renee Mestad, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Renee Mestad, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Women seeking birth control have many options, which are explained in this segment by Women seeking birth control have many o…
00:15:27 |
Fri 03 Aug 2018
Is beer a good recovery beverage after running an ultramarathon?
Jeremy Joslin, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Jeremy Joslin, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Hyponatremia -- a dangerously low sodium level -- is a risk for ultramarathon runners who drink too much water in an effort…
00:15:04 |
Fri 03 Aug 2018
Why geriatric medicine has become an individual department
Sharon Brangman, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Sharon Brangman, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Upstate Medical University has become one of only a handful of academic medical centers in the United States to have a …
00:18:38 |
Fri 03 Aug 2018
What's the best way to screen women for cervical cancer?
Renee Mestad, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Renee Mestad, MD (photo by Jim Howe) A A recent study recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association in the Journal of the American Medical Assoc…
00:14:18 |
Fri 03 Aug 2018
Once a refugee, now a physician assistant who helps care for new refugees
Physician assistant Ayan Mohamed (photo by Jim Howe) Physician assistant Ayan Mohamed (photo by Jim Howe) She was a Somali refugee as a child, who went on to grow up in Syracuse. Now physician assist…
00:14:13 |
Fri 03 Aug 2018
Finding a mental health care provider; a doctor for the homeless; a case for hospital ethics consultants: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018
Thomas Schwartz, MD, explains how to find a mental health care provider Thomas Schwartz, MD, explains how to find a mental health care provider. . David Lehmann, MD, tells about providing house calls…
00:51:52 |
Fri 03 Aug 2018
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Explore minimally invasive aortic aneurysm repairs, a medical mission to Haiti, and key facts about Lyme disease on SUNY Upstate's HealthLink on Air.
00:51:52 |
Fri 27 Jul 2018
Aneurysm Treatment
Learn about the less invasive treatments now available for potentially deadly aneurysms at SUNY Upstate with Dr. Michael Costanza.
00:14:14 |
Thu 26 Jul 2018
House Calls To the Homeless
Lear about David Lehmann, MD, who provides medical care to the homeless in Syracuse and Onondaga County.
00:15:27 |
Thu 26 Jul 2018
Medical ethics advice: Choose your health care proxy carefully
Get advice on choosing a healthcare proxy from ethics experts at SUNY Upstate and learn the importance of selecting a trustworthy individual.
00:14:37 |
Thu 26 Jul 2018
Ethics experts emphasize importance of conversing with person you select as your health care proxy
Robert Olick, PhD, JD, left, and Thomas Curran, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Robert Olick, PhD, JD, left, and Thomas Curran, MD (photo by Jim Howe) If you are someone's health care proxy, and you are tryin…
00:14:45 |
Thu 26 Jul 2018
The latest on treating prostate cancer; a look at thyroid disorders: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 22, 2018
Urologic oncologist Urologic oncologist Gennady Bratslavsky, MD Gennady Bratslavsky, MD, provides an update on prostate cancer. Endocrinologist, provides an update on prostate cancer. Endocrinologist…
00:51:52 |
Fri 20 Jul 2018
Upstate doctors provide care, get new perspectives during medical mission to Haiti
Joseph Capogreco, MD, left, and Brian Kloss, DO (photo by Jim Howe) Joseph Capogreco, MD, left, and Brian Kloss, DO (photo by Jim Howe) A medical mission trip to Haiti offers physicians from Upstate …
00:18:09 |
Thu 19 Jul 2018
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