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
Otolaryngology encompasses broad range of conditions, treatments
Sherard Tatum, MD Sherard Tatum, MD Otolaryngology, the oldest medical specialty in the United States, covers diseases and disorders of the ears, nose and throat, plus related structures of the head …
00:14:36 |
Tue 24 Apr 2018
It's not an organ, but what is the interstitium?
Barry Berg, PhD (photo by Kathleen Paice Froio) Barry Berg, PhD (photo by Kathleen Paice Froio) Recent news headlines said scientists had discovered a new organ in the human body. That's not quite tr…
00:16:18 |
Tue 24 Apr 2018
One of the scientists who discovered microRNA tells how it was found, what it means
Victor Ambros, PhD Victor Ambros, PhD Most people have heard of DNA. Less well known aew RNA and the short segments of RNA called microRNA, which were discovered in the 1990s. One of the scientists c…
00:15:39 |
Tue 24 Apr 2018
Alternative approaches to pain relief; talcum powder's possible link to cancer; a doctor's effort to help his native land: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 15, 2018
Pediatric rheumatologist Caitlin Sgarlat Deluca, DO, tells how Pediatric rheumatologist Caitlin Sgarlat Deluca, DO, tells how integrative medicine helps manage pain integrative medicine helps manage …
00:51:52 |
Tue 10 Apr 2018
How to give antidote for opioid overdose; how high blood pressure affects pregnancy; protecting kids' heads in winter sports: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 8, 2018
Toxicologist Willie Eggleston, PharmD, explains Toxicologist Willie Eggleston, PharmD, explains how to administer naloxone how to administer naloxone to save someone who has overdosed on opioids. Obs…
00:51:52 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
Why - and when - you need to discuss colon health, screening with your doctor
Sekou Rawlins, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Sekou Rawlins, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in men and women, and it can be preventable in people who rec…
00:15:51 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
How integrative medicine can help manage pain
Caitlin Sgarlat Deluca, DO (photo by Jim Howe) Caitlin Sgarlat Deluca, DO (photo by Jim Howe) Upstate pediatric rheumatologist Upstate pediatric rheumatologist Caitlin Sgarlat Deluca, DO Caitlin Sgar…
00:14:28 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
How a pediatrician started a diaper bank to meet a community need
Winter Berry, DO (photo by Jim Howe) Winter Berry, DO (photo by Jim Howe) The journal The journal Contemporary Pediatrics named Upstate pediatrician Winter Berry, DO, as a "pediatric change maker, Co…
00:13:15 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
A psychological perspective on the Ebola crisis, from US service members sent to West Africa
Stephen Thomas, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Stephen Thomas, MD (photo by Jim Howe) When 3,000 United States service members were deployed to West Africa during the Ebola crisis from 2014 to 2016, When 3,0…
00:17:16 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
Knee replacements can now be done as one-day surgeries
Timothy Damron, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Timothy Damron, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Some patients can safely undergo surgery to have their knee joint replaced and go home the same day, says Some patients c…
00:14:42 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
Hospital is opening new pharmacy to patients, employees, visitors
Registered pharmacists Eric Balotin, left, and David Geloso (photo by Jim Howe) Registered pharmacists Eric Balotin, left, and David Geloso (photo by Jim Howe) In May, Upstate University Hospital is …
00:13:47 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
Women with high blood pressure can have a safe pregnancy
John Folk, MD John Folk, MD Women who have high blood pressure ideally should seek medical care prior to becoming pregnant, says Women who have high blood pressure ideally should seek medical care pr…
00:18:06 |
Fri 30 Mar 2018
Upstate scientists investigate increase in black lung disease among coal miners
Jerrold Abraham, MD, left, and Soma Sanyal, MD (photo by Richard Whelsky) Jerrold Abraham, MD, left, and Soma Sanyal, MD (photo by Richard Whelsky) Upstate pathology professor Upstate pathology profe…
00:14:54 |
Fri 30 Mar 2018
How naloxone can save life of someone who overdoses on opioids
Willie Eggleston, a doctor of pharmacy at Upstate (photo by Jim Howe) Willie Eggleston, a doctor of pharmacy at Upstate (photo by Jim Howe) Naloxone, a medication that can reverse the effects of an o…
00:14:13 |
Fri 30 Mar 2018
Pediatric trauma specialists push for mandatory helmets for some children's winter sports
Kim Wallenstein, MD, PhD, left, and nurse Kim Nasby (photo by Jim Howe) Kim Wallenstein, MD, PhD, left, and nurse Kim Nasby (photo by Jim Howe) Bicyclists under the age of 14 are required to wear bik…
00:15:17 |
Fri 30 Mar 2018
Outpatient detox helps the addicted to get off opioid drugs
Brian Johnson, MD, left, and Sunny Aslam, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Brian Johnson, MD, left, and Sunny Aslam, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Psychiatrists at Upstate who specialize in addiction medicine offer a…
00:15:08 |
Fri 30 Mar 2018
Does talcum powder increase the risk of ovarian cancer?
Jennifer Makin, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Jennifer Makin, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Jennifer Makin, MD Jennifer Makin, MD, explains how the controversy regarding talcum powder and ovarian cancer began and …
00:15:03 |
Fri 30 Mar 2018
Dealing with back pain; preserving male patients’ fertility; fixing broken bones: Upstate Medical University’s HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 1, 2018
Doctor of physical therapy Doctor of physical therapy Adam Rufa Adam Rufa tells tells how to deal with common sources of back pain how to deal with common sources of back pain. Fertility expert. Fert…
00:51:52 |
Fri 30 Mar 2018
How space travel affects the body; what makes personalized medicine possible; how speech affects health care: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 25, 2018
Physician-astronaut Michael Barratt, MD, Physician-astronaut Michael Barratt, MD, discusses the impact of space travel on the human body discusses the impact of space travel on the human body. Upstat…
00:51:52 |
Thu 22 Mar 2018
New era in cancer care means more individualized treatment
Jeffrey Ross, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Jeffrey Ross, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Cancer treatment is moving from a "one size fits all" approach into precision medicine, which examines a person's genetic mak…
00:18:52 |
Thu 22 Mar 2018
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