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HealthLink on Air (HLOA) is a 60 minute, taped radio program that airs every Sunday on FM Newsradio WRVO at 9 pm.

Upstate Medical University


    • Mar 13, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    N.Y.'s Medical Aid in Dying Act: how it works, and for whom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 23:34


    Interview with Edward McArdle, JD

    What is a death doula?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 16:00


    Interview with death doula Jim Brulé

    Cooling caps can prevent or lessen hair loss from chemotherapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 12:58


    Diabetes researcher focuses on regenerative cell therapies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 16:35


    Strokes in pregnancy: rare but often deadly

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 27:29


    Interview with Michelle Vallelunga, RN, and Sandra Champagne, RN

    GLP-1 drugs, for diabetes and weight loss, come with side effects

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 19:23


    Interview with Malek El Muayed, MD

    Virtual reality can distract -- and relieve -- patients from pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 14:49


    Interview with Tamara Roberts, RN

    Possible pediatric strokes are treated through special program

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 14:34


    Pulmonary embolisms get specialized diagnosis and treatment

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 16:27


    Interview with Michael Costa, MD, and Manu Paul, MD

    Colonoscopy detects colorectal cancers, which are affecting more young people

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 29:34


    Prostate cancer treatment is increasingly tailored to the individual

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 30:16


    Interview with Gennady Bratslavsky, MD, and Hanan Goldberg, MD,

    Future doctors learn about communicating with patients, rural communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 17:31


    Interview with Lauren Meyer, PhD, of Upstate, and Lauren Bavis of Syracuse University

    Choosing a medical career without becoming a doctor or nurse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 12:31


    Interview with Katherine Beissner, PT, PhD

    Researchers seek faster diagnosis of kidney disease amyloidosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 14:42


    Medical student shares cancer journey through poetry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 14:26


    Interview with medical student Sophia Xian

    Partial and total knee replacements: When they're needed and how they differ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 31:26


    Vaccine trial seeks to prevent a common, sometimes deadly, infection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 16:49


    Fear of falling involves mental and physical factors, researcher explains

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 15:59


    Paired exchanges increase kidney donations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 15:46


    Advice on childhood vaccines from a longtime pediatrician

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 43:00


    Sculptor brings Upstate's 'Founding Mothers' to life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 14:50


    Interview with sculptor Carolyn Palmer

    A dementia known as LATE can overlap with Alzheimer's disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 15:04


    Interview with Sharon Brangman, MD

    Explaining microsurgery, carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 14:38


    Poor dental health is associated with risk of stroke

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 11:42


    INterview with Moma Begum, MD, and Ron Miller, MD

    These 2 tests help assess a patient's heart attack risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 13:26


    Interview with Adeeb Al-Quthami, MD

    Diabetes can overwhelm people, causing a distress condition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 17:12


    Procedure can treat leaks in heart's mitral valve

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 29:32


    Upstate literary journal marks 25 years of publication

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 20:29


    The Healing Muse, Upstate's literary and visual arts journal, was first published in the year 2000. Editor The Healing Muse, Upstate's literary and visual arts journal, was first published in the year 2000. Editor Deirdre Neilen, PhD, Deirdre Neilen, PhD, tells about the evolution of the journal and its 25th issue, which was published recently. Neilen is an associate professor of bioethics and humanities at Upstate. tells about the evolution of the journal and its 25th issue, which was published recently. Neilen is an associate professor of bioethics and humanities at Upstate.

    Ancient approach to healing can also help the healer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 25:06


    Interview with Hesham Masoud, MD

    Diabetes-related foot problems need prompt medical care

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 14:26


    Interview with Ricardo Lundi, DPM

    Does catching up on sleep on weekends help?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 20:19


    Interview with Jason Carbone, PhD

    Traumatic injury patients recover emotionally as well as physically

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 14:34


    How to ditch cigarettes or e-cigarettes successfully

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 13:05


    Interview with Jackson Tarr, tobacco treatment education coordinator

    Upstate Cancer Center provides spiritual care to patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 17:38


    Interview with the Rev. Kate Dunn and Tom Anderson

    Breastfeeding benefits infants and new mothers but can present challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 19:39


    Interview with nurse Cathy Narcavage-Bradley

    Exposure to the deadly rabies virus requires prompt action

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 17:39


    Interview with Katie Anderson, MD, PhD, the Onondaga County health commissioner

    Rising exposure of kids to medications: attempts at self-harm?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 16:17


    The benefits of treatment at a Level 1 trauma center

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 16:44


    Upstate provides behavioral, mental health services in Syracuse city schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 16:03


    Role of atrial fibrillation, monitoring important to prevent repeat strokes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 29:14


    Interview with Andrew Weinberg, DO, and Hesham Masoud, MD

    Some bunion, hammertoe and Achilles tendon problems can be corrected with minimally invasive surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 13:05


    Anesthesiologists offer variety of methods to prepare patients for surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 12:34


    Physician assistants among most popular health care careers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 17:47


    How accurate are health claims on food labels?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 20:33


    Interview with Joshua Steinberg, MD, and medical student Shruti Venkatesh

    Brain surgeon discusses strokes and the rare moyamoya disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 16:47


    Researching better cancer treatments offers its own satisfaction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 14:40


    Can oxytocin help with the loss of empathy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 12:17


    Interview with doctoral candidate Aya Kobeissi

    Pediatric After Hours Care moves to Nappi Wellness Institute

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 17:01


    Interview with Phillip Mackewicz, MD

    Exercise helps suppress cancer's return, study shows

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 15:04


    Some cancer treatments can affect the skin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 17:14


    Interview with medical student Michael Sun

    Atrial fibrillation, a common heart problem, has varied treatment options

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 21:30


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