[Skip to Content]

HealthLink on Air Categories

Category: Safety


Colorectal cancer's younger patients; fire safety and kids; treating back pain: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 16, 2023

Colorectal cancer's younger patients; fire safety and kids; treating back pain: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 16, 2023

April 13, 2023

Interviews with surgeon Jeffrey Albright, MD, fire safety educator Kara Judd and...


Frequently reported poisons are often commonplace items

Frequently reported poisons are often commonplace items

February 28, 2023

Advice from Michele Caliva of the Upstate New York Poison Center


Last year's calls reveal troubling new cases among kids

Last year's calls reveal troubling new cases among kids

February 28, 2023

Interview with Michele Caliva from the Upstate New York Poison Center


Assessments, adjustments can help older adults remain at home

Assessments, adjustments can help older adults remain at home

January 5, 2023

Interview with Upstate geriatrics chief Sharon Brangman, MD


Tips from the Upstate New York Poison Center

Tips from the Upstate New York Poison Center

December 19, 2022

Interview with Mary Beth Dreyer of the Upstate New York Poison Center


COVID shots for tots; summer burn hazards; online gambling addiction risks; aging parents and car keys: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 3, 2022

COVID shots for tots; summer burn hazards; online gambling addiction risks; aging parents and car keys: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 3, 2022

July 1, 2022

Interviews with Jana Shaw, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist; Tamara...


Summer safety reminders from the Clark Burn Center

Summer safety reminders from the Clark Burn Center

June 22, 2022

Interview with Tamara Roberts, burn program manager at the Clark Burn Center


How to celebrate the holidays safely in a pandemic; hemorrhoid problems and treatments; making your medical last wishes known in advance: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020

How to celebrate the holidays safely in a pandemic; hemorrhoid problems and treatments; making your medical last wishes known in advance: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020

November 13, 2020

Interviews with Assistant Dean of Wellness Kaushal Nanavati, MD, colorectal...


Prevention is best defense again lead poisoning

Prevention is best defense again lead poisoning

August 27, 2020

Interview with Travis Hobart, MD, medical director of the Central/Eastern New...


Expert advises on how to prepare -- but not overdo it -- for a pandemic or other emergency

Expert advises on how to prepare -- but not overdo it -- for a pandemic or other emergency

May 15, 2020

Interview with Chris Dunham, Upstate's director of emergency management


A tragedy leads parents to advocate for preventing unintended medication exposures in children

A tragedy leads parents to advocate for preventing unintended medication exposures in children

March 2, 2020

Interview with Adam and MaryBeth Gillan (shown with their daughter, Maisie) and...


Testing a possible drug for Alzheimer's disease; preparing for emergencies; explaining vaping-related illness, risks: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019

Testing a possible drug for Alzheimer's disease; preparing for emergencies; explaining vaping-related illness, risks: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019

October 11, 2019


How to make sure you're prepared for any emergency

How to make sure you're prepared for any emergency

September 26, 2019


Tips for preventing accidental summertime poisoning

Tips for preventing accidental summertime poisoning

May 30, 2019


Behind the rise in sexually transmitted infections; burn prevention and treatment; fistulas that risk health, reputations in Africa: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 19, 2019

Behind the rise in sexually transmitted infections; burn prevention and treatment; fistulas that risk health, reputations in Africa: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 19, 2019

May 15, 2019


Surgeon explains how burn care begins with prevention

Surgeon explains how burn care begins with prevention

May 10, 2019


Why measles has re-emerged as an infectious threat; child sex trafficking in Central New York; mental health research: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 21, 2019

Why measles has re-emerged as an infectious threat; child sex trafficking in Central New York; mental health research: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 21, 2019

April 19, 2019


Yes, child trafficking takes place in Central New York

Yes, child trafficking takes place in Central New York

April 9, 2019


Top