Upstate Health

03/20/2026

On the next “HealthLink on Air”: Identifying and treating localized prostate cancer. Plus, Upstate and Syracuse University are collaborating on a Targeted Rural Health Education program. The show can be heard Sunday at 6 a.m. on WRVO and online at https://www.upstate.edu/informed/2026/032226-radioshow.php.

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer (other than skin cancers) in men in the United States. Today, treatment is less "one size fits all" and more personalized to individual patients. The journal Urologic Clinics of North America recently devoted an entire issue to the screening, diagnosis and management of localized prostate cancer, showcasing articles from several Upstate doctors.

Upstate urologists Gennady Bratslavsky, MD, and Hanan Goldberg, MD, share the current standards of care for screening, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer that has not spread. Bratslavsky is a professor and chair of the Department of Urology at Upstate, and Goldberg is an assistant professor who specializes in urologic oncology.

Also on the show, a collaboration with Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is helping students in Upstate Medical University’s Norton College of Medicine learn how to help patients understand medical conditions and health concerns, as well as the role of a rural doctor.

The Targeted Rural Health Education program is led by Lauren Meyer, PhD, from Upstate’s Department of Family Medicine, and Lauren Bavis, from the Newhouse School.

03/19/2026

We’re all living busy lives, which makes it tough to think about proper nutrition. So, leave that part to us, one Healthy Bite at a time. In this short video, Upstate registered dietitian Katie Krawczyk discusses hydration.

03/19/2026

03/18/2026

Upstate University Hospital has been named by the research and information leader Castle Connolly to its 2026 Top Hospital list for cancer surgery and orthopedic surgery, including recognition for lung cancer surgery, mastectomy and hip replacement surgery. https://www.upstate.edu/news/articles/2026/2026-03-12-castle.php

03/17/2026

Part 2 of our series is happening this Thursday, March 19th at 5:30.

While no one plans for a fall, it’s helpful to know what happens next. The session covers risk factors for fall-related injuries and the surgical approaches for common injuries. Learn more about treatment and long-term expectations for recovery.

Our speaker for the evening, Dr. Zachary Telgheder, specializes in orthopedic traumatic injuries and is particularly interested in adult orthopedic reconstruction and post-traumatic reconstruction.

See below in the comments for the recording of part 1 ('Preventing falls as we age'), and the registration for Thursday's Zoom session!

03/15/2026

Hero loves attending Syracuse Crunch games. He always makes lots of new friends!

03/15/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out Friday to Upstate Medical University Arena for Upstate University Hospital Night with the Syracuse Crunch. A fun time for all … well, not really for the home team. Despite the Crunch playing strongly and putting a blistering 40 shots on goal, they could slip only one puck past the Lehigh Valley goaltender, falling to the Phantoms 4-1.

Prior to the game, husband and wife Upstate kidney transplant patients Harry and Amy McDougall, from Fulton, dropped the ceremonial puck. And at a break in the second period, Upstate kidney transplant patient and kidney donation advocate Anthony Cruz, from Rochester, was honored as the Amazon Community Hero of the Game.

Along with a large contingent in the stands, Upstate was well represented by Upstate Transplant and Upstate New York Poison Center, who had information tables on the lower concourse, plus staff and volunteers from the Upstate Heart Institute’s Heart Failure Program taught fans how to perform hands-only CPR — important to know!

03/14/2026

On the next “HealthLink on Air”: why colorectal cancer is appearing in younger people and searching for the origins of amyloidosis, a condition affecting the kidneys, heart and liver. The show can be heard Sunday at 6 a.m. on WRVO and online at https://www.upstate.edu/informed/2026/031526-radioshow.php.

About one in five people who are diagnosed with colorectal cancer today are under the age of 55, and colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women under age 50.

Joseph Valentino, MD, director of the colorectal cancer program at the Upstate Cancer Center, discusses the possible reasons colorectal cancer is showing up in people at younger ages. Valentino, a colorectal surgeon, also talks about the importance of colonoscopy in detecting cancers at early stages, the common treatments, and what to expect as a patient in the colorectal cancer program at Upstate.

Also on the show, a researcher at Upstate is seeking the origins of amyloidosis, which can attack the kidneys, heart and liver, aided by a $3.1 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Stewart Loh, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Upstate, explains his work to understand amyloidosis and its mysterious factor of protein misfolding in the blood. Loh and his collaborators hope their work ultimately leads to earlier diagnoses and better outcomes for patients.

03/12/2026

Come join us for Upstate University Hospital Night at the Syracuse Crunch! We'll have a special turnstile gift for Crunch fans. Plus, demonstrations of hands-only CPR, information from the Upstate New York Poison Center and Upstate Transplant, lots of neat giveaways, and an appearance by Upstate's lovable mascot, Hero the Wolf!

03/10/2026

Cooling caps can help prevent or lessen hair loss for chemotherapy patients. Oncology nurse Zeke Auburn from the Upstate Cancer Center explains how cooling caps work and which patients may be candidates for their use. https://www.upstate.edu/informed/2026/030426-auburn-podcast.php

New York in 2026 became the first state to require private health insurers to pay for scalp cooling for these patients.

03/10/2026