Family medicine doctor chooses peace; you can too
Dr. Kaushal B. Nanavati, MD says that living a peaceful life is a decision we make. No matter the challenges we each face, we can choose a life of peace, or a life of misery. Our decision won’t...
View ArticleLove Potion ’65: A gall bladder, a black out and a blizzard
Paul Berman MD and Yvonne Axtell met at the newly opened Upstate University Hospital. Their wedding day, 1966. The hospital’s 50th anniversary — and this cold, snowy winter — inspired Paul Berman MD,...
View ArticleAre you getting too much calcium?
Calcium is available as a supplement, but it is also included in antacids and, of course, some foods. Getting enough calcium is important, to keep your bones healthy. But getting too much may increase...
View ArticleHow to get your mind off a cancer diagnosis long enough to get a good night’s...
Kaushal Nanavati, MD Q & A with Kaushal Nanavati, MD “Most people who are depressed or anxious are troubled about a past that we cannot go back to change or a future that may not even come to...
View ArticleTips for understanding melanoma
Melanoma is one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer and the leading cause of death from skin disease, killing an estimated 10,000 people in the United States each year. Melanomas often resemble...
View ArticleWhich medical apps are on your phone?
Nearly all family physicians carry powerful computers in their pockets, loaded with reference information and connected to vastly more on the Web, says Joshua Steinberg, MD, an assistant professor of...
View ArticleAiling med student Alex Paley: ‘A brilliant mind, a true friend’
Upstate medical students set up a fundraising run and crowdfunding site for their classmate, Alex Paley, who has a brain tumor. Front row: Gabrielle Ritaccio, Kathryn Conway, Victoria Fairchild,...
View ArticleHow to help your child during emergency care
PHOTO BY ROBERT MESCAVAGE Stay calm. Your child will look to you to see if they should be nervous, upset or scared. The calmer you can remain, the calmer your child will be. Be honest. Children do best...
View ArticleHave you seen the new ‘Upstate Health’ magazine?
As a mother, I cannot select one child as my favorite. As an editor, I don’t have one favorite magazine issue. I love them all. That said, this summer issue of Upstate Health is a particularly good...
View ArticleHow to brighten your life
Kaushal B. Nanavati, MD, is a doctor of family and integrative medicine at Upstate who often advises patients to “brighten up your life by getting back to the basics.” Kaushal Nanavati, MD What does...
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