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Public awareness of concussion, especially in sports, has increased in recent years, mirrored by an “explosion” of concussion-related research, says Public awareness of concussion, especially in sports, has increased in recent years, mirrored by an “explosion” of concussion-related research, says Brian Rieger, PhD Brian Rieger, PhD, director of the, director of the Upstate Concussion Center Upstate Concussion Center. Upstate researchers are tracking how students with concussions struggle in the classroom, and seeking better ways to diagnose concussions and manage the resulting stress, Rieger says.. Upstate researchers are tracking how students with concussions struggle in the classroom, and seeking better ways to diagnose concussions and manage the resulting stress, Rieger says.

Howard Simon, MD Howard Simon, MD, goes over weight loss surgery options., goes over weight loss surgery options. George Starr, MD George Starr, MD, talks about hysteria in children., talks about hysteria in children. Robert Olick, PhD Robert Olick, PhD and Thomas Curran, MD, explain the importance of health care proxies. and Thomas Curran, MD, explain the importance of health care proxies.

Cardiologist Cardiologist Robert Carhart, MD Robert Carhart, MD, tells about a new way of monitoring congestive heart failure. Researcher, tells about a new way of monitoring congestive heart failure. Researcher Christopher Morley, PhD Christopher Morley, PhD, discusses the importance of mission statements at medical schools. Trauma nurses, discusses the importance of mission statements at medical schools. Trauma nurses Kimberly Nasby Kimberly Nasby and Jerome Morrison give advice on safe driving for teens. and Jerome Morrison give advice on safe driving for teens.

Obesity and drug abuse can lead to fatty liver and hepatitis C, which are major factors for developing liver cancer, according to Obesity and drug abuse can lead to fatty liver and hepatitis C, which are major factors for developing liver cancer, according to Ajay Jain, MD Ajay Jain, MD, associate chief of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery at Upstate. Jain, who specializes in cancer surgery, describes the latest procedures – often minimally invasive and robotically assisted -- to treat cancers and other diseases of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts. He also reviews promising new research on early detection of pancreatic cancer., associate chief of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery at Upstate. Jain, who specializes in cancer surgery, describes the latest procedures – often minimally invasive and robotically assisted -- to treat cancers and other diseases of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts. He also reviews promising new research on early detection of pancreatic cancer.