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Cycle of Health

Cycle of Health provides a new approach to talking about health by sharing the intimate stories of people who have overcome health challenges. Along with host Dr. Rich O'Neill, doctors present a multi-faceted view of how a health crisis— affects individual patients and their families and what happens during treatment, recovery and adapting to a new-normal of healthy living.

Cycle of Health is a local public television program presented by WCNY

Medical Student Minute | Aerobic Exercise

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Special | 1m 21s | Shervin Razavi shares surprising research on the benefit of aerobic exercise. (1m 21s)

Medical Student Minute | Multi-tasking

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Special | 1m 19s | Aryana Nazam breaks down multitasking––and why it may be working against us. (1m 19s)

Medical Student Minute | Childhood Stress

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Special | 1m 25s | Raquel Batista explains how childhood stress shapes our responses to stress later in life. (1m 25s)

Medical Student Minute | Multimodal Pain Control

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Special | 1m 19s | Schyler Turner shares how doctors can personalize treatments to control your pain. (1m 19s)

Medical Student Minute | Pickles

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Special | 2m 32s | Lindsay Swan shares how adding pickles to your diet can be a "big dill". (2m 32s)

Medical Student Minute | Dietary Carbs & Alzheimers

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Special | 2m 18s | Dr. Kanyin Adeyemo explains the link between diabetes and Alzheimer's. (2m 18s)

Medical Student Minute | No Pain in the Brain

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Special | 1m 56s | Meg Lovier explains how the brain doesn't feel any pain. (1m 56s)

Medical Student Minute | Loneliness & Social Isolation

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Special | 1m 49s | Belinda Tang explains the connection between social isolation and our health. (1m 49s)

Medical Student Minute | Washing Your Hands

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Special | 1m 25s | Maggie Markgraf explains how some bacteria can disguise themselves from our immune systems. (1m 25s)

Medical Student Minute | Prediabetes

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Special | 1m 25s | Simple lifestyle changes can help prevent or reverse prediabetes before it becomes type 2 diabetes. (1m 25s)

Medical Student Minute | Your Recorded Voice

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Special | 1m 25s | Raquel Batista explains why your voice sounds different in your head than it does to other people. (1m 25s)

Medical Student Minute | Phantom Limb Nose

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Special | 2m 4s | Amelia Boyd shares a fun fact she's learned: you can get phantom limb in your nose. (2m 4s)

Medical Student Minute | Facing Our Fears

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Special | 2m 22s | Facing our fears in small, manageable steps can help us build confidence and achieve our goals. (2m 22s)

Medical Student Minute | Your "Gut-Brain"

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Special | 1m 57s | Raquel Batista shares how a happy gut can make for a happy brain. (1m 57s)

Medical Student Minute | Self Testing

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Special | 1m 23s | Zuri Williams explains that sometimes the best care means giving patients control over their body. (1m 23s)

Medical Student Minute | Baby Kisses

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Special | 1m 25s | Gracy Lin explains why you should think twice before letting people kiss your newborn. (1m 25s)

Medical Student Minute | Cannabis & Pregnancy

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Special | 1m 15s | All about cannabis use during pregnancy and its potential effects on babies. (1m 15s)

Medical Student Minute | Estrogen

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Special | 1m 58s | Dr. Nevena Radonjic explores the surprising ways estrogen influences mood, memory, and the brain. (1m 58s)

Medical Student Minute | Food Poisoning

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Special | 1m 44s | Learn how to spot the difference between food poisoning and the stomach bug. (1m 44s)

Medical Student Minute | Exercise and the Brain

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Special | 1m 25s | Amelia Boyd explains how exercise can improve mood, sharpen focus, & support long-term brain health. (1m 25s)

Medical Student Minute | Proactive Genetic Testing

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Special | 1m 55s | Daniel Mahoney explains how genetic testing could be a preventive healthcare service. (1m 55s)

Medical Student Minute | Colonoscopy

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Special | 1m 21s | Tim Chan explains the importance of getting your colonoscopy screening. (1m 21s)

Medical Student Minute | Babies Drinking Water

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Special | 1m 26s | Gracy Lin explains why babies under 6 months old don't need water. (1m 26s)

Medical Student Minute | Psychotherapy and Anti-depressants

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Special | 1m 53s | Dr. Tom Schwartz discusses how psychotherapy can change the brain. (1m 53s)

Medical Student Minute | Blood Sugar

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Special | 2m 21s | Meg Lovier explains why high blood sugar can damage the body. (2m 21s)

Medical Student Minute | Resillence of the Body

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Special | 2m | Dr. Basanta Sharma highlights the remarkable resilience of the human body. (2m)

Medical Student Minute | Supplements

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Special | 1m 23s | Amelia Boyd explains the potential danger of herbal supplements. (1m 23s)

Medical Student Minute | Signs of a Strep Throat

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Special | 2m 20s | Olivia Laniak shares the four signs to spotting a strep throat. (2m 20s)

Medical Student Minute | Animal Bites

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Special | 1m 25s | What should you do after an animal bite? And why even minor bites shouldn't be ignored! (1m 25s)

Medical Student Minute | Your Healthcare Proxy

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Special | 1m 19s | Choosing a health care proxy is an important decision to make for your future care. (1m 19s)

Medical Student Minute | Alzheimer's

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Special | 1m 36s | Shervin Razavi explains how sleep plays a role in reducing Alzheimer’s risk. (1m 36s)

Medical Student Minute | UTIs & The Elderly

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Special | 1m 30s | Urinary tract infections in older adults can sometimes appear as sudden changes in behavior. (1m 30s)

Medical Student Minute | Baby Fever

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Special | 1m 19s | Gracy Lin explains why sick newborns don't always develop fevers. (1m 19s)

Medical Student Minute | Car Safety

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Special | 1m 25s | It is important to model safe driving habits and proper car seat use for the children in your life! (1m 25s)

Medical Student Minute | B.E. F.A.S.T. Stroke Awareness

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Special | 2m 19s | Jacob Scarcella has a handy acronym for identifying signs of an oncoming stroke. (2m 19s)

Medical Student Minute | Good Relationships

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Special | 1m 25s | Dr. Seetha Ramanathan shares the power of good relationships in her work. (1m 25s)

Medical Student Minute | Cytochrome P450

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Special | 1m 17s | Tell your doctor about everything you take. It might affect your medications! (1m 17s)

Move to Include Special

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Special | 26m 56s | Meet the people and organizations working to create inclusion for those with disabilities (26m 56s)

Mason's Story

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Special | 26m 46s | Meet Syracuse University's newest basketball star, 6-year-old Mason Campbell (26m 46s)

Cycle of Health: 2/16/17

Special | 26m 48s | Cycle of Health highlights amazing stories of recovery! (26m 48s)

Cycle of Health 12/17/15

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Special | 26m 46s | Physician's Assistants or Nurse Practitioners? (26m 46s)

Cycle of Health 12/10/15

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Special | 26m 46s | Medical Basics for Refugees, Saying Goodbye (26m 46s)

Cycle of Health 12/03/15

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Special | 26m 46s | Managing music and pain, managing pain with medication, Humanitarian Help (26m 46s)

Cycle of Health 01/07/16

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Special | 26m 46s | Education in Older Adults, Vaccines, and Jill Walsh Follow Up (26m 46s)

Cycle of Health 11/26/15

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Special | 26m 46s | The Cottages, Managing Pelvic Pain, Girl scouts and fresh food (26m 46s)

Cycle of Health 11/19/15

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Special | 26m 46s | Skin Cancer journey, Skin Safety, Blind Athlete (26m 46s)

Cycle of Health 11/12/15

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Special | 26m 46s | Bone marrow Donation, Receiving bad news, Chi Running (26m 46s)

Cycle of Health 02/04/16

Special | 26m 46s | Kelleigh's Cause, West Side Initiative and Age is Only a Number. (26m 46s)

Cycle of Health 01/28/16

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Special | 26m 46s | Eye Cornea Transplants, Eye and Tissue Donations and Eye Cancer. (26m 46s)

Cycle of Health 01/21/16

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Special | 26m 46s | Fibromyalgia, Helping Doctors and Laborists Delivery (26m 46s)

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