UB Medicine
Hosted by Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and vice president for health sciences at the University at Buffalo. This series explores how our faculty, learners, and partners are driving innovation, advancing education and transforming health across Western New York and beyond.
Podcasting since 2025 • 12 episodes
UB Medicine
Latest Episodes
Ep. 12: Addiction & Emergency Medicine: Innovation, Access, and Changing the Standard of Care
The addiction crisis continues to evolve rapidly The drug supply is growing increasingly unpredictable, with potent synthetic opioids and adulterants like xylazine and medetomidine contributing to overdose risk across populations. ...
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Episode 12
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Ep. 11: Population Health: Advancing Equity Through Research and Community Partnership
Population health looks beyond the treatment of individual patients to understand the community, regional and system-level forces shaping health outcomes. That includes inequities driven by race, socioeconomic status, geography, and structural ...
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Episode 11
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Ep. 10: Science of Aging: Alzheimer's and Beyond
As people live longer, aging science has become one of the most important areas of medical research. Alzheimer’s disease—affecting more than 6 million Americans—remains one of the most pressing challenges facing older adults and their families,...
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22:51
Ep. 9: Care for Rare: Elevating Awareness and Innovation in Rare Diseases
Rare diseases — more than 7,000 conditions affecting 30 million people in the U.S. — are often misdiagnosed or misunderstood because of low prevalence and complex presentations. In this episode of the UB Medicine podcast, we highlig...
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Ep. 8: The Science of Concussion Care
In Buffalo, we of course love our Buffalo Bills and we're big fans of winter sports, such as hockey and skiing, too. But behind these high-contact activities, there's an important story about player safety and the science of brain health. The N...
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Episode 8
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