By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Addiction to many people means a harmful reliance on a substance. Addiction to gambling represents reliance on an activity. People
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The High-Functioning Addict: When Success Hides a Serious Problem
By Mark Winsberg, M.D. I write about the high-functioning addict not only as an addiction medicine specialist, but also as a former emergency department
Drug Addiction 101
In an online post, the National Institute on Drug Abuse discusses what it means to be addicted to drugs Drugs are chemical substances that
988: A New Front Door to Mental Health Care
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People with Down Are Living Longer But Facing New Problems
People with Down syndrome can now reach their 60s and sometimes 70s but that comes with a disadvantage: they face the odds of having
Dealing With Down Syndrome: One Family’s Story
By Megan Wicklund In 2021 our family was excited for our second child. Everything had gone smoothly with my first pregnancy and Isabella, who
Approaching Middle Age? Go for a Screening
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Physician Mohammad Fahad Ali, chief of gastroenterology and hepatology and director of endoscopy at Oswego Health, offered some background on
Colon Cancer Now Top Cancer Killer for People Under 50
In 1990, colon cancer ranked fifth as a cause of cancer death in people under 50. By 2023, it ranked first Colon cancer is
Black Babies Are Dying in Greater Numbers in Syracuse
Black infant mortality rate in the city was 14 deaths per 1,000 births in 2025 — three and a half times higher than the
Fight Off Winter Blues
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Whether seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or the more mundane “winter blues,” it’s not uncommon to feel down during the