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The health of school-aged children is key to their attendance and success in school. But not all schools have a nurse and it’s rare to have a nurse practitioner in schools unless they have a school-based health center. The Lansingburgh Central School District north of Troy NY appointed pediatric nurse practitioner, Matthew Hickling as its Medical Director, a position usually held by an off-site physician.  Host Diana Mason talked with Hickling about his position and its impact on the school children and staff in his district’s schools. Also a member of the board of directors of the New York State Association of School Nurses, Board Member of New York State Association of School Nurses, and a Committee Member of the Brain Injury Association of New York State, Hickling also discusses state and federal support for school health services, including the potential impact of proposed cuts from the US. Department of Education, and his work related to changing responses to child concussions. This interview first aired on April 30, 2025, on HealthCetera in the Catskills on WIOX Radio.

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The nursing shortage is a global issue and high-income countries have long recruited nurses from low- to moderate-income countries. They are continuing to do so, despite shortages of nurses and healthcare and education resources in these poorer countries. This has raised important issues about nurse migration, ethical recruiting practices, and treatment of recruited nurses in the destination countries. HealthCetera Producer and Host Dr. Diana Mason, RN, PhD, talked about these issues with Dr. Calvin Morley, RN, PhD, is a Professor for Diversity & Social Justice, Nursing Department, London South Bank University. His research focuses on the interplay of gender, culture, race and health using a social justice lens. He also is the recipient of the prestigious Churchill Fellowship and they discuss the aims of his fellowship. This interview first aired on HealthCetera in the Catskills on WIOX Radio on November 27, 2025

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Hunting season provides opportunities for people to fill their freezers with venison, in particular, and sometimes to donate this high-protein meat to food pantries. But hunters that use lead bullets may actually be harming people they love, as well as pregnant women and children who may be relying on food pantries. HealthCetera producer and host Diana Mason, RN, talked about this issue with Peter Nye, a retired wildlife biologist who worked for the New York State Department of Conversation for 40 years, leading the endangered species program and overseeing many research and management project involving all of the state’s rarest species. This interview first aired on HealthCetera in the Catskills on WIOX Radio on December 11, 2024.

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