Monthly Archives: July 2012

Upstate offers new methods of treating prostate cancer

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Amber Smith

Can healthy tissue be protected during prostate cancer radiation therapy? Researchers at Upstate are studying a new system designed to reduce the amount of radiation a man’s healthy tissue is exposed to during radiation therapy to treat prostate cancer. Radiation … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, community, research | Tagged academic medical center, cancer research, health care blog, health care social media, hospital blog, hospital social media, medical blog, SUNY, syracuse health care, syracuse hospital, university hospital, upstate medical, upstate university

Helping families have fun, despite diagnosis

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Amber Smith

Gayle Withrow’s daughter, Shannon Froio was 6 ½ when she died in February 2007 from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The little girl was treated at Upstate University Hospital from the age of two. Twice, she travelled to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, community, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics | Tagged academic medical center, Golisano Children's, Golisano hospital, Golisano pediatrics, health care blog, health care social media, hospital blog, hospital social media, medical blog, SUNY, syracuse health care, syracuse hospital, university hospital, upstate medical, upstate university

Prayer blanket, chants contribute to man’s recovery

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Amber Smith

With an aorta leaking blood inside his body, John Sardella’s survival chances were grim. His wife insisted the ambulance bring him to Upstate University Hospital. Gregory Fink MD swiftly took the 60-year-old man to the operating room in the middle … Continue reading →

Posted in community, health care, heart/cardiovascular | Tagged academic medical center, cardiac surgery, cardiology, health care blog, health care social media, hospital blog, hospital social media, medical blog, SUNY, syracuse health care, syracuse hospital, university hospital, upstate medical, upstate university | 2 Comments

‘What’s Up at Upstate’ blog celebrates first year

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Amber Smith

Up to 220 people per day visit the What’s Up at Upstate blog on an average day. In its first year, the blog has had 42,595 visitors, mostly from the United States but also from India, Turkey, South Africa, Norway, … Continue reading →

Posted in community | Tagged academic medical center, Golisano Children's, Golisano pediatrics, health care blog, health care social media, hospital blog, hospital social media, medical blog, SUNY, syracuse health care, syracuse hospital, university hospital, upstate medical, upstate university

Patient raises money in honor of her cancer doctor

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Amber Smith

A patient appreciative of her doctor, Thomas E. Coyle MD is raising money for brain cancer research at Upstate. Debbie Gregg of Cazenovia is about halfway to her goal of raising $35,000 in honor of Coyle and his dedication to … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, community, fundraising

Authorities discuss strategies at forum on ‘bath salts’ epidemic

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Amber Smith

Emergency medicine physician Dan Olsson and clinical toxicologist Alexander Garrard of Upstate Medical University were among the experts participating in today’s Onondaga County Forum on Bath Salts, held at Onondaga Community College. The forum, held in response to a growing … Continue reading →

Posted in community, emergency medicine/trauma, public health | Tagged academic medical center, bath salts, emergency medicine/trauma, EMS, health care blog, health care social media, hospital blog, man-made drugs, medical blog, SUNY, synthetic drugs, syracuse health care, syracuse hospital, university hospital, upstate medical, upstate university

Physicians Practice shares Upstate news with Central New York doctors

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Amber Smith

The July issue of Physicians Practice features an article about the game-changing stroke treatment offered only at Upstate, and the cardiac MRI services available only at Upstate. The publication, which is distributed every other month to doctors throughout Central New … Continue reading →

Posted in community | Tagged academic medical center, health care blog, health care social media, hospital blog, hospital social media, medical blog, SUNY, syracuse health care, syracuse hospital, university hospital, upstate medical, upstate university

Bath salts forum moves to OCC to accommodate larger audience

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Amber Smith

The July 20 bath salts forum will now be held in Storer Auditorium on the Onondaga Community College campus, 4585 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse. The change in location, from Rural Metro, is to accommodate more people. Already, more than 150 … Continue reading →

Posted in community, poison center/toxicology | Tagged academic medical center, bath salts, health care blog, health care social media, hospital blog, hospital social media, SUNY, syracuse health care, university hospital, upstate university

Register now for free panel on ‘bath salts’ set for Friday in Syracuse

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Amber Smith

Onondaga County Health Commissioner Cynthia Morrow MD, MPH leads a panel of experts from law enforcement and emergency medical services in a community forum about “bath salts” from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, July 20. The event takes place in … Continue reading →

Posted in community, emergency medicine/trauma, poison center/toxicology, public health | Tagged academic medical center, bath salts, health care blog, health care social media, hospital blog, hospital social media, medical blog, SUNY, synthetic drugs, syracuse health care, syracuse hospital, university hospital, upstate medical, upstate university

Precautions, as Syracuse heat rises to 100 degrees Fahrenheit

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Amber Smith

Steve Adkisson RN, Upstate’s trauma outreach coordinator, talked with news media today as the heat rose to 100 degrees between 1 and 2 p.m. in Syracuse. Watch/read The Post-Standard’s coverage

Posted in community, emergency medicine/trauma, public health | Tagged 100-degree, academic medical center, health care blog, health care social media, heat, hospital blog, hospital social media, medical blog, SUNY, syracuse health care, syracuse hospital, university hospital, upstate medical, upstate university

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