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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Syracuse hospitals collaborate as well as compete
BY AMBER SMITH Advertisements for the various Syracuse hospitals may lead you to believe they’re locked in a competitive battle. But for the past two years, medical staffs and administrators have worked together on quality initiatives designed to keep patients … Continue reading
Breast-feeding is healthy for baby and mother
The majority of babies born in the United States receive some breast milk, but experts including Upstate’s Jayne Charlamb, MD, say mothers and their infants would benefit from breast-feeding exclusively for at least six months. Charlamb, an associate professor … Continue reading
News about Upstate you may have missed
MANIKA SURYADEVARA, MD, and Joseph Domachowske, MD, received the Others’ Award, the highest civic honor bestowed by the Salvation Army, for their efforts to vaccinate children and families in Central New York. Senior research support specialist Cynthia Bonville received … Continue reading
Posted in health care
Upstate professor wrote the book on hematology
BY AMBER SMITH The world’s most highly regarded reference text on the mechanisms and clinical management of blood diseases has Upstate roots. “Williams Hematology,” now in its ninth edition, was first published in 1972 as just “Hematology.” The Williams name … Continue reading
Posted in history, medical education
Tagged hematologist, hematology, MD, William Williams, Williams Hematology
Hospital’s new PET scanner another tool to detect cancer, other diseases
A new positron emission tomography machine at Upstate University Hospital can reveal the onset of a disease process before anatomical changes would show up on other types of imaging scans. PET scans rely on a radiotracer — a radioactive atom … Continue reading
Posted in brain/neurology, cancer, health care, medical imaging/radiology
Tagged PET scan
Back pain? Spine practitioner aims to get patients best possible treatment
BY AMBER SMITH Denise Karsten is someone you might not expect to find in the office of a neurosurgical practice, but she’s an important part of the Upstate Brain and Spine Center team. Karsten, a chiropractor and registered nurse, is … Continue reading
Got a couple hours to help save lives? Donate platelets
BY SUSAN KEETER “What if you could do one thing on Monday that might save a cancer patient’s life on Wednesday?” That’s the message from a Red Cross video encouraging platelet donation. I’ve donated blood since high school but learned about … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, community, health care, illness, organ donation/transplant, patient story, surgery, technology, volunteers
Tagged apheresis, blood donation, blood drives, platelet donation, platelets