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Monthly Archives: October 2017
Operating through the nose can lead to quicker recovery
Someone with an alternately stuffy and drippy nose, ears that feel full, headache, even nosebleeds, is most likely suffering from allergies or chronic sinusitis. But tumors deep in the nose or at the base of the skull can cause those … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology, surgery
Tagged skull base surgery
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Stroke team extends clot-busting ability to 24 hours
Time is a critical element in the treatment of stroke, and now the stroke team at Upstate’s Comprehensive Stroke Center is able to offer more of it to some patients. The clot-busting, tissue plasminogen activator medication called tPA is most … Continue reading
Posted in brain/neurology, drugs/medications/pharmacy, emergency medicine/trauma, health care, HealthLink on Air, medical imaging/radiology, stroke, technology
Tagged clot-buster, RAPID DICOM, tissue plasminogen activator, tPA
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A remarkable and rapid recovery: Family called 911, got him to Upstate stroke team quickly
BY AMBER SMITH Rajeev Saini, MD, typically leaves for work in the morning and doesn’t come home until evening. He came home at lunchtime on May 18 to check on his 16-year-old daughter, who was home sick. Saini is a … Continue reading
Posted in brain/neurology, brain/spine/neurosurgery, emergency medicine/trauma, health care, patient story, stroke, surgery
Tagged collapsible stent
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Vegetable garden replaces smoking room
BY SUSAN KEETER Ronald Jackson remember when people congregated in the smoking room at Toomey Abbott Towers, a public-housing high-rise in Syracuse. That ended in 2015, when the Syracuse Housing Authority enacted a smoke-free policy for its nine building complexes. … Continue reading
Posted in community, diet/nutrition, health care, public health, sustainability/environment
Tagged community garden, former smoking room, indoor garden, urban garden
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Up Close: Musicians welcome here
This photo appears on the back cover of the summer 2017 issue of Cancer Care magazine.
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Daughter, then mother, survive lung cancer
BY AMBER SMITH Both mother and daughter were diagnosed with lung nodules that turned out to be cancerous, almost by accident. They underwent the same types of tests, and then the same type of surgery followed by chemotherapy. Darlene Barbato … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, health care, lung/pulmonary, medical imaging/radiology, nursing, surgery
Tagged chemotherapy, chest X-ray, lung cancer, lung cancer survivor, lung nodules, non-small cell adenocarcinoma, stage 3a non-small cell adenocarcinoma, thoracotomy
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Browse the new Upstate Health magazine
Our Upstate Health Fall 2017 cover features a man who survived severe frostbite burns, George Myers, who shares his story of recovery. This issue also features two different stories about men who recovered from stroke, and another about a man … Continue reading
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