Category Archives: drugs/medications/pharmacy

 Complete and complex: More cancer patients benefit from molecular diagnostics

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

BY AMBER SMITH We are used to differentiating cancers by where they were discovered: breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer. Cancer doctors and scientists today are starting to label cancers based on their genetic makeup — and that’s only the beginning … Continue reading →

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Helping a patient navigate through cancer’s challenges

Posted on May 25, 2018 by

Palliative care team helps Sandra Floyd reach the treatment goals she set for herself BY JIM HOWE “There are a lot of ups and downs when you’ve got cancer, a lot of wind in your sails, then the wind stops,” … Continue reading →

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Ongoing battle: Vigilance helps contain a rare, aggressive thyroid cancer

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

BY AMBER SMITH The man was in his mid-50s in 2011 when he sought care for enlarged lymph nodes in the back of his neck. It was thyroid cancer. Surgeons in Binghamton removed his thyroid gland, and the man received … Continue reading →

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8-story institute, laughing gas, model village, concussion marker: news about Upstate you may have missed:

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

The Nappi Longevity Institute at Upstate Medical University — an eight-floor, 360,000-square-foot health and wellness complex — will be built at East Adams and Almond streets, across from the Upstate Cancer Center in Syracuse.   It will house services related … Continue reading →

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To operate, or not? Treating breast cancer with less surgery

Posted on December 4, 2017 by

BY AMBER SMITH Most breast cancers are treated with surgery today, but that may change in the coming years, says breast surgeon Lisa Lai, MD, an assistant professor of surgery and medical director of the breast cancer program at Upstate. … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Upstate: Stroke risks, medication reactions, ADHD and teen parenthood

Posted on November 20, 2017 by

New medications can cause reactions Umair Masood, MD, and colleagues from Upstate’s  department of internal medicine shared the story of a 57-year-old man with a history of alcoholism in the Journal of Basic and Clinical Pharmacy. The man came to the … Continue reading →

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What you can do about the public health crises of gun violence and drug addiction

Posted on November 8, 2017 by

The number of Americans dying from gun violence or drug overdoses now surpasses the number of motor vehicle fatalities in the United States. The public health crises of gun violence and drug addiction are also felt in Central New York. … Continue reading →

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Stroke team extends clot-busting ability to 24 hours

Posted on October 27, 2017 by

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 →

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Tandem treatment: Polymer ‘truck’ penetrates tumor, kills ovarian cancer cells

Posted on September 13, 2017 by

BY AMBER SMITH  The ovarian cancer drug doxorubicin can be toxic to the heart. Giving a woman enough of the drug to be effective against her cancer may be too much to be safe for her heart. Scientists at Upstate … Continue reading →

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Sleep trouble leads to depression, which leads to medication, which leads to sleep trouble

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

BY AMBER SMITH When patients begin taking antidepressants, their health care providers typically warn that the medication may reduce sexual desire and performance and may increase appetite and weight gain. Often missing is a discussion about how the medication may … Continue reading →

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