Category Archives: kidney/renal/nephrology

A small box that saves lives: Fayetteville man recovers from infection, thanks to ECMO machine

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

BY AMBER SMITH Robert Crain, 47, awoke on Jan. 8 from a medically induced coma. Slowly he pulled together memories from three months before. The Fayetteville podiatrist had a nagging cough in early October. When he began feeling short of … Continue reading →

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1 weekend sees 4 organ donors improve lives of 12 people

Posted on July 30, 2018 by

BY AMBER SMITH One busy weekend in April saw the Upstate transplant team caring for four patients who made the decision to donate their organs upon death. In all, 12 people received lifesaving organ transplants thanks to the four donors. Each of the … Continue reading →

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Riding again: He bicycles despite kidney transplant, cancer diagnosis

Posted on March 9, 2018 by

BY AMBER SMITH Chris Atwood of Moravia has quite a few medical issues for a man of 59, but they don’t rattle him. “I think that fixating and worrying about your health is bad for your health,” he says. Atwood … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, health care, kidney/renal/nephrology, organ donation/transplant

Dialysis companions: Students get to know patients, another view of health care

Posted on January 31, 2018 by

BY JIM McKEEVER A program sponsored by Upstate’s Center for Civic Engagement matches student companions with patients at the University Dialysis Center, a short walk from campus. The patients – most of whom undergo treatment three days a week, four … Continue reading →

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Kidney cancer survivor says: Don’t ignore possible symptoms

Posted on December 13, 2017 by

BY JIM HOWE Cancer survivor Alf Jacques has a message for people who notice unusual or troubling health symptoms. “Get tested.” The famed maker of traditional wooden lacrosse sticks noticed blood in his urine in June 2016 and quickly had … Continue reading →

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Pictures of cheer: Young photographers aim to brighten days of kids at Upstate Cancer Center

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

BY JIM HOWE A recent patient and his 8-year-old twin are using their love of animals to spread cheer to other youngsters being treated at the Upstate Cancer Center. Ashton Miller, a third-grader from Fayetteville, has received drug infusions at … Continue reading →

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Upstate news you may have missed

Posted on March 29, 2017 by

Researcher seeks drug to fight painful condition An Upstate researcher is testing drugs to treat shingles, a painful skin rash caused by the varicella zoster virus. Jennifer Moffat, PhD, is working with a Connecticut company called NanoViricides to find an … Continue reading →

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Revealing research: Kidney tumor analysis helps decipher proteins’ role in cancer development

Posted on March 9, 2017 by

BY AMBER SMITH Some of the tumors Gennady Bratslavsky, MD, removes from patients’ kidneys are no bigger than olives. Some are the size of watermelons. Since July 2014, many have ended up in the laboratory of Bratslavsky’s research partner, Mehdi … Continue reading →

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Renewed lives: Pancreas transplants mean patients with diabetes can skip insulin injections

Posted on October 20, 2016 by

BY AMBER SMITH Patrick Nolan, 52, remembers spending his 11th birthday at Upstate University Hospital with a new diagnosis of diabetes. The Syracuse native lived with the disease for 41 years, routinely checking his blood sugar and injecting insulin up … Continue reading →

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A kidney unites them: Facebook connects Upstate nurse with woman needing a kidney transplant

Posted on October 10, 2016 by

BY AMBER SMITH As Jody Adams scrolled through Facebook in January, one post stuck with her. It was written from the point of view of a baby boy named Carter, seeking someone to donate a kidney to his ailing mother. … Continue reading →

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