Category Archives: maternity/obstetrics

Concept of ‘designer’ babies raises thorny questions, few answers

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

BY JIM HOWE If parents could create a “better” baby, should they? Would “better” mean a healthier child than the average baby? Cuter? Smarter? Taller? Should scientists and doctors help parents to genetically customize an embryo that would become that better … Continue reading →

Posted in genetics, health care, maternity/obstetrics, research, technology

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 →

Posted in aging/geriatrics, cancer, community, drugs/medications/pharmacy, fundraising, health care, maternity/obstetrics, prevention/preventive medicine, research, sustainability/environment

News you may have missed: medical inventions, lactation counselors, cardiac surgery chief

Posted on November 3, 2017 by

Program encourages medical innovators  A heat sleeve designed for limb amputees, an at-home glaucoma measurement test and a personal health and wellness messaging system are among seven medical devices and service proposals selected to participate in the Medical Device Innovation … Continue reading →

Posted in community, health care, heart/cardiovascular, maternity/obstetrics, nursing, prevention/preventive medicine, public health, research, safety, surgery, technology, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics

Jackson’s birthday gift: Donation of blood from newborn’s umbilical cord could save a life, treat a disorder, aid medical research

Posted on March 30, 2017 by

  BY AMBER SMITH Mark and Nicole Moore’s first act as new parents, as a family, was to give back. After dad cut Jackson Hunter Moore’s umbilical cord and while mom cuddled the newborn in her arms, one of the … Continue reading →

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Breast-feeding is healthy for baby and mother

Posted on January 30, 2017 by

  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 →

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Advanced fertility care now available at Upstate

Posted on January 27, 2017 by

Through a partnership with Boston IVF, Upstate now offers advanced fertility services to individuals and couples in Central New York. Two reproductive endocrinologists from Boston IVF — Alan Penzias, MD, and Michael Alper, MD — travel to Syracuse two or … Continue reading →

Posted in diabetes/endocrine/metabolism, maternity/obstetrics, technology, women's health/gynecology

What’s Up at Upstate: A look at educational, health care, research and community endeavors

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

Organ lessons and clinical exposure A renewed curriculum for the first two years of medical school at Upstate introduces students to the body, organ by organ, and provides them with clinical exposure earlier in their academic careers. Their study begins … Continue reading →

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Helping newborns by helping moms off drugs

Posted on September 20, 2016 by

BY AMBER SMITH One quarter of the babies born in Onondaga County have been exposed to an opioid drug of some sort in the womb, making for one of the highest rates of newborn drug exposure in New York state. … Continue reading →

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Popular baby names at Upstate

Posted on March 29, 2016 by

Mom 365, the company that photographs new arrivals for Upstate’s online nursery, reports these as the most popular baby names at Upstate University Hospital’s community campus . Girls Scarlett Emma Zoe Willow Penelope Sophia Mia Madison Abigail Grace Boys Alexander … Continue reading →

Posted in community, maternity/obstetrics

Which medical apps are on your phone?

Posted on January 5, 2016 by

Nearly all family physicians carry powerful computers in their pockets, loaded with reference information and connected to vastly more on the Web, says Joshua Steinberg, MD, an assistant professor of family medicine at Upstate’s Binghamton Clinical Campus. “If you collect … Continue reading →

Posted in drugs/medications/pharmacy, family medicine, infectious disease, maternity/obstetrics, surgery, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics