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Be scary – but safe – this Halloween
Halloween is a time for costumes, treats, frights and fun—but also a time when safety must be top of mind for parents and kids. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides a list of tried...
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Upstate makes health records digital, accessible
In a first for the region, Upstate University Hospital outpatients will be able to access their own health records, request medical appointments and help to manage their own care from their home...
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A Delicious Kick-off to Black History Month
Healthy soul food was part of the Black History Month opening ceremony held at Upstate Medical University on February 1. Pictured is Chef Bleu (Will Lewis) serving healthy collard greens to Drenye...
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Vote for Upstate as a Climate Leader
Upstate Medical University has been selected as a finalist for a 2012 Second Nature Climate Leadership Award. This honor comes with the opportunity to participate in a secondary competition: fan-voted...
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Making miracles in the month of May
At Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital, miracles are not just seen in positive patient outcomes or the ability to send a once debilitated child home with their family. One of the greatest miracles we...
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Upstate breaks ground on CNY’s only public cord blood bank
Usually, when Upstate president David Smith, M.D. addresses a crowd, there is an attentive silence. At today’s groundbreaking for the Upstate Cord Blood Bank, Dr. Smith’s remarks were frequently,...
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Kicking the Habit: If I Can Do It, You Can, Too!
My first cigarette was one that I swiped from my mom. I was waiting in the car while she ran into the drug store and decided to try it out. That first one wasn’t so great, but with my interest piqued...
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Cancer survivors, patients make their marks on the Upstate Cancer Center
6-year-old Marrah Smith was one of the first to add her name to the beam. Visitors to Upstate University Hospital get an up-close view of the construction at the Upstate Cancer Center. The now towering...
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‘Black Man in a White Coat’ author speaks on race and medicine
New York Times bestselling author Damon Tweedy, MD, (right) signs a copy of his book, “Black Man in a White Coat,” for second-year medical student Adekorewale Odulate-Williams, as first year medical...
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FAST response: Swift recognition, treatment saves stroke patient
BY SUSAN COLE It had been a typical day for Joan Izyk, 72, of Oswego. She had enjoyed a breakfast out and was relaxing in her living room with a coloring project. When her husband arrived home, she...
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