Spring issue of Upstate Health magazine available now
Elizabeth Reddy, MD, is on the cover of the Spring 2015 Upstate Health magazine, related to a story about preventing the spread of HIV with a pill. This is something of which researchers were just...
View ArticleA custom approach: Hormone replacement can include bioidenticals
She entered her late 50s, and suddenly Roxanne Eyler’s cholesterol and triglyceride levels started to creep up. A trainer at Ultimate Goal in Marcellus, she ate well and was physically fit but found...
View ArticleTribute to an inspirational woman serves others with breast cancer
When Jeanelle Crowell Cross, known to all as “Jel,” learned she had aggressive breast cancer, she immediately decided two things: 1. cancer would not define her, and 2. something good would come from...
View ArticleA defensive move: Removing the ovaries before cancer develops
Rinki Agarwal, MD, performs a laparoscopic oophorectomy (ovary removal) and salpingectomy (Fallopian tube removal) on the author. (PHOTO BY SUSAN KAHN) BY SUSAN KEETER The day my mother spiked a fever,...
View ArticleNumbers paint varied portrait of people, projects, events, history at Upstate
Words tell stories, but so can numbers. The eight below help illustrate the missions of Upstate Medical University – medical care, education and research – and reveal the institution’s dedication to...
View ArticleSharon Brangman, MD, appointed SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
Sharon A. Brangman, MD, FACP, AGSFProfessor of Medicine and Division Chief of Geriatrics; Director, CNY Alzheimer’s Disease Assistance Center; Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Upstate...
View ArticleHealing helpers: Humor, acceptance, positive attitude
Patty Agne said she was fortunate to have the support and advice of her sister, Susan Byrns, and Byrns’ daughter, Malinda Seymour, who are both oncology nurses, as she underwent treatment for breast...
View ArticleBoeheims receive Upstate’s Distinguished Service award
James A. and Juli G. Boeheim Upstate Medical University presented 16 awards at its fall convocation Sept. 16. The President’s Award for Distinguished Service was given to James A. and Juli G. Boeheim....
View ArticleBaldwin Fund receives award for exemplary support of biomedical research
Carol M. Baldwin Upstate Medical University presented 16 awards at its fall convocation Sept. 16. The President’s Award for Exemplary Support of Biomedical Research was given to Carol M. Baldwin Breast...
View Article3 things to do before getting pregnant
Family planning expert Renee Mestad, MD, gives this advice to women before they begin trying to conceive: Stop smoking. Smoking interferes with ovulation, the ability of the egg to move through the...
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