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Training for Iron Girl Triathlon helped them stay healthy
Kimberlee Garver, Catarina Walker, Wendi Burnette and Heather Nelson are members of Upstate’s Women’s Health Network IronGirl team. Six Upstate women got the chance to compete in the annual Iron Girl...
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How to guard against food-borne illnesses, especially during pregnancy
When pregnant, a woman’s ability to fight infection is lowered, and she becomes more susceptible to illness. Registered dietitian Juliann Mellen explains how to prevent three common foodborne...
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Most breast cancers occur in women with no family history
Illustration by Getty Images International. Women at increased risk for developing breast cancer have a growing number of options to help prevent the disease — but you may be surprised to learn who is...
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Options for women to rebuild breasts after cancer are more plentiful
Prashant Upadhyaya, MD, provides many breast reconstruction options. A woman who faces mastectomy also has to consider whether and how to reconstruct the breast that will be removed, and her options...
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Brain expertise featured in Physicians Practice publication
The stroke care and brain expertise available at Upstate is showcased in the November issue of Physicians Practice magazine, distributed to doctors throughout Central New York. Also included is an...
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Estrogen expert will explain how women can maintain health
A model of an estriol molecule. By Getty Images for iStock. A leading expert on estrogen, women’s health and breast cancer gives a lecture Thursday, Nov. 20 at Upstate Medical University that is open...
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What to do about hair loss from cancer treatment
Many of the drugs used to fight cancer go after rapidly-growing cancer cells but also wipe out other rapidly-growing cells, which includes hair cells. That means some cancer patients face hair loss...
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‘Cancer Care’ publication for anyone touched by cancer
The fall 2014 issue of Cancer Care magazine features the remarkable story of how a surgeon removed a bladder wracked by cancer and replaced it with one he built from a portion of the patient’s own...
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Aubry’s 50-year career: 8000 babies, 8000 medical students and the...
Dr. Richard Aubry at Upstate, 1963 -2013 In 1963 — a year before Upstate University Hospital opened — Richard Aubry MD, MPH began his 50+ year career at Upstate. He had been a medical resident and...
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Surgery can repair urethral stricture: One woman’s story
Even knowing how painful it was to have her urethra dilated when it was obstructed and prevented her bladder from emptying, Patricia Moro was still hesitant to pursue a surgical repair. Moro’s life...
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Facts about four gynecologic cancers
Although all involve organs of the female genital tract, each of these four gynecologic cancers have unique symptoms and treatments, says Rinki Agarwal, MD, an Upstate gynecologic oncologist. An early...
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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...
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A 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...
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Tribute 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...
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A 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,...
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Numbers 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...
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Sharon 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...
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Healing 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...
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Boeheims 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....
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Baldwin 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...
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