News Archives of June 2005

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – When it comes to medication safety, University Hospital is tops, according to a national survey group. The University Health Consortium (UHC) ranked University Hospital as the best performer in its Medication Safety Benchmarking project. Out of 32 top medical centers surveyed across the country, University Hospital was found to have [...]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Thoracic surgeon Leslie J. Kohman, M.D., of SUNY Upstate Medical University has been named Distinguished Service Professor, SUNY’s highest academic honor. The Distinguished Service Professorship honors SUNY faculty who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to service exceeding that for which professors are normally compensated. Professors receiving this award must dedicate their [...]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Cycling 1,700 miles in the summer heat from Syracuse to Dallas is not something every RE/MAX agent longs to do, but for Karl Sterling of RE/MAX Masters in Fayetteville and his son Nick, this adventure has been in the works for many years. On June 28, after Nick’s graduation from Westhill [...]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Read any prescription or non-prescription label and more than likely it will include a warning that the drug may induce liver damage. How much damage and why it happens in some people is something SUNY Upstate Medical University researchers and other hope to document in a new federal study. SUNY Upstate [...]