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August 2002 News Archive

Thursday, August 29, 2002

University Hospital honors employees for contributions to workplace

University Hospital has announced the recipients of its First Annual Hospital Recognition awards. The winners are: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Team. Team members are Joseph Papini of Tully, Karen Hirschman of Syracuse, Anne Marie Buss... read more

Monday, August 26, 2002

SUNY Upstate expresses regret over failure to reach collaboration plan with Crouse Hospital

The following statement was issued today (Aug. 26) by SUNY Upstate Medical University: "Over the past year, in the wake of the Crouse Hospital bankruptcy, representatives from Crouse Hospital, SUNY Upstate Medical University, and the Metropolitan Development... read more

Friday, August 23, 2002

University Hospital now performs laparoscopic kidney removal

University Hospital is now using a new less invasive approach--hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy--to remove a kidney from a living donor for transplantation. The new laparoscopic procedure enables surgeons to remove a kidney through a small incision,... read more

Thursday, August 22, 2002

CNY Community Foundation awards $10,000 to Sept. 11 event

The Central New York Community Foundation has awarded $10,000 to CNY Gathers, the effort that will commemorate the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. In addition to the healing and remembrance... read more

Wednesday, August 21, 2002

SUNY Upstate students arrive on campus August 21

SUNY Upstate Medical University students will arrive on campus Wednesday, Aug. 21 for orientation programs, and other activities including the prestigious "white coat" ceremony for first-year medical students. About 1,100 students are enrolled in SUNY... read more

Thursday, August 15, 2002

Drug does not lower risk of perinatal HIV transmission, SUNY Upstate study finds

A new study shows that using intrapartum/newborn nevirapine does not further reduce perinatal HIV transmission in HIV-infected pregnant women who are already receiving prenatal care and the standard antiretoviral therapy (ART). The findings from the... read more

Friday, August 2, 2002

Good marriage and greater marital intimacy lessens stress of diabetes, SUNY Upstate study shows

People with diabetes who are part of an intimate and supportive marriage are more likely to have a better health-related quality of life than their less happily married peers, a new study suggests. "When people have a solid marriage and a good intimate... read more

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