News Archives of 2004
Students shadow health professionals in SUNY Upstate program April 21
April 8, 2004
High school and college students and individuals seeking mid-career job changes will participate in Health Careers Shadow Day at SUNY Uptate Medical University April 21.
University Hospital seeks patients in study of tamoxifen and raloxifene
April 7, 2004
With the enrollment deadline near, University Hospital is seeking woman who may want to participate in the largest North American breast cancer prevention trial ever undertaken, the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR). University Hospital is one of 500 sites in North America participating in the STAR trial. Nationally, only 700 women are needed for the trial before it closes.
Traffic circle to be reconfigured to aid construction
April 2, 2004
From April 5 through 16 the traffic circle in front of University Hospital will be reconfigured to accommodate construction equipment needed for building the pedestrian walkway from the parking garage to the hospital.
Gifford Foundation awards $250,000 grant to children's hospital project
March 29, 2004
The Rosamond Gifford Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to the capital campaign for Central New York Children's Hospital at University Hospital. The grant puts the level of funding for the children's hospital project at $7.5 million. The campaign's goal is $15 million.
Children's Miracle Network's Children's Hospital update to air on WIXT News Channel 9 April 6
March 29, 2004
"Children's Miracle Network: Update to the Children's Hospital," the second of four Children's Miracle Network Broadcasts this year will air Tuesday, April 6, from 8 to 8:30 p.m. on WIXT NewsChannel 9.
SUNY Upstate researcher wins grant to study macular degeneration
March 23, 2004
Robert B. Barlow, Ph.D., professor of ophthalmology, neuroscience and physiology and director of the Center for Vision Research of the Department of Ophthalmology at SUNY Upstate Medical University, has received a Senior Scientific Investigator Award of $65,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Inc. He will use the grant to further his research into metabolic changes that affect human vision, possibly leading to a better understanding of the cause of age related macular degeneration.
Celebrated British columnist and patient advocate to speak at SUNY Upstate March 31
March 23, 2004
British-born Katharine Whitehorn, a fellow of the Royal Academy of Medicine and the "doyenne of British columnists" who for more than 30 years wrote for the (London) Observer, will present "Different Countries, Different Myths: Perspectives on the Goals of Medicine" Wednesday, March 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Medical Alumni Auditorium of Weiskotten Hall. The lecture, sponsored by the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University, is free and open to the public.
Upstate study on hypnosis and habit cough gets national press
March 23, 2004
A study on hypnosis and habit cough by Ran Anbar, M.D., professor of pediatrics has appeared in the Journal of Pediatrics (February issue), on Reuters Newswire March 23 and WebMD March 11.
SUNY Upstate Medical University employees win awards and national recognition
March 22, 2004
The following SUNY Upstate Medical University individuals have recently received honors and awards:
Upstate's use of Numby highlighted in The Post Standard
March 22, 2004
Michael Vivlemore, clinical manager for the pediatric emergency room, and nurse Anne Carter are quoted in the March 22 Post-Standard on a new device in use in the pediatric emergency room that numbs a child's hand before nurses insert at an intravenous line or a child's back before doctors perform a lumbar puncture. The device, called the Numby, administers a topical anesthetic through a low electrical current that warms the medicine helping it penetrate down to the blood vessels. The device, now in use in the University Hospital pediatric ER, was purchased through funds from the Children's Miracle Network.