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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two neuroscientists at Upstate Medical University will use a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, which is part of the

People news: FLH names Jackson new supply chain manager
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health (FLH) announced it has appointed Clarance Jackson as its new supply chain manager. With almost 20 years of supply

Rome Health names director of preparedness coordinator
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health has appointed Brandon Pugh as its director of preparedness coordinator. He is responsible for the coordination and implementation of emergency

Upstate Medical’s COVID hotline renamed, handling questions on additional health matters
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has renamed its COVID information hotline as the public-health hotline. It made the change “as more and more questions

UTICA, N.Y. — Upstate Family Health Center, Inc. (UFHC) has promoted Richard Williams to chief operating officer. In his new role, Williams engages in community
SUNY Oswego to host next small-business training class in mid-September
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego’s Business Resource Center will host a training class in mid-September for those interested in expanding or starting a small business in Oswego County. The small-business training classes will be held Sept. 12 through Sept. 16, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm; and Sept. 19 and 20, also from 5:30 pm

Rheonix Laboratories launches in Lansing
Offers COVID-19 PCR testing LANSING, N.Y. — Rheonix Laboratories LLC in Lansing is a CLIA-certified clinical laboratory that recently opened and will initially offer COVID-19 PCR testing. Rheonix Inc. of Ithaca on Aug. 1 announced the lab’s opening. Rheonix is a manufacturer of a highly advanced microfluidic molecular testing platform. CLIA is short for clinical

Drakos Clinical Laboratories opens new HQ, lab in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Drakos Clinical Laboratories has opened its headquarters and a new laboratory facility at 6333 New York Route 298 (near Carrier Circle) in DeWitt, in the KPH Healthcare Services Inc. building. “This is a business office and clinical laboratory,” says Heather Drake Bianchi, CEO of Drakos Clinical Laboratories, referring to the firm’s new

Oswego Health Foundation names new board chair, vice chair
The foundation has appointed Pete Cullinan as board chair. A lifelong native of Oswego and recent Exelon retiree, he also serves as secretary of the Oswego Health board of directors. Before retiring from his job at the end of 2021, Cullinan worked in the emergency planning field with a focus on nuclear-plant emergency planning since

Medication-collection kiosks available at all Kinney Drugs stores in New York
GOUVERNEUR — Kinney Drugs says all of its 75 locations in New York state now include a medication-collection kiosk. The company on Aug. 1 announced it had finished installing the kiosks at its stores across the state. The effort was part of a partnership with the New York State Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement and MED-Project,
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