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Upstate Medical gets FDA approval for wider use of its saliva swab COVID-19 test

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SYRACUSE — The COVID-19 test that’s been used for extensive testing of SUNY students now has the go-ahead to for use on a wider scale. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency-use authorization for the individual saliva swab diagnostic test for COVID-19 that SUNY Upstate Medical University and Quadrant Biosciences Inc. developed. […]

Bassett CEO announces more leadership appointments

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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network President and CEO Dr. Tommy Ibrahim has announced another round of executive-leadership appointments. Ibrahim, who made his first round of appointments to a new system executive team last month, says the restructuring of network leadership is “central to achieving true system integration and overall organizational success.” “These appointments leverage

St. Joseph’s Health sells Franciscan Companies to Pennsylvania firm

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SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Health on Sept. 28 announced it has signed an agreement to sell Franciscan Companies, its durable medical equipment (DME) company, to AdaptHealth, a national network of medical-equipment companies. St. Joseph’s Health declined to disclose the sale price in the transaction that will close Oct. 31, per an email response to a

Utica College addresses market need with “English for Healthcare” course

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UTICA, N.Y. — It’s an entirely online course that Utica College says can help those who work in the health-care field — or plan to in the future. The new “English for Healthcare” course will combine health-care related vocabulary, grammar, and communication skills into an “accelerated,” 15-module course, the school said. The new class “places

Upstate deploys new tool for minimally invasive brain surgery

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital says it has a new tool for use in performing minimally invasive brain surgery. The ROSA brain robot is a surgical navigation and positioning system that allows surgeons at Upstate to perform procedures “more accurately, with fewer complications and sometimes in half the time as before.” It “offers a

Rome Area Chamber receives COVID-19 grant from Excellus for PPE toolkits

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ROME — The Rome Area Chamber of Commerce recently received $10,000 in funding from health insurer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield to support the organization in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The chamber used the grant funding to purchase supplies such as hand sanitizer, cleaning products, face masks and shields, and to cover the cost of

Cayuga Health opens Cayuga Orthopedics Immediate Care in Cortland

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CORTLAND, N.Y. — Cayuga Health announced it recently opened Cayuga Orthopedics Immediate Care at Specialty Services of CMA in Cortland. Cayuga Orthopedics Immediate Care, located at 1122 Commons Avenue, offers onsite walk-in appointments. Medical services include diagnosis and treatment of upper and lower-extremity issues, injuries, fractures, arthritis, tendonitis, and bursitis, along with casting and full

Viewpoint: Providers Split on Telemedicine’s Efficacy

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As the adoption of telemedicine continues to grow, especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, health-care professionals are not fully aligned with the efficacy of this new modality. Many are on the fence about their satisfaction level related to this growing form of patient interaction. When comparing telehealth satisfaction levels between patients and health-care providers there