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St. Joseph’s Health adds Auburn OB-GYN, calling it an expansion into the Auburn market
AUBURN, N.Y. — Dr. Eileen Murphy, an Auburn physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, has joined St. Joseph’s Health women’s health services. Prior to joining

Excellus recommends New Yorkers get their flu shots
With more than twice as many confirmed cases of the flu at this point of the flu season than at the same time a year ago, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield says, “you’ll want to think twice about skipping the flu vaccine.” As of Nov. 30, 2019, New York logged 3,158 confirmed cases of the flu, compared

Clarkson instructors receive robot to continue human-robot handover interaction research
POTSDAM — Two assistant professors at Clarkson University are using a new mobile grasp robot to continue their research related to intuitive human-robot handover interactions. Natasha and Sean Banerjee, assistant professors in computer science, acquired the robot through a joint Facebook and Carnegie Mellon grant, the university announced on its website. The Banerjees submitted one

Le Moyne to use 2020 to plan for “entrepreneurial plaza” project
SYRACUSE — Le Moyne College will use the remainder of 2020 to plan for the $2.45 million project that will redevelop the Le Moyne Plaza into an “entrepreneurial plaza.” The school will utilize a state grant of $485,000 to help pay for the project. The funding is part of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) awards

Business organizations react to Cuomo’s 2020 State of the State address
CenterState CEO, MACNY, and Unshackle Upstate are among the groups that reacted to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address on Wednesday with statements

Crouse Health brings artificial intelligence to stroke care
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health announced it has partnered with Viz.ai to bring the first Food & Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared, computer-aided triage system to upstate

Upstate Community Hospital to open renovated unit Thursday, plans to hire 60
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Upstate Community Hospital will begin to use a portion of a 24-bed unit on Thursday following a $2.8 million renovation project. The

Children’s Home of Jefferson County appoints Ulberg as medical director
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Children’s Home of Jefferson County (CHJC) announced it has appointed Dr. Scott Ulberg as its medical director. In this role, he

People news: Lifecare Medical Associates adds family nurse practitioner, Rathbun
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Lifecare Medical Associates announced it has added family nurse practitioner, Samali Rathbun to its staff. Rathbun earned her master’s degree in

ConMed wins Defense Department contract worth up to $36 million
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, has won a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense, worth up to $36
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