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Doctor returns to practice after two decades on the business side of health care
CARTHAGE — After nearly two decades of working on the business side of health care, Ancy Kunnumpurath, M.D., has returned to be a practicing physician. She is an internist at Carthage Family Health Center, a unit of Carthage Area Hospital. In 1998, Kunnumpurath and her husband Francis, a CPA, founded SpectraMedi Transcription Services, a nationwide […]
“Text Neck” Means Trouble – For Those Addicted to Mobile Devices
Well before the invention of cell phones, medical experts agreed that poor posture is the leading cause of back and neck pain. But the explosion of 24/7 cell-phone use has seriously compounded this problem — and even given rise to a new medical condition called “text neck.” “Text neck” is the nickname for all the

Binghamton University to use $3M federal award for battery and energy-storage research
VESTAL, N.Y. — A Binghamton University professor will use $3 million in federal funding to continue research on battery systems and energy storage. Professor Stanley
MVCC, University at Buffalo sign affiliation agreement
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) and University at Buffalo’s (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have signed an affiliation agreement to

People news: Oswego Health PrimeCare adds Peterson to Central Square office
CENTRAL SQUARE, N.Y. — Dr. Jill Peterson, DO, has joined the staff of Oswego Health’s PrimeCare office in Central Square. Peterson, an experienced family practice

Syracuse University extends contract for women’s basketball coach Quentin Hillsman
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University and head women’s basketball coach Quentin Hillsman have agreed to a contract extension that will keep Hillsman on the Orange
Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse to celebrate re-opening and gym dedication on Monday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse will hold a formal grand re-opening and dedication of its Shonnard Street Club gym on

Rescue Mission breaks ground on $5.8 million expansion project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Rescue Mission Alliance on Wednesday broke ground on a $5.8 million project to renovate and expand the Clarence L. Jordan Food

Syracuse University appoints Lee as associate dean for global initiatives at Whitman School
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University announced it has appointed Eunkyu Lee, professor of marketing, to a newly created leadership

Oswego Health recognizes outgoing board members
OSWEGO — Oswego Health says it honored three board members who are stepping down and also thanked its outgoing board chair, during the health system’s
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