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Syracuse medical practices respond to demand from aging population SYRACUSE — As area health-care providers try to meet the growing demand for services from an aging population, house calls are making a comeback. MobileMed and Upstate At Home are two house-call practices in the Syracuse area that started because each saw an increasing need for […]

Adult coloring-book trend provides an outline for creativity at any age
SYRACUSE — Intricate mandalas, ocean views, delicate flowers, and other complex patterns are not what a three-year-old would typically be interested in coloring. Older adults on the other hand, especially women entering retirement age, can’t seem to put their coloring pencils down. Adults are flocking to the coloring books — among other artistic activities like
Onondaga Physical Therapy opens fifth location in DeWitt
DeWITT — Onondaga Physical Therapy has recently opened a new location to provide its outpatient physical-therapy services on Syracuse’s east side. The new clinic, its fifth, opened its doors on Feb. 1 in DeWitt. It is located alongside Metro Fitness East at 6800 E. Genesee St., in the former Track & Racquet Club/Fitness Forum, but

Rome Memorial Hospital names Lundquist to CEO post
ROME, N.Y. — A man who guided a Hudson Valley health system through a successful affiliation process will serve as the next CEO of Rome

Kirk Douglas, wife to give St. Lawrence University $2 million for scholarships, dorm upkeep
CANTON, N.Y. — Actor Kirk Douglas and his wife, Anne, are donating $2 million to St. Lawrence University to further endow scholarships and to help

Whitman School starts graduate-degree program in business analytics
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management is launching a graduate-degree program in business analytics, available both online and on campus.

Duggan to step down as dean of Upstate Medical University’s College of Medicine in October
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dr. David Duggan will step down as dean of Upstate Medical University’s College of Medicine on Oct. 15. Dr. Danielle Laraque-Arena, president
People news: ConMed adds Aronson to board of directors
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based manufacturer of surgical devices, announced that it has added Martha Goldberg Aronson to its board of

Syracuse women’s basketball earns highest AP ranking in program history
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse women’s basketball team has climbed to No. 18 in the latest Associated Press (AP) poll, the highest ranking in program
Upstate Medical receives $375K grant for mental-health training program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and the R.H. Hutchings Psychiatric Center will use a three-year federal grant of $375,000 for training in the Mental
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