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Crouse Hospital board of directors appoints SU Chancellor to three-year term
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Crouse Hospital board of directors has appointed Syracuse University (SU) Chancellor Kent Syverud to serve a three-year term. Patrick Mannion, chair

CNSE / SUNYIT professor to use grant for additional cancer-cell research
ALBANY, N.Y. — The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has awarded a State University of New York (SUNY) professor a $1.65 million research

Five Star Urgent Care opens Fayetteville office
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. — Five Star Urgent Care, a provider of walk-in, urgent-care services, on Thursday opened its third location in the Syracuse area with a
Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare launches online inpatient portal for health information
UTICA, N.Y. — Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH) is introducing a new patient portal allowing patients to access their medical information before and after a

UTICA — Technology has always changed our lives. Millennia ago, it was the discovery of fire, the wheel, and iron. Today, it’s everything digital: computers, smart phones, the Internet, and GPS. A few years ago, these ideas seemed like science fiction; now we have the bionic retinal implant that receives updates, the first lab-grown burger
U.S. Health-Care Costs versus Health Outcomes
Dr. Michael Kirsch, a practicing physician and newspaper columnist, has lamented that he has difficulty answering questions about the economics of health care. One of his questions strikes at the heart of the justification for Obamacare: “Why is our per-capita health care cost so much higher than other nations that demonstrate superior health outcomes?” Implicit
Standing For Student-Centered Education
I always enjoy this time of the year when my wife and I send our grandkids to school. It is a time of promise and hope for society’s children who are being prepared to be the leaders of tomorrow. Our state has a great responsibility to provide the best education possible to New York’s children

St. Joseph’s formally opens new surgical tower
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center today held a ceremonial opening of its new Christina M. Nappi Surgical Tower. The $63 million, 104,000-square-foot

Oswego Health announces Ferguson as director of new foundation
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Karen Ferguson recently joined Oswego Health as director of the newly created Oswego Health Foundation, the health-care organization announced today. The Oswego
Health Foundation accepting applications for sixth class of Health Leadership Fellows
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York today announced it is accepting applications for a sixth class of its Health
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