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July 2003 News Archive

Thursday, July 24, 2003

SUNY Upstate researcher test medication’s ability to treat alcohol abuse in people with schizophrenia

SUNY Upstate Medical University psychiatrist Steven L. Batki, M.D., has been awarded a nearly $2.2 million four-year federally funded grant to test the effectiveness of a medication to treat alcohol abuse in people with serious mental illness. The medication,... read more

Wednesday, July 23, 2003

University Hospital is first in region to offer nonsurgical permanent birth control for women

The first nonsurgical permanent birth control for women is now offered at University Hospital. The sterilization method, approved by the Food and Drug Administration in November 2002, involves a tiny device called Essure and is presently available in... read more

Tuesday, July 22, 2003

Endowed fellowship will honor Ellen Cook Jacobsen, M.D.

The Syracuse Medical Alumni Association of SUNY Upstate Medical University has launched a campaign honoring Ellen Cook “Cookie” Jacobsen, M.D., a pioneering woman in the field of medicine and a leader in clinical and administrative medicine and global... read more

Monday, July 21, 2003

SUNY Upstate Medical University to offer new doctoral programs in physical therapy

The Department of Physical Therapy Education at SUNY Upstate Medical University’s College of Health Professions is offering two new doctoral programs, the doctor of physical therapy (DPT) and the transitional doctor of physical therapy (T-DPT). Both... read more

Tuesday, July 15, 2003

SUNY Upstate professor wins Young Investigator Award

Paul Klawitter, M.D, Ph.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University, has been honored with the Young Investigator Award from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. The award was presented to Klawitter at the... read more

Friday, July 11, 2003

Noyes named hospital affairs compliance officer for SUNY Upstate

Darlene A. Noyes, a registered nurse with more than 20 years of experience in the medical field, including as an emergency room nurse and as director of patient access at Crouse Hospital, has been named institutional compliance officer for hospital affairs... read more

Friday, July 11, 2003

University Hospital’s HealthLink offers free health seminars in July

Nutrition labels, hepatitis C and women and heart disease are among the topics presented by University Hospital’s HealthLink series this month. All presentations are free and open to the public and are held at HealthLink, located in the lower level of... read more

Thursday, July 10, 2003

NIH and NYSTAR grants provide SUNY Upstate facility with new technology to speed identification and characterization of cells

SUNY Upstate Medical University has received more than $700,000 in state and federal funding to upgrade its flow cytometry research facility to include advanced technology used to identify and characterize normal and malignant cells. The funding will... read more

Monday, July 7, 2003

Cancer care at University Hospital earns key accreditation from the American College of Surgeons

Cancer care at University Hospital has earned a key accreditation from the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer (COC). The accreditation signifies that University Hospital meets the standards set by the COC for quality multidisciplinary... read more

Tuesday, July 1, 2003

SUNY Upstate Medical University announces writing competition winners

Five individuals from SUNY Upstate Medical University have received 2003 Bruce Dearing Writing awards. The awards competition, sponsored by SUNY Upstate’s Center for Bioethics and Humanities, is presented annually to encourage and promote the connection... read more

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