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In the March edition of Consumer Reports, two Central New York hospitals will share the spotlight for having no central line bloodstream infections. A central line is a large diameter tube or catheter, usually inserted into a

Testing of a new therapy is underway at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, which may revolutionize the way that Syracuse babies diagnosed with cerebral palsy exercise to strengthen their muscles....

According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, all Central New York OBGYNs should closely review the nature of their practice and consider whether their patient load, hours worked and other time...

According to the American College of Gynecologists (“ACOG”), with members including Binghamton New York obstetricians and Binghamton New York gynecologists, women should not deliver at home because...

A few weeks ago, Syracuse’s Crouse Hospital launched a “Shhhhh” campaign. Around the hospital, visitors are staff are being reminded by posters to keep quiet. Recent studies show that a quiet environment helps

On January 4, 2010, a Fort Drum woman went into labor in her home. By the time that emergency responders arrived, the woman was in labor and the baby was crowning. The baby was delivered in a bathtub and was taken...

Last month, Bottar Law, PLLC partners Edward S. Leone, Esq., and Anthony S. Bottar, Esq., secured $3,250,000.00 in compensation from a group of Syracuse medical defendants. The Syracuse birth injury...

As many as 200,000 people die every year due to mistakes made in U.S. hospitals. Central New York hospitals are no exception. In 1992, a 64 year old woman presented to Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New York, for cancer...

Meridia (sibutramine) is a weight loss drug marketed by Abbott Laboratories. It acts on chemicals in the body that are associated with weight maintenance. In most people, consumption of the drug, which can be taken with or...

Every time a baby is born in an upstate New York hospital, such as Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, New York, Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare in Utica, New York, Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New...