Researchers announced today that new cancer diagnoses in Central New York, and around the county, will increase by 45% over the next twenty years to 2,300,000 new cases of cancer per year. Many of the new cases will be...
Category: Medical Malpractice
In an effort to prevent the spread of infection, which can lead to prolonged recovery, amputation, permanent disability and wrongful death, St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, New York, announced yesterday that
Onondaga County Health Department Doctor Reports That Surgical Masks Will Not Eliminate Infections
April 29, 2009
While the Cortland County Health Department investigates three suspected cases of the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu, reported in Cortland, New York, many concerned Syracuse and Central New York residents are taking
An East Syracuse ear, nose and throat doctor (otolaryngologist) was recently fined $20,000.00 by the State of New York for injecting twelve patients with with unapproved Botox (botulinum neurotoxin). In the “pure” form...
The North County Telemedicine Project (“Project”) will begin in May of 2009. The Project will enable as many as thirty (30) North Country hospitals and health care facilities to exchange information through fiber-optic...
SUNY Upstate Medical University To Train Physician Assistants To Help Syracuse Area Doctors Treat More Patients
April 27, 2009
SUNY Upstate Medical University recently announced that it will now offer training to physician assistants in order to meet demands for primary care doctors throughout Upstate, Central, and Northern New York. The Upstate...
Fulton Cancer Screening Offered To Prevent Delayed Cancer Diagnosis In Oswego Residents
April 26, 2009
Oswego County Opportunities recently began assisting Oswego, New York residents with arrangements for screening for cancers and related appointments, including mammograms, breast exams, PAP smears, and cervical cancer...
Oswego Health’s Urgent Care Center (“Center”) opens on the heels of the closing of A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital. The Center, located in Fulton, operates in the old A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital building. The Center does not
According to the Watertown Daily Times, in early May of 2009 Massena Memorial Hospital, located in Massena, New York, will open two updated maternity units. Massena Memorial Hospital is located approximately 2 hours northeast
The New York State Department of Health recently designated Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare as one of New York State’s 115 “Primary Stroke Centers” and the only stroke center in the Mohawk Valley. A stroke is a medical...