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Have you signed up for autism conference on bullying?
Kohl’s Autism and Related Disorders Program presents a bullying theme for this year’s annual conference. “The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander, Breaking the Cycle of Violence” takes place 9 a.m. to...
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Syracuse media interview psychologist about Boston manhunt
Reporters interview Dr. Robert Gregory about the Boston manhunt. Photo by Kathleen Paice Froio. Dr. Robert Gregory, MD, talked with news reporters about the importance of verbalizing concerns about the...
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A flower a day makes this doctor happy
Robert Roger Lebel, MD This man has a happy habit. Look at the daffodil in the breast pocket of his white lab coat. Today, it’s a daffodil. Tomorrow, the pocket may hold a carnation or a tulip or...
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Medicine chairman comments on Syracuse air quality
Dr. Michael Iannuzzi, MD is interviewed by CNY Central meteorologist Matt Stevens. Photo by Kathleen Paice Froio. An American Lung Association “State of the Air” report last week caught the attention...
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HealthLink radio show joins WRVO public media
Upstate Medical University’s hour-long “HealthLink on Air” program joins WRVO Public Media‘s Sunday evening lineup from 9 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 26 . Registered dietitian Terry Podolak provides the...
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Safe Kids Night at NBT Bank Stadium takes place June 13
The Safe Kids Upstate New York Coalition, led by Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital, will host Safe Kids Night Thursday, June 13 at NBT Stadium when the Syracuse Chiefs take on the Toledo Mud Hens....
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Vaccine expert speaks at symposium in the Philippines
Dr. Joseph Domachowske, MD (second from left) spoke at a symposium June 13 on vaccine advocacy in Cebu, Philippines called the 4th Asian Pacific Vaccine Congress. He is pictured here with Drs. Alain...
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Heartwarming photos from children’s hospitals on display in July
A collection of photographs from a variety of children’s hospitals all over the country will be on display during the month of July in the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital gallery on the 12th...
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Quilt program captures family memories
Madison Green shows the quilt she received from the Towpath Quilt Guild. Jamie Cary, a certified child life specialist in Upstate’s Pediatric Pulmonary and Cystic Fibrosis Center, learned of a...
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Making sure that spoonful of medicine is accurate
Gail Banach of the Upstate New York Poison Center displays the calibrated medicine spoon, the preferred way to dispense liquid medicine to children when the medicine is not packaged with its own dosing...
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Why we love photography
Readers, This article is from the leisure section of the summer issue of Upstate Health, a consumer health publication provided by Upstate Medical University. Click on the copy to your left so you can...
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Childhood heart surgery inspires nursing career
Nurse Megan Havener with her beloved necklace. Photo by Susan Kahn. Nurse Megan Havener of Canastota was born with a heart defect that required surgery at the age of 4. Her chest still bears the 6-inch...
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Accepting, supporting a child with gender dysophoria
Transgender children who identify with the gender opposite of the one with which they were born face additional challenges as they enter adolescence. “Kids say they’ve known for a long time that...
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Zumba appeals to dancers, reluctant exercisers alike
Alisa Hoff loves Zumba classes when she is not working as a pediatric nurse at Upstate. Pediatric nurse Alisa Hoff doesn’t make a lot of promises, but she has this to say about the popular Latin dance...
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Deep brain tumors, epilepsy now treated with MRI-guided laser
Pediatric neurosurgeon, Zulma Tovar-Spinoza, MD, uses a laser guided in real time by magnetic resonance imaging to offer a minimally-invasive treatment option for children with deep brain tumors or...
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Friday at the Fair
Today is Student’s Day at the Fair; Students 16 and under are admitted free! But we hope they bring along their parents for some fun, too! The Upstate booth, located in the Science and Industry...
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You can join midwives on March of Dimes team
Upstate midwives have assembled a team for the annual March of Dimes March for Babies, taking place Oct. 20 on the Onondaga Community College campus. “Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon,...
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Girl Scout donates books, toys, hot packs to pediatric rheumatology office
Girl Scout Nicole Abbott stands with her doctor, Dr. William Hannan, MD in front of the bookshelf she donated. A Liverpool Girl Scout earned her silver award through a project that culminated with the...
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Preventing school violence subject of HealthLink on Air radio program
Upstate’s weekly talk radio program, HealthLink on Air presents a special show about preventing school violence from 9 to 10 p.m. Sunday evening, Sept. 15 on WRVO Public Media. This episode features...
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Conference examines adaptive physical education
Experts at Upstate, SUNY Cortland, and Syracuse University are helping schools and community groups provide children with disabilities with physical education activities that foster inclusion with...
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