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Radiothon for kids broadcasts from Upstate
Volunteers from Tops staffed the Radiothon phone bank on Thursday. The 11th annual Radiothon for Kids continues broadcasting live from Upstate University Hospital through 7 p.m. today. The event raises...
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What is tuberous sclerosis complex?
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare disease caused by a genetic mutation and marked by noncancerous tumors that grow throughout the body. For many people with TSC, signs and symptoms are evident...
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Stepping forward, raising money and awareness for tuberous sclerosis complex
Jude with his mom, Bridgett Langstaff at this year’s fundraising walk. Every fall for the last five years, Bridgett Langstaff has helped organize a walk to raise awareness for tuberous sclerosis...
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Lessons from Upstate: Party drugs can have lasting consequences
A 20-year-old woman was dropped off semi-conscious at Upstate University Hospital’s emergency room. She did not respond to doctors. She was not feverish. Her heart beat normally. She had wet herself...
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Distributing the gift of good health
Offering flu vaccinations when people came to the Salvation Army holiday gift program last year in Syracuse improved vaccination rates so much that authorities plan to make it an annual event. Upstate...
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Tide turns to traumatic childhood in powerfully real ‘Ocean’ novel
By Ann Botash, MD Within a few pages of the first chapter of “The Ocean at the End of the Lane,” by Neil Gaiman, the tension between reality and myth creates a chilling sense of anticipation. As a...
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Upstate Poison Center experts offer tips to stay safe during the holidays
The season of holiday giving and decorating has begun, and the Upstate New York Poison Center is offering Central New Yorkers tips to stay safe while engaging in the joys of the season. “There are so...
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10 facts about concussion
* A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury caused by a blow or a jolt to the head. * No objective medical test diagnoses concussion. “It has to be diagnosed by taking a good history and looking at...
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Making an impact: Prompt recognition, treatment speeds concussion recovery
Brian Rieger, PhD, director of Upstate’s Concussion Center. Blurry vision. Dizziness. Ringing in the ears. Headaches. Trouble with balance. Concussion can produce frightening symptoms. Brian Rieger,...
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Parents, leave this designation form with babysitter
Steven Blatt, MD is director of the general pediatrics division at Upstate. Upstate pediatrician Steven Blatt, MD spoke with CNYCentral about the paperwork parents need to leave with caregivers and...
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This cystic fibrosis fundraiser will have you hiking Whiteface Mountain
Photo courtesy adventuremotox.com Raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and participate in the climb of a lifetime by joining this year’s “Xtreme Hike.” The hike takes place Sept. 5 to 7 in...
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Winter is more than a season at Upstate
Snow glistens in the courtyard of Weiskotten Hall on Feb. 28. Photo by Susan Cole. Leslie and Linda Berry were expecting their first child in February 1982. The blissful mom-to-be was reading a book –...
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Children with cerebral palsy improve physical abilities through dance
Upstate patient Miracle Thompson, 5, dances with Jowonio occupational therapist Lisa Neville, and is supported by Nottingham High School student and dancer, Bela Harris. The ballet program is sponsored...
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Photojournalist spotlights patients in series of films
Patient Kayla Smith touches the guitar as music therapist Claire Arezina sings to her, a moment caught on film by photojournalist Ross Taylor. A child without hair reaches inquisitive fingers to the...
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Modern birth control options for women
Karen Teelin, MD tells her patients the ABCs of sexuality. A is for abstinence, B is for be faithful, and C is for condom. She is quick to point out that condoms have a 10- to 20-percent failure rate...
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Drugs you rub into your skin can be dangerous, too
When a previously healthy 18-month-old child developed a diaper rash, the toddler’s mother reached for some pain-relieving cream. What she grabbed was a prescription her husband used for neck pain. She...
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‘Changing Sports Changing Lives’ symposium includes Upstate pediatrician
Participants in the unified wheelchair basketball event held at Nottingham High School. An adapted sports documentary that premieres at Syracuse University April 28 includes footage from a unified...
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Volunteers in 2014: Pinafores not required
1968: Auxiliary members and a volunteer at the former Community-General Hospital look at the thousands of hours devoted to helping patients and caregivers. Note the pinafore on the volunteer at right....
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1964: A very good year for hospitals…and children’s books
Mary Laverty; Alina, 5, and her father, Paul, of Baldwinsville; Kendreona, 3, and her cousin, Kiavoni, 14, read “Whistle for Willie” in the Family Resource Center at the Upstate Golisano Children’s...
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“A smile in snowy white and strength in a starched skirt”
Class of 1963, School of Nursing, General Hospital of Syracuse. (This school was on the corner of East Castle and South State streets in Syracuse. It moved to Community-General Hospital in 1964....
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