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 Coming up June 23

Howard Simon, MD: The pros and cons of gastric band weight loss surgery

Ann Hendrickson, RN: Walking- the simplest hospital prescription

Seethalakshmi Ramanathan, PSYD: Are recession babies prone to be delinquent teens?

Derek Cooney, MD and Troy Hogue: ‘What’s Your Emergency?’ – When to call an ambulance

Deirdre Neilen, PhD: The Healing Muse

Dr. Richard O’Neill’s Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Stress management…or bubble lovely

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‘What’s Your Emergency? – Seasonal changes bring increase in difficulty breathing calls

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

Derek R Cooney, MD, FF/NREMT-P, FACEPUpstate’s Director of Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Medicine  Derek Cooney, MD explains why difficulty breathing calls increase as the seasons change, when to seek medical help, and what to expect from the paramedics en route to the hospital and when you reach the hospital.


2/26/12 How to help someone with swallowing difficulty

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Speech language pathologists Jenna Gardner and Kim Brown work extensively with patients who have had strokes or dementia related diseases who develop swallowing disorders.  They offer words of wisdom for how to help. 

See related article on page 10 in the winter issue of Upstate Health, a free magazine produced by Upstate Medical University that inspires healthy living throughout Central New York. To subscribe for free, call 464-8668.

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Upstate University Hospital.