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Three trailblazers: A look at some of Upstate’s modern medical pioneers
The three Upstate physicians featured in the book “Three Trailblazers” are, from left, Ruth Weinstock, MD, PhD, Sharon Brangman, MD, and Patricia Numann, MD. (PHOTO BY DREW OSUMI) BY AMBER SMITH...
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The oath physicians take: Comparing what new medical school graduates promise
Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician hailed as the father of medicine. The oath new doctors take is often referred to as the Hippocratic oath. BY AMBER SMITH Although new doctors are not required...
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How civilians have benefited from battlefield medical care
BY JIM HOWE Many advances in medicine have come from the military, where medical teams seek new ways to help wounded warriors, from the battlefield to the operating room to the research laboratory....
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Is this Sarah Loguen, MD?
Is this Sarah Loguen, MD, class of 1876? This 3 3/8-inch tintype (an early type of photograph) was published in John Ravage’s book, “Black Champions” (University of Utah Press, 2002) and is in the...
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A historical look at 5 popular heart medications: Are you taking any of them?
BY AMBER SMITH Harold Smulyan, MD Some of the newer cardiac drugs were chemically designed in laboratories before going through years of expensive clinical trials and eventually gaining approval from...
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The future is now: Innovation comes from reimagining health care
The future of health care is likely to involve a mix of technological innovations and a recycling of old ideas in new ways, says state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, MD, JD. BY JIM HOWE An animated...
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TURNING TEN: New leader takes helm at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital
From the outside, the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital looks as though it was snapped together with brightly colored toys. To enter, you walk past the red trunks of several “trees” holding up the...
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The power of vaccines: What we can learn from science – and a pioneering...
Paul Parkman, MD (inset, circa 1960), graduated first in his class at Upstate in 1957. He became a pediatrician and virologist who helped isolate the rubella virus (above, in a microscopic view),...
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Encouraging health care careers: Scholarship helps launch grads
Orthopedic surgeon Daryll Dykes, MD, PhD, JD, was the first Potts Prize recipient. The most recent recipient is pediatrician Windy Grant, MD. Six are working in New York state, including one (Daryll...
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The 1918 pandemic in Syracuse
The U.S. Army’s 23rd Infantry Regiment in 1917 in Syracuse. (photo from the Library of Congress) The coronavirus pandemic echoes the influenza pandemic of 1918. The first cases in Syracuse of what was...
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