Syracuse, NY — New York state’s top mental health official spent hours at Upstate University Hospital on Thursday focused on the crisis of abandoned children who are attacking nurses. Commissioner Dr. Ann Marie Sullivan’s visit came a month after an Upsta... See more
Syracuse, NY -- A New York state program that provides free tuition to people pursuing medical careers has enrolled nearly 2,500 students in two years. There’s still time to apply for free schooling in several fields, including the program’s most popular ... See more
Syracuse, NY -- A Manlius pediatrician accused of faking her son’s vaccine records to get him into school appeared in court Tuesday after being indicted on 21 felonies. Dr. Shareen Ismail is head of the Alexandre Centre for Children’s Health, in Manlius, ... See more
Syracuse, NY – New York state is creating a lead-paint registry to try to do something that Syracuse has struggled to: force landlords to fix poisonous hazards in the city’s poorest neighborhoods. Five Syracuse zip codes covering the city’s North, West an... See more
ROCHESTER — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield collected $1 billion more in premiums last year, but spent nearly all of it on higher claims, according to financial statements filed with the state. Overall, the Rochester-based company lost $108 million on its c... See more
