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Excellus to offer telemedicine option in health plans
DeWITT — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield on Nov. 29 announced it will offer a telemedicine option to all privately insured and Medicare Advantage members in 2017.
Survey: Upstate employers expect 5-6 percent rise in health-care costs in 2017
Upstate New York employers, responding to a recent survey, estimate that their health-benefit cost-per-employee would rise 6.6 percent in 2017, if they made no changes
Onondaga County Medical Society installs new president, officers
SALINA, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Medical Society (OCMS) has installed Dr. Mary Abdulky as its 189th president. The installation was part of the Medical
A Suggested Post-Election Lesson Plan for Teachers
We have many teachers telling kids the country’s gone to Hades. Because voters chose Donald Trump. We have professors and college administrators coddling upset students,
Cornell extends contract of athletics director through 2022
ITHACA, N.Y. — J. Andrew (Andy) Noel, Cornell University’s director of athletics and physical education, will lead the Big Red sports program for at least
Excellus to offer telemedicine option in health plans
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield on Tuesday announced it will offer a telemedicine option to all privately insured and Medicare Advantage members in 2017.
Binghamton University to use federal grant to help minority students pursue STEM degrees
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University announced it will use a federal grant of more than $455,000 to help increase undergraduate and graduate degrees in science,
Syracuse drops in latest college basketball polls
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team has dropped several spots in the latest college basketball polls following its first loss of the
People news: Rome Memorial names new nurse practitioner for regional wound care center
ROME, N.Y. — Jennifer Fields, a nurse practitioner, has joined the staff of Rome Memorial Hospital’s Regional Center for Wound Care, located at 267 Hill
Coordinating the SOS team at Oswego Health is I. MICHAEL VELLA, M.D., a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in joint replacement surgery, sports medicine, and fracture care. He earned his
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