Albany Med enters agreement with Aegis Oct 9, 2009
Albany Medical College enters agreement with Aegis - The Business Review (Albany) ... Albany Medical College enters agreement with Aegis. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Physician races an old foe Oct 6, 2009
"You have to be a chameleon," said Shapiro, an oncologist with Albany Oncology and Hematology and a faculty member of Albany Medical College. "You have to adapt yourself to the patient," whether it means using curse words with a teenager or holding the hand of an old lady, he said. (Albany Times Union)
ABC News Dr. Timothy Johnson to kick off Marblehead Chamber breakfast forums Sep 13, 2009
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Augustana College, Johnson graduated summa cum laude from Albany Medical College and holds a master s degree in public health from Harvard University. He is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and is a former staff member of Massachusetts General Hospital, among other institutions. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
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Dr. Mitchel Krieger earned his medical degree at Albany Medical College, and completed his internship and general surgery residency in San Francisco. He specializes in aesthetic surgery and has co-authored a book on post-bariatric plastic surgery. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Albany Med College awarded $1.9M NIH grant Aug 12, 2009
Albany Medical College awarded $1 ... Albany Medical College awarded $1. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Police say man solicited sex with minors via Internet Aug 8, 2009
BETHLEHEM -- An Albany Medical College student associated with the Delmar Fire Department and Rescue Squad has been arrested on charges he solicited sex from minors through the Internet. Daniel Heeren, 24, of Carstead Drive in Slingerlands was arrested on Thursday, accused of soliciting sexual encounters with boys on the classified-listings Web site Craigslist, police said. (Albany Times Union)
Albany Med doctor awarded $1.6M by NIH Aug 4, 2009
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Pahl House ending teen treatment role Jul 25, 2009
The Pahl House in Troy will close its teen substance abuse program due to cost concerns, officials say. The faciility will reopen as an adult treatment center. (Albany Times Union)
Avoiding hysterectomy: Major interventional radiology E-collection info available Jul 15, 2009
According to Spies, the collection includes an important article, "Leiomyoma Infarction After Uterine Artery Embolization: A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Tris-acryl Gelatin Microspheres Versus Polyvinyl Alcohol Microspheres," a randomized study by Gary P. Siskin, M.D., FSIR, and colleagues at Albany Medical College, that answers a key technical question regarding choice of embolic material. Also important are "Economic Evaluation of Uterine Artery Embolization Versus Hysterectomy in... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Comprehensive Review Of Addiction To Prescription Painkillers Among Patients And Physicians Jul 14, 2009
Opioids are a cornerstone of pain management for individuals in these categories, according to Howard Smith, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, N.Y. In "Opioid Metabolism," he writes that approximately 10 percent to 20 percent of physicians will develop a substance abuse problem during their career, a rate similar to or exceeding the general population ... In "A Comparison of Long- and Short-Acting Opioids for the Treatment of Chronic Noncancer Pain," Charles Argoff,... (Science Daily)
High, dry after a 100-year storm Jul 13, 2009
Sherwin, originally from Long Island, settled into her Warren Street apartment last year in plenty of time to begin Albany Medical College. In early August, Sherwin, 22, got away to South Carolina for a break. (Albany Times Union)
Albany strives to be the Education City Jul 12, 2009
I commend Albany Medical College and Albany College of Pharmacy, along with Albany Law School and Russell Sage College, for their critical support in the city's commitment to redevelop the Park South neighborhood. 1. (Albany Times Union)
More often, it's in the bag Apr 16, 2009
Aimee Steiniger, a 22-year-old Albany Medical College student, was among the shoppers at the Albany store carrying out groceries this week in a collection of polypropylene fold-a-tote bags bearing the Hannaford logo. The credit for buying the four bags Steiniger had in her cart goes to her roommate and fellow med student, Angela DiPoto, she said. (Albany Times Union)
Albany Med cuts spending, freezes hiring Apr 7, 2009
The center, which includes the hospital and Albany Medical College, has an annual budget of about $700 million, as well as 7,000 employees. But it has seen demand for hospital services soften in the wake of the recession. (Albany Times Union)
Why Varun Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee faked a foreign degree Apr 5, 2009
Marilee Jones: MITs former dean of admissions claimed she had degrees from Union College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Albany Medical College. She was forced to resign later. (India Times)
Relief ban is lifted Mar 11, 2009
"None of the old ones were very good," said Dr. Stewart Sell, a researcher at Albany Medical College ... "I really don't know of anybody who's working with human embryonic stem cells in this area," said Sell, of Albany Medical College. (Albany Times Union)
60 years later, the doctor is out Feb 22, 2009
He built a national reputation as a medical ethicist and is best known locally to two generations of Albany Medical College students as a professor with a philosopher's soul. None of his numerous awards meant as much as that sacred space of the examination room. (Albany Times Union)
