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Thursday, February 21, 2008

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A healthy red glow for savvy women

In support of women’s heart disease awareness, faculty and staff at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, dress in red to celebrate National Wear Red Day during a health fair they organized, in which they administered blood pressure, gl
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Underground music in Brooklyn

Underground art gets a literal meaning in Brooklyn, with the filming of a cello performance in the dark, damp abandoned railroad tunnel that runs between Hicks and Court streets. The New York Moon, an experimental online multimedia publication, made the d
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Fire forces families out into the street

Firefighters were called to the corner of East 98th Street and Riverdale Avenue early Friday morning to put out an all-hands blaze that sent several families scrambling for safety. Officials said that the fire broke out inside the corner building at about
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New Obstetrics & Gynecology appointment

Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, has been appointed director of Maternal Fetal Medicine in Long Island College Hospital of Brooklyn’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Gaither’s primary interests include HIV and diabetes in pregnancy,
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Robots perform surgery at local hospital

Scalpel please, R2-D2.

Brooklyn University Hospital and Medical Center has surpassed its peers and zoomed into the future – thanks to the arrival of high-definition robotics surgery.

Administrators and physicians unveiled the latest i
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Changes at Globe Institute

The Globe Institute of Technology has a new owner and president.

Faculty members and administrators met for a press conference in Manhattan to announce the tenure of Martin Oliner as chief of the private four-year college at 291 Broadway.

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