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Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND MAKES A NEW IMAGING MODALITY An increasing number of manufacturers are developing point-of-care-ultrasound devices in which transducers are attached to a mobile processing/display platform, like a cellphone. “This technological development has made it possible for availability of ultrasound imaging to a large number of healthcare professionals who may not have received A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic. COST-EFFECTIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO HOSPITAL PARKING LOTSEE MORE ONMDNEWS.COM
INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TYPE 1 DIABETES PREVENTION An estimated 34 million adults in the U.S. have diabetes, according to the CDC’s National Diabetes Statistics Report 2020. Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5% of all diagnosed cases, or 1.6 million people. In recent years, research efforts have been focused on preventing and finding a cure for a condition that affects so many individuals. CASE STUDIES: DIRECT PRIMARY CARE PIONEERS Most DPC practices charge patients a monthly or annual membership fee that covers extensive access to a physician and a range of services, such as lab work, medication dispensing, urgent care, diagnostic services, minor procedures and health coaching. DPC practices do not accept insurance, but they may advise patients to purchase a policy covering services that fall outside their scope of care. THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breastLONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND MAKES A NEW IMAGING MODALITY An increasing number of manufacturers are developing point-of-care-ultrasound devices in which transducers are attached to a mobile processing/display platform, like a cellphone. “This technological development has made it possible for availability of ultrasound imaging to a large number of healthcare professionals who may not have received A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic. COST-EFFECTIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO HOSPITAL PARKING LOTSEE MORE ONMDNEWS.COM
INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TYPE 1 DIABETES PREVENTION An estimated 34 million adults in the U.S. have diabetes, according to the CDC’s National Diabetes Statistics Report 2020. Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5% of all diagnosed cases, or 1.6 million people. In recent years, research efforts have been focused on preventing and finding a cure for a condition that affects so many individuals. THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE Diana Guzman is a changed woman. Beginning with Zumba classes offered by Project Measure Up (PMU), a program of The Health Collaborative (THC), she lost 68 pounds and improved her health. She was able to attend close to home — at the Scheh Center in the Harlandale Independent School District. As she starts her third year of free classes, she is down 68 pounds and has gone from a size 26–28 THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic. POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND MAKES A NEW IMAGING MODALITY An increasing number of manufacturers are developing point-of-care-ultrasound devices in which transducers are attached to a mobile processing/display platform, like a cellphone. “This technological development has made it possible for availability of ultrasound imaging to a large number of healthcare professionals who may not have received WHO NEEDS CHEMOTHERAPY? FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, THE A Pre- and Post-menopausal Divide. The RxPONDER trial included 5,015 patients — two-thirds of whom were postmenopausal — with stage 2 or 3 breast cancer that had spread to one to three lymph nodes and who scored 0–25 on a frequently-used, 21-tumor gene expression assay, the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score (RS) test. WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physicianGREATER KANSAS
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INFUSION CENTER AT NYACK HOSPITAL BLENDS EXPERTISE AND Partnering with the new Infusion Center, Highland Medical, P.C.’s hematology-oncology specialists take a multidisciplinary approach to prescribing infusion therapy regimens while tracking and monitoring patient progress. Expertise resides at the Infusion Center at Nyack Hospital in the form of its oncology-trained staff, who work hand-in-hand with Highland Medical specialists. THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic.LONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to individuals living with this chronic neurological condition. WHO NEEDS CHEMOTHERAPY? FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, THE A Pre- and Post-menopausal Divide. The RxPONDER trial included 5,015 patients — two-thirds of whom were postmenopausal — with stage 2 or 3 breast cancer that had spread to one to three lymph nodes and who scored 0–25 on a frequently-used, 21-tumor gene expression assay, the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score (RS) test. WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic.LONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to individuals living with this chronic neurological condition. WHO NEEDS CHEMOTHERAPY? FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, THE A Pre- and Post-menopausal Divide. The RxPONDER trial included 5,015 patients — two-thirds of whom were postmenopausal — with stage 2 or 3 breast cancer that had spread to one to three lymph nodes and who scored 0–25 on a frequently-used, 21-tumor gene expression assay, the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score (RS) test. WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE Diana Guzman is a changed woman. Beginning with Zumba classes offered by Project Measure Up (PMU), a program of The Health Collaborative (THC), she lost 68 pounds and improved her health. She was able to attend close to home — at the Scheh Center in the Harlandale Independent School District. As she starts her third year of free classes, she is down 68 pounds and has gone from a size 26–28 LOCAL NEWS | LOWER HUDSON/BRONX ABC News Anchor Diana Williams and Helen Hayes Hospital’s (HHH’s) Director of Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Glenn M. Seliger, MD, were honored at the Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation’s Night of Inspiration fundraiser on Nov. 17 at the Nyack Seaport. Williams received the Helen Hayes MacArthur Rose Award for her staunch advocacy on behalf of individuals with traumatic brainLONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic. WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician ONEIDA HEALTH AND ROSWELL PARK: AN UNMATCHED APPROACH TO As a member of the Roswell Park Care Network, the new center provides Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s stringent approach to quality. In 2016, Oneida Health set out to build a first-class oncology program. From the beginning, they knew one factor mattered more than any other: delivering an unmatched approach to quality. HEALTHCARE CONSTRUCTION WITH SURGICAL PRECISION It included a two-and-a-half-year-long project consisting of design/project buildout of new tenant space and construction management services for a five-story health and fitness center with attached medical facility. For more information, call 315-454-0000 or visit gmca.com. MD News May/June 2021, Central New York Edition. ST. JOSEPH’S HEALTH INTRODUCES NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR HEART St. Joseph’s Health Introduces New Technology for Heart Failure Patients Syracuse, N.Y. (May 12, 2021) – St. Joseph’s Health is pleased to introduce a new cutting-edge technology to its Cardiovascular Institute - the CardioMEMS™ HF System. This tool will help St. Joseph’s Health cardiologists monitor and treat heart failure (HF) patients. St. Joseph’s Health is the only hospital in VIA CHRISTI OFFERS NEW, ADVANCED TOOLS FOR PATIENT Reed, a physical therapy assistant at the hospital in Wichita, knew robotic gait therapy had the potential to help her patients get back on their feet more quickly after a stroke or other injury to the brain or spinal cord. But several months into using the Lokomat, even she has been impressed with the results. INFUSION CENTER AT NYACK HOSPITAL BLENDS EXPERTISE AND Partnering with the new Infusion Center, Highland Medical, P.C.’s hematology-oncology specialists take a multidisciplinary approach to prescribing infusion therapy regimens while tracking and monitoring patient progress. Expertise resides at the Infusion Center at Nyack Hospital in the form of its oncology-trained staff, who work hand-in-hand with Highland Medical specialists. THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic.LONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to individuals living with this chronic neurological condition. WHO NEEDS CHEMOTHERAPY? FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, THE A Pre- and Post-menopausal Divide. The RxPONDER trial included 5,015 patients — two-thirds of whom were postmenopausal — with stage 2 or 3 breast cancer that had spread to one to three lymph nodes and who scored 0–25 on a frequently-used, 21-tumor gene expression assay, the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score (RS) test. WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic.LONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to individuals living with this chronic neurological condition. WHO NEEDS CHEMOTHERAPY? FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, THE A Pre- and Post-menopausal Divide. The RxPONDER trial included 5,015 patients — two-thirds of whom were postmenopausal — with stage 2 or 3 breast cancer that had spread to one to three lymph nodes and who scored 0–25 on a frequently-used, 21-tumor gene expression assay, the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score (RS) test. WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE Diana Guzman is a changed woman. Beginning with Zumba classes offered by Project Measure Up (PMU), a program of The Health Collaborative (THC), she lost 68 pounds and improved her health. She was able to attend close to home — at the Scheh Center in the Harlandale Independent School District. As she starts her third year of free classes, she is down 68 pounds and has gone from a size 26–28 LOCAL NEWS | LOWER HUDSON/BRONX ABC News Anchor Diana Williams and Helen Hayes Hospital’s (HHH’s) Director of Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Glenn M. Seliger, MD, were honored at the Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation’s Night of Inspiration fundraiser on Nov. 17 at the Nyack Seaport. Williams received the Helen Hayes MacArthur Rose Award for her staunch advocacy on behalf of individuals with traumatic brainLONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic. WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician ONEIDA HEALTH AND ROSWELL PARK: AN UNMATCHED APPROACH TO As a member of the Roswell Park Care Network, the new center provides Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s stringent approach to quality. In 2016, Oneida Health set out to build a first-class oncology program. From the beginning, they knew one factor mattered more than any other: delivering an unmatched approach to quality. HEALTHCARE CONSTRUCTION WITH SURGICAL PRECISION It included a two-and-a-half-year-long project consisting of design/project buildout of new tenant space and construction management services for a five-story health and fitness center with attached medical facility. For more information, call 315-454-0000 or visit gmca.com. MD News May/June 2021, Central New York Edition. ST. JOSEPH’S HEALTH INTRODUCES NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR HEART St. Joseph’s Health Introduces New Technology for Heart Failure Patients Syracuse, N.Y. (May 12, 2021) – St. Joseph’s Health is pleased to introduce a new cutting-edge technology to its Cardiovascular Institute - the CardioMEMS™ HF System. This tool will help St. Joseph’s Health cardiologists monitor and treat heart failure (HF) patients. St. Joseph’s Health is the only hospital in VIA CHRISTI OFFERS NEW, ADVANCED TOOLS FOR PATIENT Reed, a physical therapy assistant at the hospital in Wichita, knew robotic gait therapy had the potential to help her patients get back on their feet more quickly after a stroke or other injury to the brain or spinal cord. But several months into using the Lokomat, even she has been impressed with the results. INFUSION CENTER AT NYACK HOSPITAL BLENDS EXPERTISE AND Partnering with the new Infusion Center, Highland Medical, P.C.’s hematology-oncology specialists take a multidisciplinary approach to prescribing infusion therapy regimens while tracking and monitoring patient progress. Expertise resides at the Infusion Center at Nyack Hospital in the form of its oncology-trained staff, who work hand-in-hand with Highland Medical specialists. THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic.LONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to individuals living with this chronic neurological condition. WHO NEEDS CHEMOTHERAPY? FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, THE A Pre- and Post-menopausal Divide. The RxPONDER trial included 5,015 patients — two-thirds of whom were postmenopausal — with stage 2 or 3 breast cancer that had spread to one to three lymph nodes and who scored 0–25 on a frequently-used, 21-tumor gene expression assay, the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score (RS) test. WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic.LONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to individuals living with this chronic neurological condition. WHO NEEDS CHEMOTHERAPY? FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, THE A Pre- and Post-menopausal Divide. The RxPONDER trial included 5,015 patients — two-thirds of whom were postmenopausal — with stage 2 or 3 breast cancer that had spread to one to three lymph nodes and who scored 0–25 on a frequently-used, 21-tumor gene expression assay, the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score (RS) test. WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE Diana Guzman is a changed woman. Beginning with Zumba classes offered by Project Measure Up (PMU), a program of The Health Collaborative (THC), she lost 68 pounds and improved her health. She was able to attend close to home — at the Scheh Center in the Harlandale Independent School District. As she starts her third year of free classes, she is down 68 pounds and has gone from a size 26–28 LOCAL NEWS | LOWER HUDSON/BRONX ABC News Anchor Diana Williams and Helen Hayes Hospital’s (HHH’s) Director of Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Glenn M. Seliger, MD, were honored at the Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation’s Night of Inspiration fundraiser on Nov. 17 at the Nyack Seaport. Williams received the Helen Hayes MacArthur Rose Award for her staunch advocacy on behalf of individuals with traumatic brainLONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic. WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician ONEIDA HEALTH AND ROSWELL PARK: AN UNMATCHED APPROACH TO As a member of the Roswell Park Care Network, the new center provides Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s stringent approach to quality. In 2016, Oneida Health set out to build a first-class oncology program. From the beginning, they knew one factor mattered more than any other: delivering an unmatched approach to quality. HEALTHCARE CONSTRUCTION WITH SURGICAL PRECISION It included a two-and-a-half-year-long project consisting of design/project buildout of new tenant space and construction management services for a five-story health and fitness center with attached medical facility. For more information, call 315-454-0000 or visit gmca.com. MD News May/June 2021, Central New York Edition. ST. JOSEPH’S HEALTH INTRODUCES NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR HEART St. Joseph’s Health Introduces New Technology for Heart Failure Patients Syracuse, N.Y. (May 12, 2021) – St. Joseph’s Health is pleased to introduce a new cutting-edge technology to its Cardiovascular Institute - the CardioMEMS™ HF System. This tool will help St. Joseph’s Health cardiologists monitor and treat heart failure (HF) patients. St. Joseph’s Health is the only hospital in VIA CHRISTI OFFERS NEW, ADVANCED TOOLS FOR PATIENT Reed, a physical therapy assistant at the hospital in Wichita, knew robotic gait therapy had the potential to help her patients get back on their feet more quickly after a stroke or other injury to the brain or spinal cord. But several months into using the Lokomat, even she has been impressed with the results. INFUSION CENTER AT NYACK HOSPITAL BLENDS EXPERTISE AND Partnering with the new Infusion Center, Highland Medical, P.C.’s hematology-oncology specialists take a multidisciplinary approach to prescribing infusion therapy regimens while tracking and monitoring patient progress. Expertise resides at the Infusion Center at Nyack Hospital in the form of its oncology-trained staff, who work hand-in-hand with Highland Medical specialists. THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to individuals living with this chronic neurological condition.LONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, THE BENEFITS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING To manage your income and expenses effectively throughout your lifetime, consider working with your financial advisor, who has the experience to help you create a plan that strategically addresses your unique goals and needs. Financial planning pulls together all your finances and organizes them to help make management easy and effective. Creating a financial plan may help you: HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. A VITAL RESOURCE FOR COMPLEX HERNIA REPAIR THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to individuals living with this chronic neurological condition.LONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, THE BENEFITS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING To manage your income and expenses effectively throughout your lifetime, consider working with your financial advisor, who has the experience to help you create a plan that strategically addresses your unique goals and needs. Financial planning pulls together all your finances and organizes them to help make management easy and effective. Creating a financial plan may help you: HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. A VITAL RESOURCE FOR COMPLEX HERNIA REPAIRNATIONAL MD NEWS
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STONY BROOK MEDICINE: COURTNEY PENDLETON, MD, OFFERS Peripheral nerve disorders can create a spectrum of complications for patients, causing an array of issues, including weakness, loss of sensation and pain. These disorders commonly occur when a nerve becomes entrapped and endures trauma, which may happen as a result of injury or overuse that causes nerves to become overstretched orsevered.
THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to individuals living with this chronic neurological condition.LONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, THE BENEFITS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING To manage your income and expenses effectively throughout your lifetime, consider working with your financial advisor, who has the experience to help you create a plan that strategically addresses your unique goals and needs. Financial planning pulls together all your finances and organizes them to help make management easy and effective. Creating a financial plan may help you: HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. A VITAL RESOURCE FOR COMPLEX HERNIA REPAIR THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to individuals living with this chronic neurological condition.LONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, THE BENEFITS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING To manage your income and expenses effectively throughout your lifetime, consider working with your financial advisor, who has the experience to help you create a plan that strategically addresses your unique goals and needs. Financial planning pulls together all your finances and organizes them to help make management easy and effective. Creating a financial plan may help you: HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. A VITAL RESOURCE FOR COMPLEX HERNIA REPAIRNATIONAL MD NEWS
Study: Sexual Function Static or Improved After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. A recent systematic review found that for patients who underwent pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery, pain with sex decreased and overall sexual function improved or was unchanged. The results may inform how surgeons discuss POP surgery with patients. ContinueReading.
THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic.CENTRAL NEW YORK
G.M. Crisalli and Associates Inc. started with two people working out of a two-bedroom apartment 32 years ago. Now the company has 44 employees who work out of their main offices located on Hiawatha Boulevard in Syracuse. The firm generally serves clients from Wisconsin to Maine to Maryland, and all states in between.LONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to RETICULOCYTE HEMOGLOBIN CONTENT (RET-HE): CLINICAL VALUE In the United States, 3.4 million people have anemia, and 2 billion people are affected globally.1 In many of these individuals, anemia is due to iron deficiency (ID/IDA). New laboratory technologies are providing a more in-depth evaluation of immature cell forms, expanding the number of reportable parameters included in CBC and reticulocyteresults.
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Ascension Via Christi Cancer Center Now Treating Patients With Latest Generation CyberKnife. Since the Ascension Via Christi CyberKnife Center opened its doors in 2006, the clinical team has used the system to provide highly precise, nonsurgical and noninvasive treatment to more than 4,000 patients with cancerous tumors and benign lesions. A VITAL RESOURCE FOR COMPLEX HERNIA REPAIR Key in Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s arsenal of techniques for hernia repair is the posterior component separation method, or transversus abdominis release. It entails separating the abdominal wall into layers, taking the back layer off the abdominal wall muscle and creating a pocket for a layer of surgical mesh to close the gap. EXPLORING A POTENTIAL NEW PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT OPTION The Status Quo. There are currently three primary methods of responding to prostate cancer: surgery, radiation and active surveillance. Patients with low- to medium-risk prostate cancer — defined as having a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of 20 ng/ml or lower, a Gleason score of 7 or lower and a tumor state of T1, T2aor T2b — have a
STONY BROOK MEDICINE: COURTNEY PENDLETON, MD, OFFERS Peripheral nerve disorders can create a spectrum of complications for patients, causing an array of issues, including weakness, loss of sensation and pain. These disorders commonly occur when a nerve becomes entrapped and endures trauma, which may happen as a result of injury or overuse that causes nerves to become overstretched orsevered.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TYPE 1 DIABETES PREVENTION An estimated 34 million adults in the U.S. have diabetes, according to the CDC’s National Diabetes Statistics Report 2020. Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5% of all diagnosed cases, or 1.6 million people. In recent years, research efforts have been focused on preventing and finding a cure for a condition that affects so many individuals. THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breastLONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to COST-EFFECTIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO HOSPITAL PARKING LOTSEE MORE ONMDNEWS.COM
INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, THE BENEFITS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING To manage your income and expenses effectively throughout your lifetime, consider working with your financial advisor, who has the experience to help you create a plan that strategically addresses your unique goals and needs. Financial planning pulls together all your finances and organizes them to help make management easy and effective. Creating a financial plan may help you: HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. A VITAL RESOURCE FOR COMPLEX HERNIA REPAIR NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TYPE 1 DIABETES PREVENTION An estimated 34 million adults in the U.S. have diabetes, according to the CDC’s National Diabetes Statistics Report 2020. Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5% of all diagnosed cases, or 1.6 million people. In recent years, research efforts have been focused on preventing and finding a cure for a condition that affects so many individuals. THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breastLONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to COST-EFFECTIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO HOSPITAL PARKING LOTSEE MORE ONMDNEWS.COM
INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, THE BENEFITS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING To manage your income and expenses effectively throughout your lifetime, consider working with your financial advisor, who has the experience to help you create a plan that strategically addresses your unique goals and needs. Financial planning pulls together all your finances and organizes them to help make management easy and effective. Creating a financial plan may help you: HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. A VITAL RESOURCE FOR COMPLEX HERNIA REPAIRNATIONAL MD NEWS
Study: Sexual Function Static or Improved After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. A recent systematic review found that for patients who underwent pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery, pain with sex decreased and overall sexual function improved or was unchanged. The results may inform how surgeons discuss POP surgery with patients. ContinueReading.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TYPE 1 DIABETES PREVENTION An estimated 34 million adults in the U.S. have diabetes, according to the CDC’s National Diabetes Statistics Report 2020. Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5% of all diagnosed cases, or 1.6 million people. In recent years, research efforts have been focused on preventing and finding a cure for a condition that affects so many individuals. THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breast POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND MAKES A NEW IMAGING MODALITY An increasing number of manufacturers are developing point-of-care-ultrasound devices in which transducers are attached to a mobile processing/display platform, like a cellphone. “This technological development has made it possible for availability of ultrasound imaging to a large number of healthcare professionals who may not have received A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic. HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to individuals living with this chronic neurological condition. WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician A VITAL RESOURCE FOR COMPLEX HERNIA REPAIR Key in Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s arsenal of techniques for hernia repair is the posterior component separation method, or transversus abdominis release. It entails separating the abdominal wall into layers, taking the back layer off the abdominal wall muscle and creating a pocket for a layer of surgical mesh to close the gap. LAVERN’S LAW: WILL NEW YORK RESET THE STATUTE OF The bill (Senate 6800/Assembly 8516), known as Lavern’s Law, has been working its way through the state Legislature ever since the bill’s namesake, Lavern Wilkinson, was time-barred from bringing a lawsuit following a lung cancer diagnosis. Wilkinson was a 38-year-old woman who presented to a New York City hospital emergency room withchest
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Study: Sexual Function Static or Improved After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. A recent systematic review found that for patients who underwent pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery, pain with sex decreased and overall sexual function improved or was unchanged. The results may inform how surgeons discuss POP surgery with patients. ContinueReading.
THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breastLONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to COST-EFFECTIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO HOSPITAL PARKING LOTSEE MORE ONMDNEWS.COM
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Ascension Via Christi Cancer Center Now Treating Patients With Latest Generation CyberKnife. Since the Ascension Via Christi CyberKnife Center opened its doors in 2006, the clinical team has used the system to provide highly precise, nonsurgical and noninvasive treatment to more than 4,000 patients with cancerous tumors and benign lesions. HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. A VITAL RESOURCE FOR COMPLEX HERNIA REPAIR LAVERN’S LAW: WILL NEW YORK RESET THE STATUTE OFFLORIDA TOLLING STATUTE OF LIMITATIONSGEORGIA TOLLING STATUTE OF LIMITATIONSOHIO TOLLING STATUTE OF LIMITATIONSTOLLING PROVISIONS STATUTE OFLIMITATIONS
The bill (Senate 6800/Assembly 8516), known as Lavern’s Law, has been working its way through the state Legislature ever since the bill’s namesake, Lavern Wilkinson, was time-barred from bringing a lawsuit following a lung cancer diagnosis. Wilkinson was a 38-year-old woman who presented to a New York City hospital emergency room withchest
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Study: Sexual Function Static or Improved After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. A recent systematic review found that for patients who underwent pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery, pain with sex decreased and overall sexual function improved or was unchanged. The results may inform how surgeons discuss POP surgery with patients. ContinueReading.
THE PERIL OF QUITTING: ASSESSING THE RISK OF ENDING Specialty: For many women, stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may involve significant medical risk, recent research has found. HRT can relieve menopause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes and difficulty sleeping. However, many women stop treatment to avoid increasing their risk of conditions including uterine cancer, breastLONG ISLAND
Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to COST-EFFECTIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO HOSPITAL PARKING LOTSEE MORE ONMDNEWS.COM
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Ascension Via Christi Cancer Center Now Treating Patients With Latest Generation CyberKnife. Since the Ascension Via Christi CyberKnife Center opened its doors in 2006, the clinical team has used the system to provide highly precise, nonsurgical and noninvasive treatment to more than 4,000 patients with cancerous tumors and benign lesions. HALLUX RIGIDUS: FUSION OR IMPLANT? Hallux Rigidus is the term used to describe a severely painful 1st metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) secondary to range of motion limitation and osteoarthritis of the great toe joint. Historically the 1st MPJ arthrodesis procedure has been performed to fuse the great toe joint together, thereby eliminating pain and improving function. There are many long-term clinical studies that have INACCURATE EHRS CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENTS The use of EHRs has increased rapidly since the federal government made an investment in the proliferation of the use of EHRs by passing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009. Eight years ago, only 17 percent of doctors used EHRs. That percentage jumped sharply to more than half of all U.S. doctors using EHRs as recent as two years ago. By the HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CAN HELP WITH RADIATION-INDUCED A patient undergoes hyperbaric oxygen therapy at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center About 3 to 5 percent of men who’ve undergone radiation therapy for prostate cancer develop bleeding from the bladder, says Marilee McBoyle, MD, the Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy Center at 848 N. St. Francis in Wichita. A VITAL RESOURCE FOR COMPLEX HERNIA REPAIR LAVERN’S LAW: WILL NEW YORK RESET THE STATUTE OFFLORIDA TOLLING STATUTE OF LIMITATIONSGEORGIA TOLLING STATUTE OF LIMITATIONSOHIO TOLLING STATUTE OF LIMITATIONSTOLLING PROVISIONS STATUTE OFLIMITATIONS
The bill (Senate 6800/Assembly 8516), known as Lavern’s Law, has been working its way through the state Legislature ever since the bill’s namesake, Lavern Wilkinson, was time-barred from bringing a lawsuit following a lung cancer diagnosis. Wilkinson was a 38-year-old woman who presented to a New York City hospital emergency room withchest
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Study: Sexual Function Static or Improved After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. A recent systematic review found that for patients who underwent pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery, pain with sex decreased and overall sexual function improved or was unchanged. The results may inform how surgeons discuss POP surgery with patients. ContinueReading.
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Caren Greenstein, MD, Director of Breast Imaging at White Plains Hospital, discusses the importance of continuing women’s imaging screenings during the COVID-19 pandemic and the advanced breast imaging capabilities available through the hospital’s Women’s Imaging Department. Continue Reading.CENTRAL NEW YORK
G.M. Crisalli and Associates Inc. started with two people working out of a two-bedroom apartment 32 years ago. Now the company has 44 employees who work out of their main offices located on Hiawatha Boulevard in Syracuse. The firm generally serves clients from Wisconsin to Maine to Maryland, and all states in between. A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR COMPLEX A Combined Approach for Broader Application. While endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) can save patients with large or difficult-to-reach polyps from invasive surgical intervention, experts at Cleveland Clinic Florida are looking to extend similar minimally invasive options to a broader patient demographic. WHEN HOSPITALS DON’T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE Yet the progressive remedy to escalating healthcare costs isn’t to increase competition — it’s to eliminate it and put the government in charge of health care through Medicare for All. There’s ample evidence that lack of competition is what plagues our nation’s healthcare system. Over the past few decades, large health systems have acquired local stand-alone hospitals and physician PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY Multiple sclerosis specialist Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and Director, Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, is dedicated to delivering sophisticated diagnostics and treatments to individuals living with this chronic neurological condition. THULEP: LASER TREATMENT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, Assistant Professor of Urology at UT Health San Antonio Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has traditionally served as the gold standard surgical treatment for urinary symptoms due to BPH, but laser treatments such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and ThuLEP are more deserving of the title, according to Ahmed Mansour, MD, MRCS, LAVERN’S LAW: WILL NEW YORK RESET THE STATUTE OF The bill (Senate 6800/Assembly 8516), known as Lavern’s Law, has been working its way through the state Legislature ever since the bill’s namesake, Lavern Wilkinson, was time-barred from bringing a lawsuit following a lung cancer diagnosis. Wilkinson was a 38-year-old woman who presented to a New York City hospital emergency room withchest
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------------------------- STUDY UNDERSCORES THE DIFFICULTY OF DIAGNOSING SCHIZOPHRENIA Schizophrenia is often misdiagnosed, with potentially far-reaching consequences, but early referral to a specialty clinic for a second opinion can help alleviate the problem, according to a new study.Continue Reading
------------------------- SPOTLIGHT ON TELEMEDICINE The use of technology enhances communication between a growing number of clinicians and their patients.Continue Reading
------------------------- REIMAGINING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS THROUGH DESIGN Maximizing the flow, function and aesthetic of emergency departments could be an effective way to improve the quality of emergent patientcare.
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