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Parathyroid Disease & Sleep Disturbance: Is There a Link? Is There a Fix?
… Dr. Lee is the chief of endocrine surgery at Columbia University … hyperparathyroidism—a question that the endocrine team is currently researching. ( Click here to learn more or join the ongoing study ). The following is a transcription of the discussion, and is lightly edited …
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State of the Union: Pediatric Heart Surgery
… different from when you began? Pediatric cardiac surgery is inherently risky. We’re doing open heart surgery on very … lifetime, beating billions of times. What’s most striking is how much safer and less invasive the field has become. I … system. One of the hallmarks of this institution is that we tackle the most difficult, complex, and often …
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State of the Union: Pediatric Heart Surgery Today
… main things that are important and new. The first one is partial heart transplant or valve transplant. The second one is complex biventricular repair–using two ventricles in … have offered a single ventricle repair. The third one is robotic pediatric cardiac surgery. Partial Heart …
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What You Need to Know About Pancreatic Enzymes
… the amount of enzymes they contain may differ from what is advertised. If you need to take pancreatic enzymes, you … pounds, a range 34,100 – 170,500 units of lipase per meal is appropriate. This would be between 1-5 pills per meal of … the largest available dose, 36,000. As you can see, this is a large range and you need to work closely with your …
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Surgery Wrapped 2025: What a Year of Care Looked Like
… At first glance, this is a year told in numbers. But behind every data point is a patient, a family, and a team showing up, sometimes for … sometimes after years of waiting. Surgery Wrapped 2025 is a snapshot of what it took to care for tens of thousands …
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COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: 12/31/21
… reduced. What alarmed me most was the statement “It is not too far-fetched to think that this SARS-CoV-2 is now only a mutation or two away from being pan-resistant … are still better than nothing. In the past 10 days those points have been emphatically underlined by the breakthrough …
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Vaccines: Who is Eligible for Which This Vax Season?
… that can prevent serious illness Dr. Magda Sobieszczyk is the Chief of Infectious Diseases at … University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Sobieszczyk is a clinical virologist and the principal investigator of … as well as who should consider each. The following is a transcription of the discussion, and is lightly edited …
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Thyroid Surgery: Common Questions and Concerns
… permanently low calcium level. Only one parathyroid gland is needed for the whole body, and the chances of all four failing to recover is extremely low. In most cases, the need for supplemental … of incisions fade to become virtually unnoticeable. What is the best way to minimize my scar? After the surgical glue …
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Overcoming Hernia after C-Section and Regaining Life as a New Mom
… you ever would've really regained that core function which is what you wanted to get back in the first place." The … Standards of Care Are Changing, and Robotic Surgery Is an Anchor of Advancement A Delicate Dance: Alberto del …
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Bots for Tots: The First Program in the U.S. for Robotic Liver Surgery in Children
… Pediatric liver surgery is among the most complex and delicate procedures in modern medicine. And a new chapter is unfolding, one that combines thoughtful and dynamic … in children, Columbia’s Robotic Liver Surgery Program is redefining the pediatric surgical landscape. In this …
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Frequently Asked Questions about Adrenal Gland Health
… with one or both glands. A problem with the adrenal glands is referred to as adrenal disease . There are several kinds … DISEASE ADRENAL SURGERY GLANDS & HORMONES: BACKGROUND What is the endocrine system? In order for the body to carry out … disease is well controlled and the adrenal is the only site of metastatic disease, if the patient is having …
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Journey to Health: Aidan Ward Thriving After Father Donates Liver
… may donate his or her liver — "don't you need your liver?" is a common question. In fact, living donor liver transplantation, or LDLT, is not only possible, but is the optimal choice for patients who need a liver …
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Walking through the Pain: One Woman’s Battle with Claudication
… up in Dr. Morrissey’s office.” Dr. Nicholas Morrissey is a vascular surgeon at New-York Presbyterian … was it,” said Sheila. “I do wonder still when the bomb is gonna drop—if the stent is going to fail. But I’ve walked for four months now. It’s …
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An Amazing Comeback from COVID: Dr. Tomoaki Kato’s Story
… Looking down at his newest medal, he reflected, “This is special, because I may not have been here. … I’m just so … of entering the 2021 New York City Marathon. “For me, it is almost a miracle that I was able to come back to do … can do. His endurance, his dedication to his patients—this is what he’s well known for,” says Mercedes Martinez, MD , …
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