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JJSS Newsletter Spring 2014
… CONTENTS Letter from the President A Great Foundation Lessons Learned The … Award 2nd Year P&S Student Presents at the ACS Photographs from the ACS 2013 Reception - Washington DC …
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Infections After Lung Transplant Surgery
… antiviral, and antifungal medications to prevent you from contracting the more harmful infections. Common symptoms … pain or redness around incision or drains New drainage from the incisions Headache Shortness of breath If you … administering any medications. How to Protect Yourself from Infection after Lung Transplantation Preventing …
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Stories of Hope: Suzanne Musich
… Whipple Procedure. The radio and television advertisement from the Lustgarden Foundation states, “only 6% of all … jaundiced. At noon on March 11, I received a phone call from Dr. Ibelli telling me to report to Nyack Hospital for … was needed. I was scheduled for March 13. When I awoke from the anesthesia in the PACU, Dr. Langerman told my …
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After Your Heart Surgery: What to Expect
… you are coming out of sedation. This can occur anywhere from 6-24 hours following surgery. The doctors and nurses … pull at the tube in your throat. Restraints prevent this from occurring. While recovery time varies from person to person, most patients are able to breathe on …
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Sticking to your New Year’s resolutions
… 15 minutes 3 days a week” is achievable and an improvement from doing nothing. Once you master walking for 15 minutes 3 … extra 5-10 minutes. Use imagery to help you succeed Learn from the pros! Olympic athletes are trained to envision … is seeing things in black and white. In order to move from where you are now to a healthier place, you have to …
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Tips For Family & Friends After Heart Surgery
… for the first time. It usually takes two to three hours from when you speak to the surgeon until your first ICU … This ensures confidentiality (privacy laws prevent us from providing information to people who are not the main … contact), improves communication, and prevents the nurse from being taken away from your loved one unnecessarily. Your …
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What We’re Reading: 12/13/19
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … entire family, the entire community. Even our country." ( From npr.org ) How to interpret your medical tests numbers … a great job of explaining how to interpret medical tests, from blood pressure and blood glucose to hearing, and breaks …
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After Hernia Surgery, Daniel Has a Larger Life
… loss, fatigue, diarrhea, pain and cramping and bleeding from the rectum. For Daniel this meant a pretty challenging … to feel almost like a normal teenager. After graduating from college, Daniel worked as a teacher and moved to … also be life-threatening. Daniel often was so dehydrated from an obstruction that he had to go to the Emergency Room, …
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What We’re Reading: 09/20/19
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … our ability to do our jobs. And that’s happening today.” ( From scientificamerican.com ) New evidence shows why the HPV … shots for what I do to them to try to save their life.” ( From statnews.com ) Bill Doyle’s Story: The Gift of a Dozen …
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Susan E. Bates, MD
… Dr. Susan Bates received her M.D. degree from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine. She … Working with Gloucester Pharmaceuticals, the data from this study were included in New Drug Applications (NDA) … available for difficult to treat cancers. Emanating from the clinical and translational development of …
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Intranasal Oxytocin Use in Identifying the Micro-RNA Fingerprint in NAF, Serum, and Tissue in Patients with DCIS or Invasive Breast Cancer
… breast cancer. Because 90% of breast cancers originate from ductal epithelium, it is possible that cells and secretions collected from such ducts would allow for earlier detection of breast …
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Nutrient deficiencies and the gluten free diet
… orange, and cauliflower to name a few) and separate from dairy. Vitamin C helps you absorb iron while calcium … to your symptoms, in which case you may benefit from professional guidance from a registered dietitian. Check out next week’s blog for …
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Stories of Hope: Jennifer Alexander
… saved my life. I am now a 63-year-old woman who migrated from Venezuela in 1991. As every immigrant, I went through … I was diagnosed with colon cancer and the doctor from a Hospital in Brooklyn didn’t give much hope. With … and it will sure kill me. I felt like my life was stolen from me due to all those cancers I had. I was in a deep …
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Weight Loss Surgery Newsletter February 2017
… Letter from the Director More Americans Now Die from Diabetes NBC News: Weight Loss Surgery is Most Effective …
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When the Adrenal Gland Causes Hypertension
… addition, with aldosterone specifically, it may be coming from a tumor or it may just be coming from the entire adrenal gland or both adrenal glands. And so … getting the blood work is to see if this may be coming from one adrenal or both adrenals. And when it's coming from …
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