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Build a Better Smoothie
… cold, refreshing smoothie on a hot summer day. Smoothies can be nutrient-dense powerhouse’s custom tailored to meet … Cut back on the fruit and up the greens. With a solution for everyone, let’s get blending! Start with the base It’s … losses), use coconut water as a base since 1 cup contains more potassium than a banana! If you’re a diabetic best is …
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Columbia’s Lung Transplantation Program Announces 1,000th Transplant
… a small service into one of the country’s top centers for lung transplant care. Currently, Columbia’s team … number of transplants a team does is a valuable indicator for surgical outcome and is often associated with better … Lung Transplantation Program is its willingness to take on more complex cases, noted Dr. Arcasoy . “Despite working with …
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“The Gross Clinic” by Thomas Eakins
… as critics deemed the painting too bloody and gruesome for the galleries. Though many were taken by its … inartistic realism.” – Philadelphia Museum of Art A critic for the New York Tribune wrote: “... one of the most … that has been painted anywhere in this century...but the more one praises it, the more one must condemn its admission …
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Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
… Allows a greater amount of tissue to be removed, which can be helpful for larger tumors Makes it easier to produce symmetrical … breast reduction. This is a good option for women who don’t want to significantly reduce the original shape of their …
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What to Expect After a Consultation
… dates and any required preoperative testing. To learn more about what preoperative testing involves, please read How to Prepare for an Operation on this website. At the end of your … further treatment, we encourage you to take that time. You can call the Endocrine Surgery Center (212-305-0444) or your …
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Surgeons Discuss the Critical Effects of Racial Disparity in Cancer Clinical Trials
… By Lindsay Gandolfo Many clinical trials don’t account for racial diversity , yet they are still used to determine … least represented in clinical trials. Black patients are more than twice as likely as white patients to die of …
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Angioplasty
… fatty deposits and widening the arterial channel, allowing more blood to reach the heart muscle. The doctor may insert a … ordinary circumstances. Angioplasty is not appropriate for all types of coronary artery disease, nor does it work in all people. For example, studies show that women are not as likely as men …
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Fighting Peripheral Artery Disease One Step at a Time
… After more than 30 years of smoking, Jean Martin of Manalapan, New Jersey, decided to trade her cigarettes for a pair of running shoes. At age 51, she worked up slowly … develop it. Jean had the right idea—quitting—she just didn’t do it soon enough. In 2011, Jean had major surgery in a New …
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Cirrhosis
… caused by liver damage, which makes it difficult for the liver to function. It can take years to become life-threatening. Common causes … Chronic Alcoholism : Alcoholism is defined as five or more drinks a day for at least five of the past month. …
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Stories of Hope: Kay E. Friedlander
… in the Fall showed nothing and I was told to eat more fiber. That Winter I developed floating clay colored … Cancer. My grandmother had died of the latter but I hoped for the former. Since I had a total thyroidectomy 4 years … earlier for thyroid cancer I deluded myself that I couldn't be unfortunate enough to have another cancer and pancreatic …
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Advances in Curing Hepatitis C
… a serious lifelong condition. Most of these people don’t feel sick or know they have this illness. The good news is that new therapies and resources can lead to a complete cure and Hep C’s eventual eradication. … Dove, MD, MPH , a leading expert at NYP/Columbia’s Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, describes the …
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Unusually Deadly: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
… adults. The unusual pattern of morbidity was most deadly for people between ages 20 to 40, rather than previous … people died worldwide. In 1918-1919, influenza killed more people than died in World War I and more people than the … The community mitigation measures recommended by CDC can help reduce illness and deaths from pandemic influenza. …
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Pancreatic Cancer Prevention & Genetics Program
… at earlier stages, when successful treatment is far more likely. To make an appointment with our Screening & … genetic testing, endoscopic ultrasound, and/or imaging for early detection, if appropriate. If screening tests are … is tailored to meet each patient's specific needs. A plan can consist of 6 months or yearly intervals of imaging and …
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Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease
… cholesterol), diabetes, and prediabetes. Severity of MAFLD can range from fat storage in the liver, fat and inflammation … diabetes and heart disease if not already present, the key for most individuals is maintaining a healthy weight through … and diabetes. Can you develop liver disease if you don't drink alcohol? Although drinking alcohol excessively can …
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GI/Oncology Surgery: Physicians' Newsletter, January 2017
… transplants. Please see our comments, as well, on the case for overlapping surgeries. To make information in this newsletter more accessible, we now provide links to our latest research … Department of Surgery CONTENTS New Genomic Therapies for Hepatitis C Arresting Secondary Cancers to the Abdominal …
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