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NYP/Columbia Celebrates Landmarks in Heart Surgery
… On March 29, 2017 NYP/Columbia celebrated 60 years of innovation in open-heart surgery with a gathering of … surgeons, nurses, and an official proclamation from the New York State Assembly and Manhattan Borough President, … transplant program. 1963 NYP/Columbia physicians publish their approach for managing patients with Tetralogy of …
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What We’re Reading: 10/09/20
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. Dying in a Leadership Vacuum An unprecedented editorial from one of our leading medical journals. The New England Journal of … of thousands more Americans by allowing them to keep their jobs.” ( From nejm.org ) How a Bizarre Claim About …
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What We’re Reading: 10/25/19
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. Racial bias in … patients In the United States, there is a long history of black patients facing barriers to accessing and receiving … 180 countries analyzed, 107 had insufficient blood to meet their needs. Further, the gap between supply and demand in …
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Antonio Tito Fojo, MD
… Dr. Fojo received his MD and PhD from the University of Miami and completed internal medicine training at … comprise areas of very active basic science interest given their unique properties and the possibilities to target such …
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Prognosis for Patients with Pancreatitis
… tissue sustains damage and scarring occurs. About 5% of patients need long-term treatment. For people with chronic … with a procedure to drain fluid, remove part or all of the pancreas, remove gallstones, place a stent to unblock the … cases, patients must take insulin in order to regulate their levels of blood glucose. Next Steps If you or someone …
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Patient Story: Susan Harris
… suffered from kidney stones and pseudogout, a painful form of arthritis caused by excess calcium in the cartilage. Her blood tests showed normal results at … her the team had been alerted to her concerns and would do their utmost to administer an anesthesia that would be as …
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Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
… at birth, making congenital heart defects a leading cause of death in infancy. Over 35 identified defects span the range from mild and treatable to complex and … STS database is considered the gold standard in terms of quality assessment in Congenital Heart Surgery. In all but …
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New Treatment May Prevent Diabetes After Pancreatitis Surgery
… pancreatic diseases. A national leader in diabetes care, the hospital is the first center in the New York metropolitan … remove the pancreas (pancreatectomy) relieves pain in 90% of cases, patients are left without the ability to produce … without pain is a tremendous improvement in patients’ quality of life. Now with islet transplantation, there’s an …
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Obesity Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought
… concern. We have learned that obesity can lead to a host of problems, including diabetes, hypertension, high blood … performed at Columbia University shows that obesity, and the diseases associated with it, is an even deadlier … must be weighed against the cost of obesity in mortality, quality of life and health cost dollars. While prevention …
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Sleep & Cognition in Hyperparathyroidism Study
… or thyroid nodules, you may be eligible to participate in the S leep & Cognition in H yperparat h yroidism ( SHh ) … Surgery team at Columbia is looking at whether sleep quality, brain function, and mood improve after surgery in … with primary hyperparathyroidism and certain types of thyroid disease. Learn more below, or get in touch by …
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Asthma
… is a common respiratory disease that affects millions of people worldwide. It is a chronic condition where the airways in the lungs become inflamed and spasm, causing … to run in families and can be passed down from parents to their children. Symptoms There are many symptoms associated …
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Post-Transplant Immunologic Activities
… University Medical Center allows us to assign categories of risk for subsequent organ rejection according to the patient's immunologic profile. This enables the … will derive the most benefit from adding a new agent to their current regimen, or from substituting a new, more …
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Westchester Bariatric Surgery Program
… The Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery Program from our … NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester team provides a variety of both surgical and nonsurgical services for patients … for obesity can help significantly improve a person’s quality of life. These may include everything from counseling …
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Diabetes Vascular Care Program
… and slow-healing wounds. Our vascular experts can provide the personalized attention you need to manage your disease and improve your quality of life. To schedule an appointment with the Diabetes …
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