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Apples!

… By Sabrina Oliver , RD, CSO, CDN Fall is officially here, which means the start of apple season. We … cancer. How to Get Your Daily Dose At just 95 calories for a medium size, an apple makes a perfect dessert or snack. … diet, eat some peanut butter, nuts, or cheese together with your apple. Here is a list of how to find a local …

Last Modified: 10/06/2023 - 12:01

John Ritter’s Life-Saving Rules

… star—wasn’t feeling quite right. Ritter, best known for playing the rakish Jack Tripper on the 70s/80s television … issue: he wasn’t actually having a heart attack—a problem with the small arteries that feed the heart; he was having an … of the aorta becomes torn. Like other arteries, the Aorta is essentially a hollow tube that carries blood away from the …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 17:59

Surgical Preferences Benefit Patients: New Study From NYP/CUIMC Breast Surgeons Compares Effectiveness of Lumpectomy Techniques

… Breast-conserving surgery, also called lumpectomy, is one of the primary treatments for breast cancer . Lumpectomy allows for removal of … how Dr. Rao likes to illustrate the two approaches— “What I do is I take out [a scoop] and then go into that melon …

Last Modified: 10/07/2024 - 11:39

Approaches to Colorectal Surgery

… commonly-used approaches. Key Info Laparoscopic surgery is the most frequently used type of colorectal surgery, and it is minimally invasive Some procedures are now done with a surgeon-controlled robot that can make extremely … Surgery Laparoscopic surgery is the standard of care for the majority of colorectal procedures. During …

Last Modified: 03/05/2026 - 13:08

Colorectal Surgery: Ostomy and Ostomy Reversal

… When the Division of Colorectal Surgery prepares for surgery resulting in an ostomy, they also plan for its … Matt said, “The pain was blinding. It was so overwhelming I couldn’t think clearly.” Having not seen his son for some … for their ostomies, and he offers this perspective: “It is a process. Once you go through it, things can get back to …

Last Modified: 03/03/2026 - 12:07

Pediatric Services at the Columbia Thyroid Center

… For children and their families dealing with thyroid disease, the Columbia Thyroid Center offers a … The pediatric program at the Columbia Thyroid Center is the premier program of its kind in New York, one of the …

Last Modified: 06/13/2025 - 14:57

For Many Breast Cancers, There Is No Advantage to Mastectomy

… I-SPY Trial Is Changing the Standard of Treatment for Locally … Will mastectomy soon be a thing of the past? We spoke with Chief of Breast Surgery, Roshni Rao, MD , about what you … For Many Breast Cancers, There Is No Advantage to Mastectomy …

Last Modified: 10/31/2023 - 12:02

Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation

… Columbia’s Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation is dedicated to leading the field of liver, intestinal, … successful transplant programs in the country. Our Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation leads the region in … Announcements State of the Union: Liver Care An interview with Tomoaki Kato, MD, discussing what's new in treatment of …

Last Modified: 01/13/2026 - 13:16

Breast Reconstructive Surgery

… of the different types of breast reconstructive surgery with important considerations for each. Key Info Breast reconstructive surgery is a procedure that can rebuild a portion of a breast or …

Last Modified: 09/22/2025 - 12:55

How to Control the Spread of COVID-19 in Non-COVID Hospital Units: Takeaways from the Study on Healthcare-Associated Transmission

… by day pursuit. We were building ICUs in real time to care for patients in dire need of ventilators. Fighting the clock … as healthcare-associated infections. This knowledge is really important for guiding our reopening of the … able to look into healthcare worker infection rates, but I know for a fact that we had some. And the fact that our …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:02

Intestinal Pouches and Pouch Surgery

… parts of the intestines to create an internal pouch that is joined to the anus and allows for stool to pass naturally, without the need for an external … Pouch surgery may be the optimal treatment for people with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, familial …

Last Modified: 03/04/2026 - 17:31

NYP/Morgan Stanley Introduces Ozaki Technique, an Alternative to the Ross Procedure

… Hospital , a national leader in neonatal cardiac surgery, is known for the treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, … aortic valve reconstruction by performing that repair with the Ozaki technique. “This is an operation for children …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:01

Life after Transplant

… the instructions you and your family will need in caring for the "new" you. Three months after the operation, most … returned to work, and are enjoying active lives. Our goal is to provide expert care and excellent follow-up, working with your primary care physician, to make the extent and …

Last Modified: 01/26/2026 - 11:41

Thyroiditis

… terms, the suffix -itis means inflammation; thyroiditis is inflammation of the thyroid gland which may be associated with an underactive thyroid gland or hypothyroidism. In some … 1 diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis may also be at risk for the development of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Most people …

Last Modified: 09/25/2025 - 15:29