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New Pathways: Researching and Innovating Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
… to the past, present, and future of pancreatic cancer, from the role that genetic mutations play in illness and … pretty much all patients who undergo surgery will benefit from additional chemotherapy afterwards. And many patients … be the result of a mutation a person may have inherited from their parents called BRCA1, BRCA2, or BRCA-like …
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History of Medicine: Beautiful Exploitation
… horrifying stories of cancer diagnoses, fingerprints lost from repeated handling of corrosive chemicals, women with … was that it’s amazing how many people are put at risk from various kinds of chemicals and how it took this kind of … are exposed to all sorts of dangers. We somehow just block from our consciousness the horrors these kinds of exposures …
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A Primer on Parathyroid Surgery in 2024
… This conversation has been adapted from a comprehensive interview on thyroid, parathyroid, and … become very enlarged. The parathyroid hormone levels go up from a normal range of 70 to in the thousands. And a good percentage of those patients would benefit from an operation. But again, a lot of them never actually …
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Overcoming Fear Before Open Heart Surgery
… the valve narrows, preventing the proper flow of blood from the heart to the aorta and throughout the body, his … For example, several of the videos concerned awaking from surgery still intubated. Already fearful of this the … he thought he had found his solution — his escape from the bigger, more involved surgery. The consensus, …
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Frontline Humanity in Lampedusa: How Migration Shapes the Island’s Medical Mission
… arrive each year seeking safety. Positioned just 70 miles from Tunisia and about 180 miles from the Libyan coast, Lampedusa has become a natural—albeit … especially since they’re dealing with critical situations, from severe burns to complicated pregnancies. What specific …
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What We’re Reading: 11/17/23
… A couple of highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … the question, where do priorities lie and for whom? ( From theatlantic.com ) How digital twins may enable … your heart to craft treatment plans, it’s already here! ( From theguardian.com ) Doctors are among the many dead in …
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A Fun Time Was Had By All In The City By The Bay!
… stronger than ever! Nearly 70 attended with representation from Graduation classes as far back as the 1950s and every … Keung (first John Jones Fellow), and Alodia Gabre-Kidan from the residency program, and several P&S students keenly … discussions among old and new acquaintances. Topics ranged from the usual professional and familial developments to …
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Care Within Reach
… set the standard for patient-focused treatment. Patients from all over the world come to us for the very best care—and … diagnosis, care, and recovery can require support from many different specialties. As part of Columbia … to help critically ill patients who have been turned away from other centers. From high-risk cardiac patients to …
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Pediatric ECMO Program at Columbia
… Normally, the lungs add oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the blood as we breathe, and the heart acts as a pump, … status and progress with daily family-centered updates from all members of your child's team — including critical … help you understand every decision that needs to be made, from nutrition to the length of your child's EMCO treatment. …
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Preceptor Sessions
… your Surgery rotation; however you are only to take food from the house staff lunch in Reemtsma after the residents …
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Endocarditis
… the surrounding debris, known as an embolus, can break off from the heart valve and travel through the bloodstream to …
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Top Hospital in New York, Ranked No. 4 in The Nation by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals
… High-performing surgical and medical interventions from the surgeons at Columbia include: Colon Cancer Surgery …
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"When Is the Surgeon Too Old to Operate?" Heart Surgeons Respond
… for our mailing list for more health news and information from Columbia. … "When Is the Surgeon Too Old to Operate?" …
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Hospital Services & Amenities
… is available for $22 plus toll/tip (~$35) each way to and from the hospital. Holiday Inn Fort Lee 2339 Route 4 East, …
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