News Releases
Syosset Hospital Bariatric Surgery Center Participates in Weight Loss Surgery Study
April 26, 2012
The Center for Bariatric Surgical Specialties at Syosset Hospital is participating in a national study designed to evaluate the weight-loss results of Banded Gastric Plication, an investigational procedure combining two common bariatric surgical methods under the hypothesis of earlier and more-rapid weight loss with fewer risks.
Read MoreAmerican Heart Association Recognizes North Shore University Hospital as “Fit-Friendly”
April 25, 2012
For the second consecutive year, the American Heart Association (AHA) has awarded North Shore University Hospital its Platinum-Level Recognition for being a “Fit-Friendly” organization.
Read MoreDiabetes Program at Cohen Children’s Medical Center Receives Recognition from National Committee for Quality Assurance
April 23, 2012
CCMC recognized by the American Diabetes Association
Read MoreNorth Shore-LIJ Partners with DEA for Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
April 20, 2012
In conjunction with the DEA, North Shore-LIJ will be collecting potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at its hospitals on Long Island and in New York City.
Read MorePolitics, Sports and Medicine Join Forces to Shine the Light On Sexual Abuse in Youth Sports
April 19, 2012
With the London Summer Olympics approaching and young people across the country taking part in team sports, local leaders in the arenas of politics, sports and medicine have joined together to identify new ways of recognizing and preventing sexual abuse in youth sports.
Read MoreNorth Shore University Hospital’s Stroke Center Offers New Revascularization Device to Restore Blood Flow in Patients Suffering from Acute Ischemic Stroke
April 18, 2012
Solitaire™ Flow Restoration (FR) revascularization device is now available to patients suffering from acute ischemic stroke.
Read MoreNorth Shore LIJ Provides Special Medical Training for Special Forces Medics
April 17, 2012
A group of Pararescue Jumpers, aka PJs, from the 103rd Rescue Squadron of the New York Air National Guard/US Air Force from Westhampton Beach came to the North Shore-LIJ Bioskills Education Center in Lake Success for a special workshop on combat medical care.
Read MoreNorth Shore-LIJ Notifies Patients of Identity Theft
April 12, 2012
There is an ongoing investigation with law enforcement authorities involving the identity theft of approximately 100 patients from North Shore University Hospital.
Read MoreState-of-the-Art Simulation Lab Creates Real-Life Scenarios for New Med Students
April 10, 2012
Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Students Benefit from Simulation Training at Center for Learning and Innovation
Read MoreThree People Whose Lives Were Changed by Kidney Transplants Speak About Love, Courage and Commitment
April 10, 2012
After waiting more than nine years, Tommy Chang, of Bayside, NY, learned that he could stop the weekly dialysis sessions that left him feeling enslaved and become a kidney recipient. In February, Mr. Chang was transplanted with a kidney received from a deceased donor, enabling him to get his life back.
Read MoreThe Knee Society Appoints Giles R. Scuderi, MD, President
April 9, 2012
Orthopedic surgeon, Giles R. Scuderi, MD, vice president of orthopedic services for the North Shore-LIJ Health System, was recently appointed president of The Knee Society at its Open Meeting in San Francisco.
Read MoreLIJ Medical Center to Offer Women Free Cancer Screenings on May 5
April 9, 2012
LIJ To Offer Free Mammograms through the New York State Cancer Program of Eastern Queens and Nassau County
Read MorePet Therapy Gives the Warm Fuzzies
April 6, 2012
One afternoon, Susie Wong left quite an impression on a woman in the Stroke Unit at North Shore University Hospital. The patient’s family watched as Ms. Wong and her pet therapy dogs entered the room.
Read MoreSIUH CEO Appointed to NY Organ Donor Board
April 5, 2012
Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) President and CEO, Anthony C. Ferreri, was recently appointed a Member of the Board of Directors of the New York Organ Donor Network (NYODN).
Read MoreLIJ Medical Center Opens 30-Bed Cardiac Unit with Private Rooms
April 5, 2012
As part of LIJ Medical Center’s recent $300 million expansion, including a 10-story tower encompassing the Zuckerberg Pavilion and Katz Women’s Hospital, the hospital recently opened a new, state-of-the-art, 30-bed Cardiovascular and Thoracic Unit.
Read MoreDr. Nancy Snyderman, NBC News’ Chief Medical Editor, to Keynote 5th North Shore-LIJ’s Women’s Health Conference on May 2
April 5, 2012
“Celebrating a New Era in Women’s Health: Information-Innovation-Wellness”- a full day conference, luncheon and workshops, draws women to hear North Shore-LIJ medical experts offer solutions to women’s top health concerns
Read MoreFeinstein Institute Scientists Present Data about Glioblastoma at the American Association for Cancer Research 2012 Annual Meeting
April 4, 2012
Scientists from the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research will present three abstracts about Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and deadly adult brain cancer, at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting to be held from Saturday through Wednesday (March 31- April 4) in Chicago, IL.
Read MoreNorth Shore-LIJ Epilepsy Center is 1st in New York Stateto Offer Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy to
April 3, 2012
The Comprehensive Epilepsy Care Center at North Shore-LIJ’s Cushing Neuroscience Institute (CNI), is the first center on Long Island to offer the newest version of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy.
Read MoreResearchers Discover a DNA Marker That Indicates If Ovarian Cancer Treatment Will Be Successful
April 3, 2012
Researchers and doctors at the North Shore-LIJ Health System and the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research discovered that blood can help determine the best treatment plan for patients with ovarian cancer.
Read MoreStaten Island University Hospital receives the Commission on Cancer’s Outstanding Achievement Award
April 2, 2012
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons has granted its Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) to Staten Island University Hospital.
Read MoreNorth Shore-LIJ Hospital Chefs Compete in Healthy Cooking Challenge
April 2, 2012
Hospital food usually gets a bad rap, but chefs from 11 North Shore-LIJ Hospitals recently competed in the health system’s first-ever cooking challenge to prove that hospital chefs can serve up gourmet restaurant-quality meals, but without the high fat, calories or sodium.
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