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Dolan Center in Budget Limbo
Source: Half Hollow Hills
March 31, 2011
Nearly $1.5 million in funding for Huntington Hospital's Dolan Family Health Center may evaporate on July 1, raising concerns about the future of the program, which serves thousands of patients annually, including many who are uninsured and chronically ill.
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Diabetes Surgery for Type 2?
Source: Quality Health
March 31, 2011
A clinical trial is exploring whether bariatric surgery may be the best option to treat patients with diabetes.
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Plainview Hospital Debuts Vein Illumination Device
Source: WCBS-Channel 2
March 30, 2011
Plainview Hospital recently became one of the first in the area to begin using a vein illumination device called "Accuvein," helping physicians and nurses at the hospital to easily locate veins for drawing and transfusing blood.
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Proposal Sets Stage for New ER at St. Vincent's
Source: Downtown Express
March 30, 2011
Executives of the North Shore-LIJ Health System and developer William C. Rudin last week set the record straight about the new comprehensive care center and free-standing, round-the-clock emergency department proposed for the former St. Vincent's Hospital campus.
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Radiation from Airport Scanners Very Low: Study
Source: London Free Press/Reuters News Service
March 30, 2011
Airport scanners are an ”extremely low” source of radiation exposure that poses virtually no health risk, not even to frequent air travellers, according to a University of California study that Lenox Hill Hospital's Dr. Stephen Machnicki says should ease fears of frequent fliers.
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Restoring Our ER: Editorial
Source: Downtown Express
March 30, 2011
The weekly newspaper covering Greenwich Village and other communities in Lower Manhattan endorses North Shore-LIJ's plans to develop a Center for Comprehensive Care on the campus of the shuttered St. Vincent's Hospital.
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New Therapy for Enlarged Prostate May Bypass Unpleasant Side Effects
Source: HealthDay News
March 29, 2011
A minimally invasive treatment for enlarged prostate that limits blood supply to the prostate seems to be just as effective as surgery but without the risk of debilitating side effects, such as impotence and urinary incontinence.
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The Truth About Fertility Treatments
Source: Quality Health.com
March 28, 2011
North Shore-LIJ reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Matthew Cohen provides useful consumer information on fertility treatments.
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HealthGrades Recognizes Lenox Hill for Patient Safety
Source: New York Post
March 28, 2011
A new HealthGrades study recognizes Lenox Hill Hospital for a "superior safety performance record."
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Best Option for St. Vincent's: Rudin Plan Gives Village the Health Care it Needs
Source: Crain's New York Business
March 28, 2011
Crain's New York Business editorial endorses plan to sell the former St. Vincent's Hospital in Lower Manhattan to the Rudin family and have the North Shore-LIJ Health System convert one of the hospital buildings into a neighborhood medical complex and freestanding emergency department.
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Heart Institute Is Making History at Staten Island University Hospital
Source: Staten Island Advance
March 25, 2011
Top heart doctors from around the globe visited the Heart Institute at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) last week to learn a minimally invasive procedure pioneered by SIUH's Dr. Joseph McGinn.
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Global Medical Relief Fund: One Child at a Time
Source: CBS-TV 60 Minutes
March 25, 2011
An Iraqi boy who lost a leg, an eye and sustained other facial injuries when he stepped on a landmine receives successful facial reconstructive surgery at North Shore University Hospital -- and returns to his native country to begin life anew.
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Health Care Reform Under Fire on LI
Source: Long Island Business News
March 25, 2011
One year after the enactment of the federal healthcare reform law, North Shore-LIJ President and CEO Michael Dowling and other business leaders question if and when the landmark law will ever reduce spiraling costs.
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Schumer Urges Local Businesses to Help Returning Vets
Source: Anton Community Newspapers
March 25, 2011
US Senator Charles Schumer recently joined with North Shore-LIJ President and CEO Michael Dowling in calling on local employers to beef up their hiring of returning war veterans.
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Menthol Cigarettes Pose No Added Lung Cancer Risk: Study
Source: Science Magazine
March 24, 2011
New research shows that the lung cancer risk for people who smoke menthol cigarettes is no greater than for those who prefer regular cigarettes, although Lenox Hill Hospital's Dr. Len Horovitz notes that "it is still inconveniently true that all cigarettes can cause lung cancer, as well as other cancers, heart disease, COPD and circulatory problems.
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Mini-Strokes May Increase Risk of Heart Attack
Source: WebMD
March 24, 2011
“Mini-strokes” or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), are known to increase risk for stroke, but new research published last week in the journal Stroke shows that they may also double the risk for heart attack.
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Diabetes Drug Actos Reduces Risk of Developing the Disease
Source: Los Angeles Times
March 24, 2011
Taking the drug Actos reduces the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by two-thirds, according to a new study, showing that "we can prevent, not just treat diabetes," says North Shore-LIJ endocrinologist Dr. Stuart Weinerman.
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Sex May Trigger Heart Attacks
Source: Bloomberg News
March 23, 2011
Tufs University researchers found that sexual activity may double a person's chance of having a heart attack immediately or within two hours, but North Shore University Hospital's Dr. Stephen Green notes that out-of-shape individuals are at risk performing any strenuous physical activity.
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Franklin Honors Doc, Nurse Serving in Reserves
Source: News 12 Long Island
March 23, 2011
Leaders of Franklin Hospital, the Nassau County American Legion and local Vietnam veterans honor a Franklin surgeon who recently served in Iraq and an ER nurse who will soon be redeployed.
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New Muscular Dystrophy Drug Offers Hope
Source: WebMD
March 23, 2011
Findings from an early-stage clinical trial offer hope for patients with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, the most common form of this now-incurable disease.
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Analysis Finds Tipping Point for Patient Payments
Source: Health Data Management
March 23, 2011
An analysis of 43,600 patient accounts at the North Shore-LIJ Health System with balances greater than $50 at discharge shows that when a family's spending on healthcare exceeds 3.5 percent of income, a tipping point is reached on the ability to pay.
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The InformationWeek Healthcare 25: Leaders Driving the Healthcare IT Revolution
Source: InformationWeek
March 23, 2011
North Shore-LIJ's John Bosco is among the chief information officers featured in the magazine's "Healthcare CIO 25."
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Worried About Radiation Exposure, Many Consumers Buying Potassium Iodide
Source: News 12 Long Island
March 23, 2011
Although only miniscule traces of radiation from Japan's damaged nuclear plants are reaching the US, a growing number of panicked consumers are purchasing potassium iodide tablets to protect the thyroid, an overreaction that North Shore-LIJ's Dr. Irwin Klein says can cause the body more harm than good.
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Mayor Says ED Good Rx for St. Vincent's Site
Source: New York Post
March 22, 2011
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg expresses support for North Shore-LIJ's proposal to develop a 24-hour emergency room and ambulatory health center at the site of the shuttered St. Vincent's Medical Center in Greenwich Village.
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Gesundheit! Allergies are in Bloom on Long Island
Source: Newsday
March 22, 2011
With spring pollen emerging, a growing number of people are sneezing -- and going to their doctors complaining of allergy symptoms, say North Shore-LIJ Drs. Mark Rosen and David Rosenthal.
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The Radioactive Scenario
Source: Newsday
March 22, 2011
The federal government is providing millions of dollars in security grants to safeguard radioactive materials at hospitals in New York City and on Long Island, including North Shore-LIJ facilities.
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FDA Revisits Risks of Electric Shock Treatment
Source: The Republic
March 21, 2011
As the US Food and Drug Administration considers whether to recategorize electroshock therapy as a high-risk treatment, Lenox Hill Hospital's Dr. Roberto Estrada discusses its benefits to behavioral health patients who are "beyond the reach of conventional psychotherapy" and don't respond to drugs.
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Study Ties Asthma to Higher Odds for Diabetes, Heart Disease
Source: HealthDay News
March 21, 2011
People with asthma may have a higher risk of developing diabetes and heart disease, according to a new Mayo Clinic study.
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New Numbers Show Jump In Men Getting Plastic Surgery
Source: WINS Radio
March 21, 2011
North Shore-LIJ's Dr. Lyle Leipziger talks about new figures from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons showing a two percent increase in the number of men undergoing plastic surgery.
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5 Signs That You Need to See a Urologist
Source: Caring.com
March 21, 2011
North Shore-LIJ's Dr. Jill Rabin offers guidance on when people should seek out medical help for incontinence.
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Strattera May Treat ADHD in Some Young Kids
Source: WedMD
March 21, 2011
Cohen Children's Medical Center's Dr. Andrew Adesman and other pediatricians weigh in on the non-stimulant ADHD drug Strattera.
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Detecting and Treating Macular Degeneration
Source: WABC-Channel 7
March 18, 2011
Dr. Mark Fromer of Lenox Hill Hospital discusses steps people can take to prevent macular degeneration.
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Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Parkinson's Disease
Source: Scientific American
March 17, 2011
An experimental gene-therapy treatment for Parkinson's disease has eased the movement problems of a small number of patients and raised no major safety concerns, according to a study authored by The Feinstein Institute's Dr. Andrew Feigin that was reported earlier this week in The Lancet Neurology.
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Hospitals and Heart Attacks
Source: ABC News
March 15, 2011
North Shore-LIJ's Dr. Jennifer Mieres discusses the role hospitals play in a patient's survival following a heart attack.
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Lab IDs Liver Cancer Gene
Source: Newsday
March 15, 2011
Scientists say they have identified the gene that drives the growth of liver cancer and a way to shut it down.
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New Test for Emphysema on the Horizon
Source: HealthDay News
March 11, 2011
New research suggests that a simple, inexpensive blood test designed to uncover early signs of emphysema may find its place among the standard work-up that most Americans undergo during their yearly physical, but the Feinstein Institute's Dr. Edmund Miller doubts that such early warnings will convince smokers to quit.
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Acidy Feeling in Your Mouth? 9 Tips to Feel Better
Source: Quality Health
March 11, 2011
North Shore-LIJ gastroenterologist Dr. David Bernstein offers tips for dealing with acid reflux.
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Riders Thrown Under the Bus
Source: Great Neck Record
March 11, 2011
Thousands of bus riders -- including patients and employees of the North Shore-LIJ Health System -- will be affected by the elimination of 24 Long Island bus routes.
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Glen Cove Earns Top Award for Preventing Blood Clots
Source: Gold Coast Gazette
March 10, 2011
Glen Cove Hospital has received a top quality award that recognizes its hospital-wide program to prevent deep vein thrombosis.
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North Shore-LIJ to Provide Emergency Care at St. Vincent's
Source: New York Times/Wall Street Journal
March 10, 2011
North Shore-LIJ would establish a neighborhood medical complex at the shuttered St. Vincent's Hospital in Lower Manhattan as part of a proposed redevelopment project involving Rudin Management that has been approved by St. Vincent's bankruptcy trustees.
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FDA Approves First Lupus Drug in 50 Years
Source: ABC News
March 9, 2011
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved approved Benlysta, the first lupus drug in half a century, which Feinstein Institute for Medical Research scientists say will go a long way toward understanding and treating the disease.
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Urgent Care Center Opens in Chelsea
Source: Long Island Business News
March 9, 2011
Dr. Benjamin Greenblatt talks about the new Urgent Care Center that the North Shore-LIJ Medical Group opened in Chelsea on Tuesday night.
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When (and How Often) Should Kids Brush Their Teeth
Source: Newsday
March 9, 2011
Cohen Children's Medical Center's Ron Kosinski gives parents tips on managing their kids' dental hygiene.
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FDA Approves First Lupus Drug in 50 Years
Source: ABC News
March 9, 2011
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research scientists weigh in on the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of the first new lupus drug in a half-century.
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Stress Fractures
Source: MedStar
March 9, 2011
North Shore-LIJ's chairman of orthopedic surgery Dr. Nicholas Sgaglione talks about diagnosing and treating stress fractures.
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Perinatal Safety Initiative Reduces Adverse Obstetrical Outcomes
Source: PR Web
March 9, 2011
To increase the chances of a safe labor and delivery, and make way for a memorable birthing experience, the North Shore-LIJ Health System has launched a new prenatal quality initiative that has proven highly successful in improving outcomes.
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At Last, Urgicenter Opens
Source: Crain's Health Pulse
March 9, 2011
The North Shore-LIJ Medical Group Tuesday night opened the long-awaited Urgent Care Center in Lower Manhattan, which will help fill the void for local health care services created by last year’s closing of St. Vincent’s Hospital.
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Death Raises Concerns for Student Athletes on LI
Source: Newsday
March 9, 2011
The death of a Michigan high school basketball star who collapsed minutes after sinking the winning shot has sparked concern about undetected heart problems among young athletes on Long Island and across the country.
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North Shore-LIJ Opens Manhattan Center
LI Business News
March 8, 2011
North Shore-LIJ Opens Manhattan Center
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North Shore-LIJ Opens Manhattan Center
Source: Long Island Business News
March 8, 2011
Nearly a year after St. Vincent’s Hospital closed due to bankruptcy, North Shore-LIJ has opened a downtown Manhattan urgent care center.
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Four Ways That Diet Can Keep Men Fit
Source: Newsday
March 8, 2011
North Shore-LIJ nutritionist Nancy Copperman offers tips on how men can manage their diet and stay fit.
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Problems in Pregnancy Signal Future Health Risks
Source: Wall Street Journal
March 8, 2011
There's growing recognition that pregnant women with gestational diabetes are at much greater risk of developing illness well beyond the baby's birth, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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Staten Island Borough Hall Works to Promote Colon Cancer Awareness
Source: Staten Island Advance
March 8, 2011
Staten Island University Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Jarrett joined Staten Island Borough officials this week to promote colon cancer awareness and screening.
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Technology Leaving People Sleep Deprived
Source: CBS News
March 7, 2011
The technology that we use to make us more productive might be keeping us from getting the rest we need.
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It's Academic: Studies Spur Push To BSN-in-10
Source: NurseWeek
March 7, 2011
Up to 18 states are considering legislation requiring newly graduated RNs to obtain a BSN in order to maintain their licensure. North Shore-LIJ Chief Nurse Maureen White discusses the factors that prompted the health system to implement its policy requiring newly hired RNs to either have their bachelor's degree or get one within five years.
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Irregular Heart Beat Plus Stroke May Increase Dementia Risk
Source: HealthDay News
March 7, 2011
People who suffer a stroke and also have an irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation may be at greater risk of developing dementia than stroke survivors without the heart condition, British researchers reported last week.
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New Procedure Freezes the Source of Intermittent and Irregular Heart Rhythms
Source: Staten Island Advance
March 7, 2011
Staten Island University Hospital electrophysiologist Dr. Marcin Kowalski recently became the first physician in the city to commercially use the Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter system after its approval last December by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Cancer, Heart Risks Linked to Gallstones
Source: Newsday
March 4, 2011
People who have gallstones or have had their gallbladders removed are at increased risk of death from heart disease and cancer, according to a new study published last week.
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Ibuprofen May Lower Parkinson's Risk
Source: AOL Health
March 3, 2011
New research suggests that people whose painkiller of choice is ibuprofen may be at a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease than those who don't take the drug.
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Is Charlie Sheen Bipolar?
Source: PopEater
March 2, 2011
As the media frenzy continues around actor Charlie Sheen, Zucker Hillside Hospital's Dr. Bruce Goldman notes that regular, heavy drug use tends to distort people's perception of reality.
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Diabetes Can Take Six Years Off Your Life by Increasing Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer, Study Says
Source: Los Angeles Times
March 2, 2011
A 50-year-old with Type 2 diabetes will lose an average of six years of life as a result of the disease, only one less than would be lost by a long-term smoker of the same age, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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New Chemo Drug May Benefit Some Breast Cancer Patients
Source: HealthDay News
March 2, 2011
The new chemotherapy drug eribulin extends the lives of metastatic breast cancer patients who have received extensive treatment, according to a new study.
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How Do You Know If You're Having a Stroke?
Source: Quality Health
March 2, 2011
Lenox Hill Hospital's Dr. Roger Bonomo talks about the symptoms of stroke.
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Life-Saving Botox
Source: WCBS-Channel 2
March 2, 2011
Lenox Hill Hospital's Dr. Michelle Green talks about how a cosmetic procedure may save patients' lives.
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