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Huntington Hospital Names Romanelli New Chief of Staff
Source: EIN Presswire

June 30, 2012

Long Island plastic surgery specialist Dr. James Romanelli has been named the new Chief of Staff at Huntington Hospital. Dr. Romanelli was formerly Chief of Surgery at Huntington, and has his own private practice, Romanelli Cosmetic Surgery.

June 30, 2012

Like breathing, identifying risks is something that compliance officers do all the time, and it requires both the subjective input of managers and the objective output of computer programs. With auditors and enforcers aiming their arrows in more directions — coding, medical necessity, HIPAA and financial relationships — hospitals are under increasing pressure to concentrate their energy on the risk areas that pose the greatest threat to their organizations.

June 29, 2012

The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York has announced the appointmet of Dr. Charles Schleien as chair of Pediatrics.

June 29, 2012

The North Shore-LIJ Health Care System will be purchasing 15 GE Low-Dose CT Scanners.

June 29, 2012

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System chief executive Michael Dowling yesterday raffled off the trips to 40 employees.

June 29, 2012

Lawmakers, advocates and others welcomed the clarity the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the Affordable Care Act brought Thursday.

June 28, 2012

The FDA has approved a new drug called Myrbetriq to treat overactive bladder.

June 28, 2012

The North Shore-LIJ Health System is committed to developing and employing protocols that prevent and manage sepsis, a life threatening condition in which the body’s response to infection spins out of control.

June 28, 2012

The Bohlsen Women's Imaging at Great South Bay in Islip, women receive state of the art comprehensive breast imaging services in a comfortable spa-like environment.

June 28, 2012

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has recognized Plainview Hospital for its success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients.

June 27, 2012

Standing and working for long hours during pregnancy may slow the baby's growth, a new study from The Netherlands suggests.

June 27, 2012

A study of more than 3,000 Long Island women found that those who did 10 to 19 hours of exercise a week had about a 30 percent lower risk of getting breast cancer than those who were sedentary

June 26, 2012

Magnets embedded in the Apple iPad 2 can interfere with the settings of magnetically programmable shunt valves, which are critical devices to drain excess fluid from the brains of those with hydrocephalus and other conditions, a new study suggests.

June 26, 2012

A Racing heartbeat may be perfectly normal.

June 26, 2012

Nicholas A. Sgaglione, MD, chair of orthopedics at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y., has been elected president of the Arthroscopy Association of North America.

June 26, 2012

Most health care professionals would probably agree that rapid changes in the health care system call for new leaders who have different skills from those needed just a decade ago.

June 26, 2012

Southside Hospital recently announced it has received accreditation for four of its rehabilitation programs from the Commission for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an independent, nonprofit accrediting agency for medical rehabilitation and other health and human services.

June 26, 2012

Electroencephalogram (EEG), a test that shows the electrical activity of the brain, might be used to spot autism in children, a new study suggests.

June 26, 2012

Aneurysm Golf Classic

June 25, 2012

The Zucker Hillside Hospital campus of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has been approved for a $9.3+ million federal grant to train clinicians on how to better care for patients with schizophrenia.

June 25, 2012

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released new guidelines Monday recommending that doctors screen all of their patients for obesity and when appropriate, refer them to a comprehensive lifestyle-management program to help them lose weight.

June 25, 2012

The cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may be less effective for preventing death and recurrent strokes in women than in men, a new study suggests.

June 25, 2012

Sexual relationships remain important as people age, but living in an elderly care home may restrict older people’s sexual fulfillment, according to a new study from Australia.

June 25, 2012

Severe allergic reactions are common among young children with food allergies, but nearly two-thirds do not get the emergency treatment they need, a new study shows.

June 25, 2012

Older women with low blood levels of vitamin D may be more prone to pack on the pounds, when compared with women who have adequate vitamin D levels.

June 25, 2012

Sunscreen generally should not be used on infants before they are 6 months old, the Food and Drug Administration reminded parents today.

June 25, 2012

Women may significantly reduce their risk for breast cancer by exercising a couple hours each day, a new study finds.

June 25, 2012

Major League Baseball slapped Marlon Byrd with a 50-game suspension on Monday after the outfielder tested positive for Tamoxifen, a drug that counteracts one of the more embarrassing side-effects of steroid use — gynecomastia, also known as “man boobs.”

June 25, 2012

North Shore-LIJ’s Comprehensive Women’s Health Service Line

June 25, 2012

Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, struggle in school. Their wandering concentration makes it tough to follow directions, absorb lessons, and finish homework

June 24, 2012

From the Baseball Diamond to the Catheter Lab: A Mother's Story.

June 24, 2012

Radiologist Dr. Nancy Dintenfass discusses the service offerings at the Bohlsen Women’s Imaging Center in Islip, NY.

June 24, 2012

Millions of Americans take a low-dose aspirin each day to help protect their hearts, but a new study suggests the pill's benefit may not extend to some people with type 2 diabetes.

June 24, 2012

Palliative care has come into its own, experts say, gaining more and more publicity in mainstream media.

June 23, 2012

When a hospital reached out to a Queens woman to ask if they could use her case of breast cancer to help find a cure, her son wanted to find a way to give back to the hospital.

June 23, 2012

In the United States, epilepsy affects nearly one million women of childbearing age.

June 23, 2012

The six cadavers lay stretched out on tables, their faces obscured by bandages.

June 22, 2012

North Shore-LIJ is helping the board-certified registered nurses to become certified.

June 22, 2012

Dr Gisele Wolf-Klein director of geriatric education at North Shore-LIJ is working on a writing project of love stories.

June 22, 2012

Grosberg says there are other substances in wine that may cause problems for people, such as sulfites, and he wonders if the researchers looked at sulfite levels in the wines.

June 22, 2012

Breast-feeding mothers sometimes worry that exercise may affect their breast milk -- and ultimately their baby's growth.

June 22, 2012

Five new Danish studies suggest that it probably isn't so bad if a mommy-to-be has a glass of wine or beer from time to time, though, it could be risky.

June 22, 2012

It was 2008 when Richard M. Salgado walked into the hospital with an ear ache. Doctors decided to do an MRI and, "by fortune and chance and luck," says Mr. Salgado, they found a brain aneurysm.

June 22, 2012

A multimillion-dollar upgrade to CT scanners at 10 North Shore-LIJ facilities will cut patients' exposure to harmful radiation while improving image quality, officials with the Long Island health care network said Thursday.

June 21, 2012

North Shore-LIJ's center for emergency medical services has installed new wireless tracking system to better predict ambulance arrivals and collect crital health data, before patients arrive in the emergency dept.

June 21, 2012

Dr. Osamah Al Sanea, a leading Kuwaiti bariatric surgeon, is describing a stomach he recently stapled.

June 21, 2012

Dr. Bradley Flansbaum, who blogs on The Hospitalist Leader, is Director of Hospitalist Services at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

June 21, 2012

Although eating disorders are typically thought of as a problem among teenage girls, many women over 50 practice unhealthy eating behaviors, a new study indicates.

June 21, 2012

A $300-million refinancing proposal to aid debt-ridden Nassau University Medical Center has failed.

June 21, 2012

America’s financial titans are making a major push to find fresh talent among returning war veterans.

June 20, 2012

Newer blood-thinning drugs sometimes have one drawback: In cases where they trigger bleeding, their effects can be tough to reverse compared to the standard anticoagulant, warfarin.

June 20, 2012

The teen pregnancy rate in the United States dipped to its lowest recorded level since 1976, a new government report shows.

June 20, 2012

A heat wave has hit the East coast to kick off the official start of summer on Wednesday.

June 19, 2012

Angie Romano: “Twenty-two people in my family have had Huntington’s disease.”

June 18, 2012

New research shows that the number of prescriptions written for children has dropped by 7 percent in recent years.

June 18, 2012

Living alone or simply feeling lonely may raise a person's risk for a decline in health, two new studies show.

June 18, 2012

Andrew Kahn was only a social drinker before his weight-loss surgery. He never imagined he would develop problems with alcohol because he had bariatric surgery.

June 18, 2012

Chronic gum disease may leave the mouth more susceptible to head and neck cancers caused by the human papillomavirus, a study found.

June 18, 2012

Jack Osbourne,the former star of MTV's reality show, "The Osbournes," told People magazine in an interview that he was diagnosed with the disease just two weeks after he welcomed the birth of his first child with fiancee Lisa Stelly, CBS News reported.

June 18, 2012

Four Long Island health care providers have obtained about $43.2 million in grants, including $18 million which the Nassau Health Care Corp. plans to use to advance its collaboration with the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System.

June 15, 2012

Jess Connor opened her eyes after undergoing brain surgery in May feeling relieved just to have survived the risky operation. Her experience has given her a new mission in life — to educate doctors about Chiari.

June 15, 2012

Slamming doors, shouting and stony silences between mom and dad can really scar kids emotionally, new research suggests.

June 15, 2012

Many doctors hesitate to recommend weight-loss surgery for obese teenagers, but a new study has found that may be both safe and effective.

June 14, 2012

Zucker Hillside Hospital and several other organizations, recently held a conference where they announced a new public service campaign on post-partum depression and other mood disorders.

June 14, 2012

In what is being reported as a scientific first, Swedish doctors were able pair the groin vein of a dead donor with stem cells from a young girl and implant the healthy vein into the girl, improving both blood flow in her lower body and her quality of life.

June 14, 2012

Harvey Miller, MD of Southside Hospital is hoping to get a legislation passed in New York State that will help young athletes with Asthma.

June 14, 2012

Youngsters who are persistently overweight may not perform as well academically -- specifically in math -- as their normal-weight peers, new research suggests.

June 14, 2012

Our goal is to improve healthcare and the environment through the efficient recovery and redistribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment to those most in need,” said Meridith Rentz, CEO and President of MedShare.

June 14, 2012

Blackouts. Jail terms. Drunken-driving crashes. Long-term hospital stays. Parents who bury their children. A drop in grades. Loss of friends. Memory loss. Rape.

June 14, 2012

Acupuncture may allow people with the lung disease COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) to breathe a bit easier.

June 13, 2012

Cancer Survivors' Day

June 13, 2012

Young Boy Gets Life Changing Surgery at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

June 13, 2012

When Sharon Defeo was a young girl, she experienced a few seizures, but was otherwise happy and healthy. She got married, started a career and raised a family – but then, 24 years later, her seizures returned.

June 13, 2012

Allscripts Reboots to Weather the Storm.

June 13, 2012

The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System recently signed a contract worth $80,000 to begin training 50 unemployed nurses in new health care technology as part of the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council initiative.

June 13, 2012

Here are the 50 top grossing hospitals in the United States listed by gross revenue, according to CMS cost report data analyzed by American Hospital Directory. Data are for short term acute-care hospitals, critical access hospitals and children's hospitals.

June 13, 2012

A government advisory panel's recommendation Tuesday that healthy postmenopausal women should not take daily low doses of vitamin D and calcium to prevent bone fractures is a wakeup call to millions of Baby Boomer women that more is not always better.

June 12, 2012

The Obama administration is scrambling to explain how Commerce Secretary John Bryson drove his car into a series of crashes near his Los Angeles home. They say he suffered a seizure sometime during Saturday's events but remembers little about them

June 12, 2012

The North Shore-LIJ Health System was recently selected as one of 16 programs nationwide to participate in a three-year demonstration to provide home-based primary care to the elderly.

June 12, 2012

Michael J. Dowling, president and CEO of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Manhasset, N.Y., is the recipient of the 2012 B'nai B'rith National Healthcare Award, an accolade that has recognized outstanding healthcare leaders for the past 30 years.

June 12, 2012

Warm weather makes you want to put on a bathing suit and jump in the pool, but if you develop pain in one ear or the other, it may be a simple and common problem called swimmer's ear.

June 12, 2012

Despite what men have been told, smoking, drinking and being overweight might not bring lower sperm counts, a new study from the UK suggests.

June 12, 2012

Department of Commerce Secretary John Bryson, who was involved in two traffic accidents on Saturday linked to a seizure, has taken a leave of absence

June 12, 2012

Nearly five years after announcing that she had breast cancer, "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts Monday told viewers she has been diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal blood disorder that was likely contracted as a result of her treatment for the cancer.

June 11, 2012

Crain's New York Business magazine publishes its annual list of the New York metropolitan area's largest hospitals.

June 11, 2012

There's yet more evidence that smoking cuts life expectancy, with a new study that finds the habit increases the risk of early death from all causes among older smokers.

June 11, 2012

A spokesperson for the Commerce Department revealed in a statement Monday that Bryson had apparently suffered a seizure while driving this weekend. The official also said that Bryson has since been released and was given medication for the seizure.

June 11, 2012

People with type 2 diabetes who take omega-3 fatty acid supplements are neither helping nor harming their heart, a new study finds.

June 11, 2012

Suffering a seizure while behind the wheel, as U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson reportedly did, is extremely rare but is far more likely to end in death than seizures suffered elsewhere, according to federal transportation experts.

June 11, 2012

Travelers with chronic ailments like diabetes or high blood pressure have long struggled to remember when to take their pills as they cross time zones.

June 11, 2012

A blood test that might be able to predict breast cancer's spread may improve diagnosis and treatment for women with early stage breast cancer, a new study finds.

June 10, 2012

Long Island Pharmacists and physicians who specialize in pain management welcomed the State Legislature's agreement last week on a new electronic system for tracking narcotics prescriptions.

June 10, 2012

David Skinner arrived from Chicago in late 1987 to take over the ailing New York Hospital at a time when its medical reputation was tarnished, its occupancy falling and its budget awash in red ink.

June 10, 2012

Two more genetic links to migraines have been discovered, a finding experts acknowledge won't yet help those suffering from the throbbing headaches but may one day lead to new therapies.

June 10, 2012

Last fall, NYU Langone Medical Center posted an opening for a newly expanded position at the hospital. The posting wasn't for a brain surgeon, a pediatric cardiologist, an admissions clerk or any other typical hospital job.

June 10, 2012

Hospital spending in New York's crowded, competitive health care scene keeps growing, pumping billions of dollars into the local economy. But that hasn't made hospitals healthier.

June 10, 2012

Long Island pharmacists and physicians who specialize in pain management welcomed the State Legislature's agreement last week on a new electronic system for tracking narcotics prescriptions as they are written and filled.

June 9, 2012

Treating prediabetes aggressively with lifestyle changes and medications may prevent its progression to diabetes, a new study finds.

June 8, 2012

The indoor play area is sponsored by Cohen Children’s Medical Center, helping the hospital promote its brand and wellness.

June 8, 2012

Shannon Miller, the most decorated American gymnast in history, was the keynote speaker at North Shore University Hospital’s and LIJ Medical Center’s sixth combined Cancer Survivors’ Day, held at the North Shore-LIJ Health System’s Monter Cancer Center in Lake Success, NY.

June 8, 2012

Radiologist Dr. Jeanne Choi Rosen of Cohen Children’s Medical Center discusses Lancet study about the long-term impact of computed tomography (CT) scans on children.

June 7, 2012

Outside the city, children's hospitals that were recognized in more than one specialty include Long Island's Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center at North Shore-LIJ.

June 7, 2012

Receiving vitamins through an intravenous drip may be the latest Hollywood health craze, but there's little evidence the practice has any health benefits, experts say.

June 7, 2012

The tiniest, most underweight babies emerge as teens who feel good about themselves, rating their health about the same as children born at normal weights, according to a new study.

June 6, 2012

There are many reasons for a hospital to go green that executives understand well. There are the cost savings, the many merits of taking on a social responsibility, and the awards and recognition attendant to taking on environmentally friendly practices.

June 6, 2012

As a whole, North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital was ranked as the No. 19 hospital in New York State and the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center also achieved nationally ranked status.

June 6, 2012

Aspirin therapy has long been promoted by the medical profession as a preventive measure against heart disease, However, a new study shows that unless you are at medium to high risk for cardiac events or you have diabetes, popping acetylsalicylic acid (the medical term for aspirin) every day may make you prone to potentially lethal bleeding episodes.

June 6, 2012

As the rich world ages, doctors are in short supply, and their roles are changing.

June 6, 2012

Sheryl Crow has a benign brain tumor called a meningioma, the 50-year-old musician revealed Tuesday.

June 6, 2012

n the fight against one of the deadliest forms of breast cancer for black women -- triple-negative breast cancer -- researchers at the North Shore-LIJ Health System and the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in New York say they've made a significant breakthrough.

June 5, 2012

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban oversized sugary drinks met with a roar of protest when it was announced last week.

June 4, 2012

Spreading the letters of words a bit farther apart helps dyslexic kids read more quickly and make fewer mistakes as they read, a new study shows.

June 4, 2012

Cancer patients on certain chemotherapies often experience a painful tingling in their extremities called peripheral neuropathy, and a new study suggests the antidepressant Cymbalta may be the first treatment to work against the condition.

June 4, 2012

Hoping to benefit from low interest rates, the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System is gearing up to issue $125 million in bonds to refinance existing debt.

June 2, 2012

Staten Island University Hospital recently took part in World No Tobacco Day by handing out free information and nicotine patches to help Islanders stop smoking.

June 2, 2012

French researchers report that a targeted therapy already enlisted in the fight against colorectal cancer, lung cancer and kidney cancer may also have a role to play in recalcitrant ovarian cancer.

June 1, 2012

The academy is partnered with North Shore-LIJ System and their affiliates, such as Southside Hospital in Bay Shore.

June 1, 2012

The Zuckerberg Pavilion Win Design Award.

June 1, 2012

Researchers and doctors at the North Shore-LIJ Health System and the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered a potential explanation for why breast cancer is not experienced the same way with African American and Caucasian patients.

June 1, 2012

At the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, pharmacists are using old-fashioned paper spreadsheets to track their stock of drugs in short supply - a task that takes several hours each day.

June 1, 2012

Roger Clemens attorney Rusty Hardin displayed four photos to the jury during the former All-Star baseball player’s perjury trial, each showing him pitching for a different team over 24 years.

June 1, 2012

Older patients with clogged heart arteries may have a little lower death risk over time if they get bypass operations instead of angioplasty and stents to fix the problem, new research suggests.

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