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December 31, 2012

Sure, bad habits are hard to break. But we’ve got 8 you should quit for a healthier life, and experts’ tips to make the process easier. Plus, are you ready to make a life change? Take our quiz to find out.

December 31, 2012

Depression is common among older people who go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease, leading to widespread speculation that it may be one possible cause for age-related dementias.

December 31, 2012

New York's Largest Hospitals

December 31, 2012

Huntington's "Journey to Africa"

December 31, 2012

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was hospitalized on Sunday with a blood clot stemming from a concussion she suffered earlier this month, a State Department spokesman said.

December 28, 2012

Hangover headache? 10 tips to reduce your risk.

December 28, 2012

People who study or treat Alzheimer's disease and its earliest clinical stage, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), have focused attention on the obvious short-term memory problems.

December 28, 2012

Common kitchen items like ground cinnamon and marshmallows are increasingly being used by kids for dangerous choking games and cheap, easy highs, a toxicologist warns.

December 27, 2012

Dr. Ed Orzac Dies at Age 95

December 27, 2012

A 2006 study indicates that women who include dairy products in their daily diet are five times as likely to have twins than their vegan sisters.

December 27, 2012

Almost a third of people who undergo total knee replacement (TKR) surgery gain 5 percent or more of their starting bodyweight within five years of the procedure, according to a new study published recently online in Arthritis Care & Research.

December 27, 2012

PHYSICIANS WHO PRACTICE in New York's five boroughs are no strangers to disaster. With blizzards, blackouts, last year's Hurricane Irene and the 9/11 mobilization, doctors in New York not only do disaster drills and planning, but unfortunately they get some regular practice with the real thing.

December 27, 2012

In 2012, the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation funded more than 200 new promising ideas through its NARSAD Grants to identify the causes, improve treatments and develop prevention strategies for mental illness.

December 26, 2012

Not long after posting last month's column which, admittedly, was somewhat critical of healthcare providers in and around New York City following Super Storm Sandy, I decided to get a clearer picture from someone intimately connected to the disaster – my own brother.

December 26, 2012

When a national shortage of a cancer drug that had helped treat children with Hodgkin's lymphoma for decades forced doctors to find a substitute, they thought they had settled on a drug that would work just as well for these young cancer patients.

December 26, 2012

The Hempstead Village Board of Trustees recently agreed to a make permanent a trial contract with the North Shore-LIJ Health System ambulance service for emergency medical services. The unanimous vote was taken by the board on December 4 and had the strong support of Mayor Wayne T. Hall.

December 25, 2012

Random testing deemed 'absolutely discriminatory' by National Advocates for Pregnant Women, claiming doctors target monorities and low-income families.

December 24, 2012

Call to Action Through Tragedy

December 24, 2012

Around Christmas and New Year's, emergency departments brace for a rise in cases of "holiday heart syndrome," or isolated incidents of atrial fibrillation in otherwise healthy people who simply eat and drink too much.

December 24, 2012

An East Harlem mom brought home a Christmas surprise Monday for her three daughters — a little brother born so premature doctors feared he’d never survive.

December 24, 2012

The celebrations at this time of year are a wonderful way to welcome in the New Year. But if you overdo it with too much bubbly, your heart may pay the bill.

December 24, 2012

In-office eye scans that assess the thinning of the retina may also help doctors determine how fast multiple sclerosis (MS) is progressing in patients with the nervous system disease, a new study suggests.

December 24, 2012

People suffering from depression or psychological distress appear to have higher than normal blood levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), an indicator of inflammatory disease, according to new research from Denmark.

December 24, 2012

Five local hospitals are participating in an initiative by the New York State Chapter of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG District II), UnitedHealthcare and the March of Dimes to stop non-medically necessary cesarean sections and inductions prior to 39 weeks of pregnancy.

December 24, 2012

With unlimited risks but limited resources, hospitals increasingly use some version of data mining in their compliance programs.

December 22, 2012

Scientists are getting warmer in their attempts to zero in on what causes hot flashes, intense surges of heat and sweating that affect millions of middle-aged women in the years leading to menopause.

December 21, 2012

Refocusing on Cost Drivers

December 21, 2012

North Shore University Hospital Opens Video Monitoring Unit for Epilepsy Patients

December 21, 2012

Concerned, but not panicking," is how Allscripts’ biggest customer describes his reaction to the EHR vendor’s switch at the top -- one that has CEO Glen Tullman stepping down, and former Cerner executive Paul Black, a new member of the Allscripts board of directors, now steering the ship. Allscripts customers give both men kudos for leadership, but say the turnaround has to be decisive -- and quick

December 21, 2012

Of all the diseases people worry about getting, viral hepatitis is usually way down on the list. Most often it's thought of as a disease that affects only drug addicts or the sexually promiscuous. Though those groups are at higher risk, almost anyone can contract hepatitis.

December 21, 2012

Lenox Hill Hospital Medical Director Dr. Anthony Antonacci talks about how the hospital has expanded operations and staff to meet the needs of patients and physicians from NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center, which remain closed because of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.

December 21, 2012

Prompted by the death of a 12-year-old Queens boy in April, New York health officials are poised to make their state the first in the nation to require that hospitals aggressively look for sepsis in patients so treatment can begin sooner.

December 20, 2012

Who’s Who in Healthcare

December 20, 2012

Lucky Kids Travel to North Pole

December 20, 2012

With a goal of producing healthier babies, Lenox Hill Hospital's chair of OB/GYN Dr. Michael Divon discusses the decision to eliminate all elective deliveries before 39 weeks of gestation.

December 20, 2012

The North Shore-LIJ Health System, which is headquartered in Great Neck, announced the appointment of Dr. Louis Potters as executive committee chair of its Physician and Ambulatory Network Services.

December 20, 2012

The everyday aches and pains you're used to could indicate a health emergency. Usually a headache is just a headache, and heartburn is nothing more than a sign that you ate too much fast-food. Except when they're not.

December 20, 2012

Single tests that measure intelligence quotient, or IQ, may become a thing of the past.

December 20, 2012

Some research has suggested that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil can help prevent an irregular heart beat called atrial fibrillation.

December 20, 2012

The most widely prescribed sleeping pills do help people get to sleep, but maybe not only because of the medicine, a new study suggests.

December 20, 2012

Here at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, unless you have a medical reason, you can't have a c-section or be induced for labor until you're almost full term.

December 20, 2012

It's the season of gift-giving, and what better gift than one that helps kids who need care in the hospital.

December 19, 2012

You’ve made a list and checked it twice—but what about your heart health during the holidays? Good eating habits can vanish from your list easily during the seasonal festivities, especially with additional stress in the mix.

December 19, 2012

$120M Psychiatric Center to Open

December 19, 2012

First graders at the Riley Avenue School are ACTIVELY engaged in learning about heart health. Sheila Davies, a Nurse Practitioner at North Shore University Hospital LIJ and a parent of a first grader at the Riley Avenue School in Calverton, NY, volunteered to teach a unit on heart health to the first graders in a program she calls the “Heartist” project.

December 19, 2012

As any year comes to a close, there’s a natural tendency to look back and assess what we’ve accomplished. And in the healthcare design realm, we accomplished a lot in 2012.

December 19, 2012

For the first time, the rate of new HIV infections among black American women declined between 2008 and 2010, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

December 19, 2012

Healing the Wounds of War

December 18, 2012

Firefighters from the “Hot Corner,” Engine 155 and Ladder 78 in Staten Island continue the legacy of fallen hero Lt. Bobby Ryan, with their 5th annual toy drive at Staten Island University Hospital. Lt. Ryan, who lost his life responding to a fire in 2008, was a huge supporter of the burn center at SIUH and started the drive a year before he died.

December 18, 2012

Giving the anti-clotting drug Plavix to patients before they undergo treatment to open narrowed heart arteries lowers their risk of heart attack but does not lower their overall risk of death, a new study finds.

December 18, 2012

It’s a story we’ve been reporting on for more than a decade: The health of the brave, heroic responders who breathed in the dust, debris and fumes at the World Trade Center site in the hours, days and years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

December 18, 2012

People who can’t get their high blood pressure down with drugs may be helped by a new procedure that deactivates overactive nerves in the kidneys, a small study shows.

December 18, 2012

Commonly prescribed antibiotics don't help cure most coughs in adults, new research confirms.

December 18, 2012

Staten Island University Hospital will be reimbursed for an additional 24 Medicare-funded resident physicians, it was announced Monday by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, who pushed for an increase in training slots at SIUH.

December 18, 2012

Dr. Victor Fornari, director of child psychiatry at Zucker Hillside Hospital, discusses the emotional trauma unleashed by the massacre of 26 people – including 20 children – on December 14th in Newtown, CT.

December 17, 2012

20 Largest Group Practices

December 17, 2012

20 Largest Secular Nonprofit Health Systems

December 17, 2012

The New York Islanders hockey operations staff members along with players from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers spread holiday cheer all around Long Island in Queens.

December 17, 2012

For patients whose high blood pressure cannot be controlled despite taking several medications, a short burst of radio waves at the nerves around the kidneys may do the trick, a small new study says.

December 17, 2012

Hospital Systems Branch Out As insurers

December 17, 2012

The state Department of Health planning committee in charge of reforming New York's certificate of need process completed its work Dec. 6.

December 17, 2012

The epic 12.12.12 Sandy relief concert at Madison Square Garden last week was a morale-booster for many hospital employees.

December 16, 2012

To help increase the number and diversity of people in the National Marrow Donor Program’s bone marrow registry, the North Shore-LIJ Health System hosted a drive on December 7 at Cohen Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) for people to sign up for the registry.

December 14, 2012

Zucker Inpatient Pavilion Opens

December 14, 2012

Smokers who take Chantix to stop smoking may be at higher risk for heart attacks and strokes compared to those who don’t take the drug, the FDA says. But the increased risk is small and should be weighed against the risks of continuing to smoke.

December 14, 2012

A record number of curious kids are getting hurt by falling televisions in their homes, a government report warns.

December 14, 2012

City public hospitals enforce strict time limits on patient visitation.

December 14, 2012

Thanks to Excedrin, Jordin doesn’t miss a beat.

December 14, 2012

Black people are known to be at greater risk for high blood pressure, and now a new study suggests that this places them at an even higher risk for stroke.

December 14, 2012

Hospitals Focus on Sandy Health Issues

December 14, 2012

Southside Hospital Nurse in Spotlight

December 14, 2012

Even as the Robin Hood Foundation held an epic rock concert for Sandy relief Dec. 12, two hospitals were raising money to take care of their own.

December 13, 2012

Zucker Hillside Hospital Adds Psychiatric Pavilion

December 13, 2012

Inpatient Psychiatric Center Opens in Glen Oaks

December 13, 2012

The North Shore-LIJ Health System is the latest organization to address the shortage of young people pursuing careers in STEM.

December 13, 2012

We watch the Olympic Games with awe and marvel at the athletes’ power and grace.

December 13, 2012

Many older women infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV) in their youth may not "clear" it from the body as completely as once thought, a new study suggests

December 13, 2012

Southside Hospital and its chief nurse, Patricia Farrell, were highlighted during the Hurricane Sandy Benefit Concert at Madison Square Garden, with Ms. Farrell introducing singer Billy Joel.

December 13, 2012

By a rough estimate, Superstorm Sandy's toll on North Shore-LIJ could reach tens of millions of dollars.

December 12, 2012

Monitoring pressure build-up in the brain after a severe head trauma is critical, and a combination of CT scans and neurological exams may work as well as the current, more invasive method, a new study suggests.

December 12, 2012

Fainting isn't fun. For those who have ever suddenly and briefly lost consciousness, it's a disconcerting situation that typically triggers a thorough medical workup. Unfortunately, it's often tough for physicians to determine just what caused a first fainting episode.

December 12, 2012

Although significant progress has been made in the United States in terms of decreasing smoking and lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels, a new report warns that cardiovascular disease -- including heart disease and stroke -- still causes the death of one American every 40 seconds.

December 12, 2012

It’s not an easy time to be a doctor. Declining fees and soaring costs have led physicians to merge their practices to form mega-groups or to become hospital employees in increasing numbers.

December 12, 2012

A medication typically prescribed to control high blood pressure that's commonly referred to as a water pill may ease some of the symptoms of autism, researchers say.

December 11, 2012

5 Fast Facts About Vertigo and Balance Disorders

December 11, 2012

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell visited Staten Island University Hospital Friday to speak to doctors and hospital staff at morning rounds, after a Staten Island Rewrite on The Last Word became a source of pride in the often-overlooked NYC borough.

December 11, 2012

Certain stroke patients might benefit from angioplasty and the placement of artery-opening stents in brain blood vessels, a new study suggests.

December 11, 2012

Primary-care doctors should offer children and teens counseling and educational programs to prevent them from smoking, according to new recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

December 11, 2012

If children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, continue to have the condition in adulthood, a new study suggests that they may face an array of physical and mental health issues.

December 10, 2012

People who drink more than four cups of caffeinated coffee daily could significantly reduce their risk of death from certain forms of cancer, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society.

December 10, 2012

Dr. Edward S. Orzac spent much of his time enriching his life while helping and teaching others, whether as a professor of medicine in India, a founding member of a Valley Stream hospital or as a teacher of Asian history at Hofstra University.

December 10, 2012

The key to a slimmer figure is not necessarily dieting, but just cutting back on fat intake, a new British study suggests.

December 10, 2012

They are already New York’s heroes — and now they’ve become the champions of one very ill little boy.

December 10, 2012

Rates of serious bleeding among patients taking warfarin are much higher than those found in clinical trials of the drug and are even greater during the first month of use, according to a five-year study of 125,195 seniors with atrial fibrillation

December 10, 2012

Giving underweight babies iron supplements may reduce their risk of behavioral problems later in life, a new Swedish study has found

December 10, 2012

Kenneth Storz, a retiredArmy Reserve colonel, said he and his family struggled to adjust to his return from combat in Iraq in 2006. His son was resentful. His daughter was withdrawn.

December 8, 2012

The new anti-clotting drug apixaban (Eliquis) appears to help prevent potentially fatal blood clots in patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a new Italian study finds.

December 7, 2012

The drug Avastin (bevacizumab), when added to chemotherapy, does not improve disease-free survival in patients with triple-negative breast cancer any better than chemo alone, new research finds.

December 7, 2012

An experimental antidepressant that targets the brain in a different way appears to both act fast and last long, researchers say.

December 7, 2012

Great South Bay Imaging Center Earns LEED Certification

December 7, 2012

The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System’s Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks is set to open a $120 million, two-story building today.

December 7, 2012

Before Hurricane Sandy, Soumitra Eachempati, a trauma doctor at New York Presbyterian Hospital on the city’s affluent Upper East Side, spent much of his time dealing with stair falls and Central Park cycling injuries.

December 6, 2012

Thank You Lenox Hill

December 6, 2012

Women who take the breast cancer drug Tamoxifen for a longer period of time could further reduce their chances of breast cancer recurrence, British researchers say in a new study.

December 6, 2012

In women with breast cancer that has recurred but remains confined to in or near the breast, post-surgical chemotherapy appears to boost survival, new research shows.

December 6, 2012

Fighting among teenagers dropped significantly in 19 European and North American countries from 2002 to 2010, a new study finds.

December 6, 2012

Women now have one more reason to eat their fruits and veggies.

December 6, 2012

Dr. Bruce Farber talks about how North Shore University Hospital’s use of cameras to monitor hand-washing compliance in its medical and surgical intensive care units has helped to combat hospital-acquired infections.

December 6, 2012

A state decision removing two mobile emergency-care units from Long Beach has sparked concerns from officials and residents worried about putting residents of the barrier island at risk.

December 6, 2012

Dr. Stephanie Bernik, Chief of Surgical Oncology at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, joins UTTM to discuss the recent study findings on the breast cancer drug Tamoxifen.

December 6, 2012

New 3D technology helps North Shore-LIJ surgeons Mark Eisenberg, MD, and B. Todd Schaeffer, MD, remove brain tumor of a woman through nasal cavity.

December 5, 2012

People taking the widely prescribed sedatives known as benzodiazepines may be putting themselves at greater risk for developing pneumonia, British researchers report.

December 5, 2012

Antiseptics are meant to keep bacteria and other pathogens from entering the body through breaks in the skin, but sometimes these products can be contaminated with the very organisms they're supposed to guard against, new research shows.

December 5, 2012

New research suggests that your hangover will be worse if you smoke when you drink.

December 5, 2012

North Shore-LIJ Gives Broad Channel a Boost

December 4, 2012

Scientists have long thought that stress plays a role in epileptic seizures, and new evidence suggests that epilepsy patients who believe this is the case experience a different brain response when faced with a nerve-wracking situation.

December 4, 2012

Cold and flu season is here – are you prepared? Get Dr. Oz's recommendations for the best cough medicine.

December 4, 2012

A group of beer brewers is holding a benefit for Staten Island University Hospital employees affected by Sandy.

December 4, 2012

Doctors who practice general internal medicine, known as internists, may be a vanishing breed, according to a new study.

December 4, 2012

In some women, morning sickness might be an indicator of more serious later-pregnancy complications, including preterm delivery, a new study says.

December 4, 2012

The ribbon has been cut on a first-of-its-kind facility for military veterans on Long Island.

December 4, 2012

Noah Rosen, MD, director of Cushing Neuroscience Institute's Headache Center, talks about how headaches often run in the family and is more common than we think.

December 4, 2012

Close to 11,500 people were treated in emergency rooms in 2010 for nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and other symptoms related to the use of synthetic or fake marijuana products such as "K2" or "Spice."

December 4, 2012

North Shore-LIJ Raises $2.3M for Employees Devastated by Sandy

December 4, 2012

A month after Hurricane Sandy struck New York City, unexpectedly shutting down several hospitals, one Upper East Side medical center had so many more emergency room patients than usual that it was parking them in its lobby.

December 3, 2012

Unfortunately, knowing if and when is not so clear-cut. There are no telltale signs you should take a prescription med to treat migraine, says Noah Rosen, MD, assistant neurology professor at Great Neck, NY’s Cushing Neuroscience Institute, who directs its Headache Center.

December 3, 2012

Most people prefer to pop a pill rather than a brussel sprout.

December 3, 2012

The effects of Superstorm Sandy are still not being forgotten. Members of the lacrosse community have stepped up across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions over the last month or so to help, and efforts are continuing.

December 3, 2012

The long-awaited revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been approved, bringing with it a series of revisions, additions and subtractions to the tome that is considered the Bible of psychiatry.

December 3, 2012

What would you say to a doctor or nurse who didn't wash their hands before they came to see you? I asked.

December 3, 2012

Shyni Charley, RN, was hunkered down at home in Long Beach, N.Y., with her family when the winds from Superstorm Sandy suddenly uprooted a large tree.

December 3, 2012

This year’s pool of nominees was among the largest in program’s history, Williamson said. The awards process, sponsored nationally by The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future and the University of Phoenix College of Nursing, begins when colleagues nominate RNs for regional recognition in six categories.

December 3, 2012

Bechtel, RN-BC, MSN, CEN, was promoted to director of nursing education for Good Samaritan. Previously, she was the clinical educator in the ED.

December 3, 2012

Physicians who take after-hours calls from patients often face a difficult decision: Which symptoms can wait for an office visit, and which ones require a trip to the emergency department? Now doctors find these decisions complicated by a troubling, rising trend: Will a trip to the ED mean an upfront charge for a patient if the problem is deemed nonemergent?

December 1, 2012

In other news, the Cohen Children’s Medical Center and the Icla da Silva Foundation are urging people in minority communities to become bone marrow donors.

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July 5, 2011

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