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Northwell Health Physician Partners Can Help With All Your Healthcare Needs Northwell Health Physician Partners Can Help With All Your Healthcare Needs
Northwell Health Physician Partners Can Help With All Your Healthcare Needs Physicals. Blood tests. Vaccinations. Cardiologist checks. We do so much traveling, in so many directions, for our medical care. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was one nearby place that could provide all the care we need (and ample parking, too)? There is. Northwell Health Physician Partners (NHPP) at Yonkers is Northwell Health’s new 4,658-square-foot space at 1034 North Broadway, and it’s dedicated to primary care, and specialty care, including cardiology. Many of your medical needs can be addressed in one convenient location close to home or work. “With this opening, Northwell continues…

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The 6 Essential Health Exams Every Man Needs The 6 Essential Health Exams Every Man Needs
The 6 Essential Health Exams Every Man Needs Men in the U.S. are less likely than women to regularly see a doctor for preventive care, research shows. Unfortunately, this often results in men not seeking medical care until a disease or health issue has advanced. “There is no demographic that utilizes healthcare resources less than men between the ages of 18 and 45, followed closely by men ages 45 to 64,” says Dr. Joseph Alukal, a urologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital and an associate professor of urology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Alukal shares what screenings and doctor’…

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Northwell Gets State Approval To Open Four Cardiac Catheterization Labs Northwell Gets State Approval To Open Four Cardiac Catheterization Labs
Northwell Gets State Approval To Open Four Cardiac Catheterization Labs Three Northwell Health facilities have received approval from the state to establish cardiac catheterization labs, expanding access to critical cardiology services in the region. The facilities are Lenox Health Greenwich Village, Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson and Plainview Hospital. In addition to Lenox Health, Mather and Plainview programs, the New York State Health and Health Planning Counci authorized Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco to open a cath lab in December.  Cath labs specialize in using X-ray guided catheters help open blockages in coronary arteries or repa…

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Nuclear Testing: It’s For The Heart, Too Nuclear Testing: It’s For The Heart, Too
Nuclear Testing: It’s For The Heart, Too WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- “Don’t go ‘nuclear’” might be a warning to someone who is highly stressed and overreacting to a situation, but when it comes to testing the impact of stress activity on the heart, “nuclear” may be just what the doctor ordered. That’s because use of nuclear material, radioactive isotopes that act as a “dye,” can give physicians more accurate information about the size of a heart’s chambers, its efficiency in pumping blood and the presence of any damaged heart muscle. The test also has an estimated 85 percent accuracy rate in determining whether any of a patient’s m…

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