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New Rochelle Schools Superintendent To Miss Time At Beginning Of School Year

New Rochelle Schools Superintendent To Miss Time At Beginning Of School Year

New Rochelle Schools Superintendent To Miss Time At Beginning Of School Year When school begins, New Rochelle Superintendent Laura Feijóo will be on the sideline after undergoing necessary surgery. Feijóo announced that she will be taking a brief leave of absence when schools open back up on Thursday, Sept. 3 to undergo surgery for an undisclosed ailment. It is expected that Feijóo will miss approximately two weeks, with Alex Marrero, the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction stepping into her shoes while she is on medical leave. “I am sure you can appreciate how difficult this decision was for me to make at this time but it is simply unavoidable,”…

08/28/2020

Lifestyle

Summertime Eye Protection: Prevent Eyelid Cancer With These Tips

Summertime Eye Protection: Prevent Eyelid Cancer With These Tips

Summertime Eye Protection: Prevent Eyelid Cancer With These Tips The skin on your eyelid is the thinnest and most sensitive skin on your body. Almost 10% of skin cancer cases occur on the eyelid. This area of the body is easily damaged by sun exposure with more than half of eyelid cancers developing on the lower part of the eyelid. The most common type of eyelid cancer is basal cell carcinoma which can generally be removed with surgery. Less common types include squamous cell carcinoma, sebaceous cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma. Risk factors for eyelid cancer include exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, fair skin or light-colored eyes, those age…

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Business

'Listen To Your Body' Advises Hudson Valley Surgeon

'Listen To Your Body' Advises Hudson Valley Surgeon

'Listen To Your Body' Advises Hudson Valley Surgeon With advances in modern medicine—from high resolution scans to online diagnosis—patients are able to identify problems with more certainty than ever before. However, when it comes to targeting illnesses early, especially in highly sensitive intestinal and abdominal areas, there's no better barometer than patients listening to their own body. "The body will talk to you," said Dr. Har Chi Lau, a surgeon at Hudson Valley Surgical with decades of experience in abdominal and intestinal surgery. Identifying the severity and frequency of pain is an easy and and important first step. "A pa…

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Lifestyle

What You Should Know About Colorectal Cancer

What You Should Know About Colorectal Cancer

What You Should Know About Colorectal Cancer Colorectal or colon and rectal cancer, is a cancer that occurs in the colon or rectum. It affects men and women of all ethnic groups, and is most often found in people age 50 years or older. It is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined in the United States, but it doesn’t have to be. Colorectal cancer screening saves lives. Screening can help detect precancerous polyps—abnormal growths in the colon or rectum—that can be removed before they turn into cancer. Screening also helps find colorectal cancer at an early stage, …

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Lifestyle

HVSG Explains What You Need To Know About Minimally Invasive Surgery

HVSG Explains What You Need To Know About Minimally Invasive Surgery

Hvsg Explains What You Need To Know About Minimally Invasive Surgery When it comes to undergoing surgery, is opting for a minimally invasive procedure always best? According to Dr. Har Chi Lau, a surgeon at Hudson Valley Surgical Group in Sleepy Hollow, the answer is a bit more complicated than a simple "yes." Before making any surgical decisions, it's important to first understand what minimally invasive surgery is. "Minimally invasive surgery is performing an operation using cameras, smaller incisions and robotics, rather than using hands and an open surgery," said Lau. First pioneered in the 1980s, this approach has become increasingly common. Touting…

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Lifestyle

Little Known Disorder Increases Likelihood Of Life Threatening Cancers

Little Known Disorder Increases Likelihood Of Life Threatening Cancers

Little Known Disorder Increases Likelihood Of Life Threatening Cancers A cancer diagnosis often begins a frightening and uncertain time for many people. In some cases however, developing certain cancers can serve as a warning sign of larger biological problems that may open the door to additional cancers. Also known as hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer - or HNPCC - Lynch Syndrome is a condition in which genetic defects in a patient result in an increased likelihood of them developing more than one type cancer. The disorder often manifests itself during a colorectal cancer discovery, and signifies a risk of also developing a variety of other cancers, in…

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St. John's Riverside Hospital Doc Helps Patient Find Freedom From Pain

St. John's Riverside Hospital Doc Helps Patient Find Freedom From Pain

St. John's Riverside Hospital Doc Helps Patient Find Freedom From Pain Soyica G., who works at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, started feeling a pain that radiated through her legs. The pain made her so weak she eventually could not hold herself up and became partially paralyzed in both legs. The first hospital emergency room she visited sent her home without any tests and recommended bed rest. After weeks lost from work and getting worse, she contacted her brother who in turn called an ambulance that took her to St. John’s Riverside Hospital. She began to believe she would never be able to walk again. Determined to find the cause, Dr. Choudhri, a world-renow…

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Generational Gratitude: Putnam Family Gives Thanks For WMC Healing

Generational Gratitude: Putnam Family Gives Thanks For WMC Healing

Generational Gratitude: Putnam Family Gives Thanks For WMC Healing MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- When a family member receives life-saving treatment from a doctor and medical staff, the next of kin often take notice. In the case of the Hartnett family, gaining a new lease on life wasn't just a one-time affair. When Luisa Hartnett, 67, underwent emergency heart surgery last fall, she became the third member of her family to undergo surgery at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). “This highlights what Westchester Medical Center does,” said her cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Joshua B. Goldberg. “We, as a medic…

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WMC Helps Jazz Librarian Stay Pitch Perfect

WMC Helps Jazz Librarian Stay Pitch Perfect

WMC Helps Jazz Librarian Stay Pitch Perfect POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- A library clerk by day and a jazz-and-blues crooner by night, Audrey Willis of Poughkeepsie makes a living with her eyes. That's why when a slow-growing tumor was discovered near her optic nerves in 1995, she knew trouble was lurking. However, it took nearly 22 years before she opted for surgery, only doing so at the recommendation of doctors at Westchester Medical Center. If not for the intervention of one incredibly committed doctor, Mark Watts, MD, a neurosurgeon at MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of WMCHealth, the surgery would not have occurred when it did. …

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