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Covid-
19: Health Officials Address Concerns Over New NYC Variant Confirmed Throughout Northeast
While many have expressed concern about a new COVID-19 variant that has cropped up in New York City, some health officials are more cautious. This week, The New York Times reported on a new COVID-19 strain, labeled B.1.526, that has sporadically been confirmed throughout the Northeast, prompting some uneasiness in health officials along the East Coast. Original story - COVID-19: Discovery Of New Variant In New York City Sparks Concern The new variant is believed to be potentially more contagious and may cause more severe infections, though some health officials have said it may not be as b…
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Covid-
19: Discovery Of New Variant In New York City Sparks Concern
A new COVID-19 variant discovered in New York City that may reduce the effectiveness of vaccines has some concerned there could be a new surge in cases. Researchers announced this week that a new variant has been discovered in New York City and elsewhere in the Northeast that has mutated and may be more resistant to vaccines. According to researchers, the variant, dubbed B.1.526, has appeared in diverse neighborhoods in New York City and “is scattered in the Northeast.” The new variant is reportedly similar to the strain first seen in South Africa, which appears to evade some of the body…
Lifestyle
Monitoring Epilepsy Saves Lives
As the number of epilepsy cases rise, the Epilepsy Monitoring Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital has expanded to serve patients of all ages. More Americans have epilepsy now than ever before, and the number is only increasing. At least 3.4 million people in the United States have epilepsy, and New York State has the fourth-highest number of people with active epilepsy in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epilepsy, a disorder of the central nervous system, is often portrayed on screen as causing dramatic, violent seizures. But the …
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1,000 Who May Have Been Exposed To Coronavirus Are Quarantining In Westchester
Click here for an updated story: Five New Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Westchester, Bringing Total To 10 In County About 1,000 people in Westchester County who may have been exposed to the coronavirus are being quarantined or self-quarantined to combat the rapid spread of coronavirus after a 50-year-old attorney from New Rochelle was hospitalized with the virus. The quarantines are scheduled to last 14 days, and health department officials are monitoring those involved to make sure they are observing the quarantine. At a press briefing in White Plains on Wednesday afternoon…
Schools
Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest
Sacred Heart University is denying any wrongdoing in a student's choking death during a pancake eating contest in 2017. In court documents filed Tuesday in Superior Court in Bridgeport, the college's attorney's blamed Caitlin Nelson’s own actions in her death in response to a lawsuit brought by Nelson’s mother. Nelson, 20, who was studying social work and was a member of Kappa Delta sorority, was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center in March 2017 after choking on the pancakes during a charity fundraiser. Her mother, Rosanne Nelson, of Clark, New Jersey, who is seeking dam…
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Family Of 20-Year-Old Who Died During Pancake Eating Contest Sues Sacred Heart University
The family of a 20-year-old college student who choked to death during a pancake-eating contest at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield is filing a lawsuit against the school. Caitlin Nelson, a junior at the Fairfield County university, died last year on March 30 during the contest, which was a school-sanctioned event to raise money for charity. Her death was ultimately ruled an accident. The Clark, New Jersey, resident had eaten several pancakes before she collapsed, spitting out some food, but still choking, witnesses told police. A nursing student began CPR, while others attempted to u…
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Cardiologist Brings Curative Cardiac Procedure To White Plains Hospital
White Plains Hospital marks American Heart Month in February with news that will impact the quality of life for cardiac patients by offering catheter ablation used to treat arrhythmia. The hospital announced that Dr. Daniel Y. Wang has joined as director of White Plains Hospital’s Cardiac Electrophysiology Program, bringing curative, cutting-edge cardiac procedures to their patients. Previously a faculty member at Columbia University Medical Center, Dr. Wang performs challenging catheter ablation. During a catheter ablation, Dr. Wang inserts very small wires into the patient’s heart. The wi…
Lifestyle
Comprehensive Lung Cancer Screening And Care Now Available At NYP Lawrence
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- In the wake of recent advances in the detection and treatment of lung cancer, there is no better time to become aware of the state-of-the-art lung cancer screening and world-class, comprehensive lung cancer care that is available right here in Westchester County at the newly opened NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center. “At NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center our experienced team of lung cancer specialists provides highly specialized lung cancer care that begins with low-dose CT scan lung cancer screening for the early detection of…
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NYP Lawrence Hospital Oncologist Empowers Patients To Cope With Cancer
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- At the NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center, cancer care goes far beyond diagnosis and treatment with support and programs that empower patients to cope with cancer and improve their quality of life. “Our goal is to deliver the highest quality, comprehensive cancer care in a community setting that is close to the patient’s home,” said Dr. Michelle Boyar, a medical oncologist who specializes in gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers at the Cancer Center and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. “Our oncolog…
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Columbia Radiation Oncologist Brings Multidisciplinary Care to Westchester
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A new era of cancer care has arrived in Westchester County with the opening of the NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center in Bronxville. “The Cancer Center has transformed the nature of cancer care in our community,” said Henry J. Lee, MD, PhD, who is Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology at NYP/Lawrence Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). “Under the expert guidance of Columbia and with the strength of NewYork-Presbyterian, we have brought true multidisciplinary oncology c…
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Columbia Breast Surgeon Brings High-Quality Care To NYP Lawrence Hospital
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Women living in Westchester and surrounding counties now have access to superior breast care close to home at the NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center in Bronxville. The Hospital is designated an accredited breast center by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers for delivering the highest level of evidenced-based care for patients with diseases of the breast. Michelle Azu, MD, FACS, a fellowship-trained breast surgeon at NYP Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center, lea…
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Columbia Orthopedic Surgeon Brings Specialized Care to Westchester
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A new era of orthopedic care has arrived in Westchester County at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital where a team of sports medicine and orthopedic physicians from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) is providing world-class, specialized orthopedic services in a community hospital setting. “Our goal is to bring New York City-level care and the full range of subspecialty orthopedic care that we offer at Columbia up to Westchester,” said Jeffrey A. Geller, MD, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital and the Chief and Director …
Lifestyle
Superior Care Close To Home At NYP Lawrence Cardiac Catheterization Lab
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Residents living in Westchester are receiving superior heart care close to home at the NewYork-Presbyterian Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital. “In this day and age, the majority of the procedures we do in the Cath Lab are extremely safe, quick and useful,” said Mark A. Apfelbaum, MD, Director of the NewYork-Presbyterian System Cardiac Catheterization Labs at the Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center as well as Director of the Cath Lab at NewYork-Pres…
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