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Dorchester, MA
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Doctor Inspired By Daughter's Birth Expands Boston-Based NICU Program Doctor Inspired By Daughter's Birth Expands Boston-Based NICU Program Doctor Inspired By Daughter's Birth Expands Boston-Based NICU Program
Doctor Inspired By Daughter's Birth Expands Boston-Based Nicu Program A Boston-area hospital recently enrolled its 105th infant in an aptly-named program that utilizes technology to help NICU babies receive continuous care, all from the comfort of home.  Transition to Home was spearheaded by Dr. Mollie Warren, a pediatrician who works in the NICU at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She created the entirely virtual program, which has been enrolling babies since October 2021, because of her own parenting experience. "As a pediatrician, we know that the families experience stress," Warren said, "but I didn't truly understand it until my daughter actually was in th…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Kingston, NY
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Heart Disease And COVID-19: Higher Risk Requires Extra Precaution Heart Disease And COVID-19: Higher Risk Requires Extra Precaution Heart Disease And COVID-19: Higher Risk Requires Extra Precaution
Heart Disease And Covid-19: Higher Risk Requires Extra Precaution If you have a pre-existing heart disease and become ill with COVID-19, you are at a higher risk for a heart attack or developing congestive heart failure. This is likely due to a combination of the severity of the viral illness and its increased demands on the heart (fever causes rapid heart rate, for example), compounded by low oxygen levels and an increased likelihood for blood clot formation. In addition to the increase in these heart problems, a more unusual condition called myocarditis where the virus infects the heart muscle directly, has also been observed in COVID-19 patients. If you…

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Armonk, NY
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COVID-19 And Your Child With Type 1 Diabetes: What You Need to Know COVID-19 And Your Child With Type 1 Diabetes: What You Need to Know COVID-19 And Your Child With Type 1 Diabetes: What You Need to Know
Covid-19 And Your Child With Type 1 Diabetes: What You Need to Know Presently, data shows that children, adolescents and young adults with well-managed endocrine conditions, such as diabetes, are not at increased risk of getting infected or becoming severely ill with the coronavirus. However, poorly controlled diabetes can weaken their immunity and thereby increase the risk of getting infected. There are some indications that otherwise healthy, but severely obese children are at increased risk of a more complicated lung infection due to COVID-19. New data is becoming available each day about the virus, but in the meantime, parents and caregivers of children w…

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Kingston, NY
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I Am A Cancer Patient. What Should I Be Doing to Protect Myself During the COVID-19 Crisis? I Am A Cancer Patient. What Should I Be Doing to Protect Myself During the COVID-19 Crisis? I Am A Cancer Patient. What Should I Be Doing to Protect Myself During the COVID-19 Crisis?
I Am A Cancer Patient. What Should I Be Doing to Protect Myself During the Covid-19 Crisis? Cancer patients need to adhere to particular guidelines to maintain their health and well-being during the coronavirus pandemic. This is especially pertinent for patients who are undergoing chemotherapy treatment. It’s important to point out that individuals with any underlying medical condition, no matter the age, are at increased risk of developing complications from infection with the virus. This is especially true for patients who have an active cancer, particularly if patients recently received or are continuing to receive immune system suppressing treatment. According to the Centers for…

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Mahopac, NY
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Senior Health: Keeping Anxiety And Stress at Bay Senior Health: Keeping Anxiety And Stress at Bay Senior Health: Keeping Anxiety And Stress at Bay
Senior Health: Keeping Anxiety And Stress at Bay As cases of the novel coronavirus now known as COVID-19 continue to increase worldwide and particularly here in New York State, researchers have learned that older adults and people with chronic health conditions may be particularly susceptible to the respiratory illness, which can cause pneumonia and symptoms such as fever, cough, diarrhea and shortness of breath. The coronavirus is a respiratory disease, meaning it mostly affects the lungs. But when the lungs aren’t able to work at full capacity, the heart has to work harder to pump oxygen-rich blood around the body. That added stress can b…

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Armonk, NY
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CareMount Medical Announces 24/7 Patient Care Technological Platform CareMount Medical Announces 24/7 Patient Care Technological Platform CareMount Medical Announces 24/7 Patient Care Technological Platform
CareMount Medical Announces 24/7 Patient Care Technological Platform CareMount Medical, the largest independent multi-specialty medical group in New York State, announces the launch of CareMount 24/7, a state-of-the-art technological platform offering patients on-demand access to their healthcare, from anywhere, online, anytime.  Addressing the ever-growing demand for clickable convenience, CareMount 24/7 features four key online platforms including: virtual visits, online scheduling, patient portal and pre check-in.  Urgent care wait times for CareMount’s eight urgent care centers have already been in place. “We live in an increasingly connected world,” sa…

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by Jon Craig