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FE ATURES
NORTHWELL HEALTH'S REVITALIZED ORGAN
TRANSPLANT PROGRAM PROVIDES LIFESAVING
CARE ON LONG ISLAND 06
Northwell Hea lth's aim is to establish a transplant program
that includes a ll organs for adult and pediatric patients.
STONY BROOK MEDICINE NEUROSURGEONS
ADVANCE MOVEMENT DISORDER, EPILEPSY AND
BRAIN TUMOR TREATMENTS 12
Stony Brook Medicine neurosurgeons use a strong
multidisciplinary approach to treat brain tumors
and neurologica l diseases such as epilepsy and
Parkinson's disease.
HIGHLIGHTING MENOPAUSAL HEALTH AND
OSTEOPOROSIS OPTIONS AT ST. CATHERINE OF
SIENA MEDICAL CENTER 14
Unique menopausa l solutions are available to women in
Suffolk County.
CANCER CARE ADVANCES AT NEW YORK CANCER
& BLOOD SPECIALISTS 16
Advancements in techniques and technolog y have a llowed
oncologists at New York Cancer & Blood Specia lists to
diagnose and treat certain cancers early, resulting in a higher
probability of successful treatments and cures.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
GASTROENTEROLOGY
STUDY: OMALIZUMAB BOOSTS SAFETY, EFFICACY
OF ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR MULTIFOOD
ALLERGIES 24
A clinica l tria l found that participants with multiple food
a llergies gained greater benefit from ora l immunotherapy by
using the immunoglobulin e-blocking drug oma lizumab.
DEPARTMENTS
LEGAL EASE 18
FINANCIAL CHECKUP 20
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 21
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 22
LOCAL NEWS 28
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 30
