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Contents
| OCT/NOV 2015 |
FEATURES
JOSEPH FULTON, MD, FACS, BRINGS HIS EXPERIENCE AND
EXPERTISE IN VASCULAR CARE BACK HOME TO MIDHUDSON
REGIONAL HOSPITAL 6
With the growth of the Department of Vascular Surgery at MidHudson Regional
Hospital as part of the Westchester Heart & Vascular Institute, the local community
has expanded access to cutting-edge techniques and dedicated patient care.
EXPERIENCE AND GROWTH POSITION PUTNAM HOSPITAL
CENTER AS A REGIONAL LEADER IN ROBOTIC SURGERY 14
Since the first laparoscopic surgery was performed at Putnam Hospital Center
more than 20 years ago, the hospital has remained at the forefront of technological
innovation. With the acquisition of the da Vinci Si Surgical System, physicians have
expanded the breadth of minimally invasive treatment options they provide in the
fields of gynecology, urology and general surgery.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
CHRONIC CARE
STUDY FINDS HIGH RATES OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS AMONG
PEDIATRIC CANCER SURVIVORS 22
While more pediatric patients are surviving cancer, researchers have discovered that
most of those patients later develop at least one treatment-related chronic condition.
A STEP TOWARD PREVENTING TYPE 1 DIABETES? 24
An experimental synthetic ROR inverse agonist prevents mice from developing Type 1
diabetes — a finding that eventually could inform new treatments.
CHRONIC CARE ROUNDUP 25
A roundup of statistics about chronic disease
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DEPARTMENTS
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 20
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 26
CME CREDITS 27
LOCAL NEWS 29
ON THE COVER
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