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FEATURES
HEALTH QUEST BRINGS NEXT-LEVEL ROBOTIC SURGERY TO THE
MID-HUDSON VALLEY 6
Health Quest is transforming the surgical landscape of the mid-Hudson region with
major investments in a pair of technologies that represent the future of minimally
invasive, robot-assisted surgery — the da Vinci Si and Xi surgical systems.
GIVING AND RECEIVING: PHYSICIANS FIND FULFILLMENT IN
CHARITABLE CARE 18
Physicians who provide philanthropic medical or other services come from many
backgrounds but share a passion for helping the less fortunate. Three physicians
discuss what motivates them to volunteer.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
BARIATRICS
EXPLORING BARIATRIC SURGERY'S POTENTIAL AS
A DIABETES THERAPEUTIC 14
A recent study found lifestyle interventions alone were significantly less effective
in producing at least partial remission of Type 2 diabetes than were two types of
bariatric surgery. Far more of those who underwent surgery were able to discontinue
medications as well.
DISTURBED SLEEP AND WORK STRESS: A BI-DIRECTIONAL LINK 16
New interventions may be possible as a result of research that found a reciprocal link
between disturbed sleep and work-related stress.
BARIATRICS UPDATE 17
A roundup of statistics related to bariatrics
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DEPARTMENTS
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 11
CME CREDITS 20
LOCAL NEWS 21
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