FE ATURE
COMMUNITY COMMITMENT AT THE HEART
OF BRONX-LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER'S
DEPARTMENT OF FOOT SURGERY/WOUND
MANAGEMENT, ORTHOPAEDICS 06
Bronx-Lebanon Hospita l Center's Department of Foot
Surgery/Wound Management, Orthopaedics ta kes a
multipronged, multidisciplinary approach to meeting
the unique needs of its community. The department 's
comprehensive services range from non-operative
podiatric care to surgica l correction of foot deformities and
management of complex foot fractures and wounds.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
CARDIOLOGY
OBESITY EPIDEMIC AMONG YOUTHS MAY PRESAGE
HEART FAILURE CRISIS, STUDY SUGGESTS 16
Swedish researchers found that many young men who are
within norma l BMI range nonetheless face greater heart
failure risk once they reach middle age.
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ON THE COVER
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CARDIOLOGY UPDATE 18
A roundup of statistics related to cardiolog y
DEPARTMENTS
FINANCE 05
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 14
LOCAL NEWS 20
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 23
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