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FE ATURES
BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL
CENTER BREAST HEALTH SERVICES: A PATIENT-
CENTRIC APPROACH MEETS ADVANCED,
EVIDENCE-BASED CARE 06
From diagnosis to recovery, women find the support they
need at every stage of their breast cancer journeys at the
Brookhaven Memoria l Hospita l Medica l Center Breast
Cancer Center.
SHORTAGE OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS
DRIVING KEY MEDICAL TRENDS 26
Industry observers see little chance that growing reliance on
telehea lth, nurse practitioners and physician assistants will
reverse course.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
ORTHOPEDICS
LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR NEW
APPROACHES TO OSTEOPOROSIS 20
Researchers have found further evidence that senoly tic agents
could be va luable in treating age-related diseases.
MODELING A MORE EFFICIENT HIP SURGERY 22
3-D printed models may reduce the di culties of preparing for
surgery to correct a hip condition in teenagers.
DEPARTMENTS
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12
LEGAL EASE 14
FINANCIAL CHECKUP 17
ORTHOPEDICS UPDATE 23
LOCAL NEWS 28
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 30
