FE ATURES
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
BRINGS STROKE & BRAIN ANEURYSM CENTER TO
LONG ISLAND'S SOUTH SHORE 06
Kevin Mullins, MD, a long with Kimon Bekelis, MD, and
a specia lized team of neuroscience dedicated surgeons,
nurses and advanced nurse providers deliver comprehensive
treatment and critica l care for patients with vascular diseases
of the brain.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
CARDIOLOGY
RACIAL GAP FOR IN-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST
MORTALITY NARROWS 22
Many hospita ls are seeing a sma ller gap in surviva l rates
between black and white patients who suer in-hospita l
cardiac arrest.
A NUTRITIONAL APPROACH TO REDUCING
PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE 24
Greater consumption of fruits and vegetables may lower the
risk of developing periphera l artery disease, an ana lysis finds.
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DEPARTMENTS
FINANCIAL CHECKUP 12
LEGAL EASE 14
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 16
ETHICAL REPRESENTATION 18
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 27
LOCAL NEWS 28
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 30
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