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06 contents ON THE COVER /////// JULY 2018 14 22 FE ATURES BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER: WORLD-CLASS BARIATRIC CARE IN A COMMUNITY SETTING 06 Four board-certified bariatric surgeons perform a wide range of metabolic surgeries at the hospital, including minimally invasive options. HIGHLIGHTING HYPERBARIC MEDICINE AND WOUND HEALING AT ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDICAL CENTER 13 Morad Awada lla h, MD, R PVI, Director of Vascular Surgery, Director of Wound Care and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine at St. Catherine of Siena Medica l Center, discusses wound hea ling options that are available. TIMELY INFORMATION: STUDY PROVIDES A VIEW OF THE HUMAN CHRONOBIOME 26 Research describing time-regulated physiologica l characteristics could hera ld a new chapter in precision medicine. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: GERIATRICS EXPLORING TELEMEDICINE'S POTENTIAL IN PALLIATIVE CARE 20 The benefits of telemedicine extend to pa lliative care, a literature review suggests. ACTIONS AGAINST PHYSICIANS INVOLVING GERIATRIC AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE 21 There is a n associated increase in litigation aga inst physicia ns specia lizing in geriatric a nd pa lliative ca re medicine. FUELING THE DEBATE ON STATIN USE IN OLDER ADULTS 22 New research finds statins may reduce morta lity risk for some seniors, but scientists are ca lling for further study. DEPARTMENTS FINANCIAL CHECKUP 14 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 16 LOCAL NEWS 28 UPCOMING CME EVENTS 30