FE ATURES
WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL DELIVERS
LEADING‑EDGE RADIATION ONCOLOGY
SERVICES TO THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY
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Precise, tissue-sparing treatments are united with a patient-
centric care model in the renovated Department of Radiation
Oncolog y at the W hite Plains Hospita l Center for Cancer Care.
TIMELY INFORMATION: STUDY PROVIDES
A VIEW OF THE HUMAN CHRONOBIOME
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Research describing time-regulated physiologica l
characteristics could hera ld a new chapter in
precision medicine.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: PEDIATRICS
A COST‑EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO
TREATING PEDIATRIC C‑DIFF
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The cost of feca l microbiota transplantation in children with
recurrent clostridium difficile infection varies widely by
delivery method, Colorado researchers have found.
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ON THE COVER
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OBESE CHILDREN, OBESE ADULTS:
A TROUBLING TRAJECTORY
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Adult and pediatric obesity are closely associated, according
to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine.
PEDIATRIC UPDATE 17
A roundup of news about pediatrics
DEPARTMENTS
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 05
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 10
FINANCE 12
LOCAL NEWS 20
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 22
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