COVER FE ATURE
HOW STONY BROOK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS
EXPANDING AND ENHANCING CHILDREN'S HEALTH
SERVICES IN SUFFOLK COUNTY 6
Recent advancements and an excellent child-life program offer
patients and their families a truly holistic experience.
NEW DRUG THERAPY SHOWS PROMISE FOR
CYSTIC FIBROSIS 12
Trikafta, a milestone drug combination, has shown a 10% to
14% improvement in a majority of cystic fibrosis patients during
drug tria ls.
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT
STONY BROOK MEDICINE: COURTNEY
PENDLETON, MD, OFFERS SURGICAL SOLUTIONS
FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS 16
Stony Brook Medicine has the ability to make accurate diagnoses and
perform expert procedures to address nerve problems.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: ONCOLOGY
REASSESSING MANDATORY MASTECTOMY
RECOMMENDATIONS 22
New guidelines published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology could
mean fewer women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations would need
to have preventive double mastectomies.
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LEUKEMIA DRUGS FOR LUNG CANCER? 25
A new study finds that two leukemia treatment
drugs show potentia l for treating patients who have
lung cancer with triple mutant epiderma l grow th
factor receptor.
DEPARTMENTS
GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 11
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 14
FINANCIAL CHECKUP 18
LEGAL EASE 21
THAT'S NEWS 24
FINANCE 26
LOCAL NEWS 28
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 30
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