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COVER FE ATURE PAIN INSTITUTE OF LONG ISLAND: BRINGING ADVANCES AND STATE-OF-THE-ART ALTERNATIVES TO TREAT CHRONIC PAIN 6 Eschewing the medication-first mindset, these world-class pain management specia lists ta ke an innovative approach to providing interventiona l pain medicine. PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT PATRICIA K. COYLE, MD, FAAN, FANA: EXPERT CARE AT STONY BROOK MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS COMPREHENSIVE CARE CENTER 12 At Stony Brook Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, patients have access to a broad spectrum of clinica l options and receive persona lized care plans tailored to meet their unique needs. FE ATURES KNEE REPLACEMENT TIMING NEEDS IMPROVEMENT 16 A study shows that patients are either having knee replacement surgery too soon, or waiting too late, for less- than-optima l results in either case. STUDY INDICATES SOCIAL MEDIA USE MAY NOT BE AS CLOSELY LINKED WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT 20 Scientists find that qua lity — not quantity — of socia l media engagement determines its effect on young people. 06 contents ON THE COVER /////// APRIL 2021 SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: BARIATRICS BARIATRIC SURGERY STUDY CHALLENGES VIEW THAT OBESITY MAY PROTECT AGAINST FRACTURE 24 A study shows that bariatric surgery patients who receive adequate ca lcium and vitamin D supplementation have the same amount of risk of bone fracture as people who did not undergo surgery. The study a lso found that patients who underwent sleeve gastrectomy had much lower rates of fracture. DEPARTMENTS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 11 FINANCIAL CHECKUP 14 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 18 THAT'S NEWS 22 LEGAL EASE 23 PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT 26 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 26 LOCAL NEWS 28 UPCOMING CME EVENTS 30 12 24

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