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Teens and Vaccines: Shots Are All About Saving Lives Teens and Vaccines: Shots Are All About Saving Lives
Teens and Vaccines: Shots Are All About Saving Lives DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Vaccinations impact the world, and save lives globally. That's why it's especially important for parents to ensure their children are properly guarded against disease with the necessary antibodies. "Vaccines protect your child and everybody else with whom they come in contact with against serious and often deadly diseases," said Dr. Jill Ratner, assistant medical director at CareMount Medical. According to Ratner, vaccinations work through a form of biological subterfuge. During a vaccination, particles that resemble proteins of an infection fool the immun…
Teens and Vaccines: Shots Are All About Saving Lives Teens and Vaccines: Shots Are All About Saving Lives
Teens and Vaccines: Shots Are All About Saving Lives PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Vaccinations impact the world, and save lives globally. That's why it's especially important for parents to ensure their children are properly guarded against disease with the necessary antibodies. "Vaccines protect your child and everybody else with whom they come in contact with against serious and often deadly diseases," said Dr. Jill Ratner, assistant medical director at CareMount Medical. According to Ratner, vaccinations work through a form of biological subterfuge. During a vaccination, particles that resemble proteins of an infection fool the immune …
Teens and Vaccines: Shots Are All About Saving Lives Teens and Vaccines: Shots Are All About Saving Lives
Teens and Vaccines: Shots Are All About Saving Lives WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Vaccinations impact the world, and save lives globally. That's why it's especially important for parents to ensure their children are properly guarded against disease with the necessary antibodies.  "Vaccines protect your child and everybody else with whom they come in contact with against serious and often deadly diseases," said Dr. Jill Ratner, assistant medical director at CareMount Medical. According to Ratner, vaccinations work through a form of biological subterfuge. During a vaccination, particles that resemble proteins of an infection fool the i…
CareMount Explains The 'Right Questions' During Breast Cancer Diagnosis CareMount Explains The 'Right Questions' During Breast Cancer Diagnosis
CareMount Explains The 'Right Questions' During Breast Cancer Diagnosis A breast cancer diagnosis can trigger a host of immediate questions and concerns. However, knowing the right questions to ask can make all the difference when beginning treatment said Dr. Lyda E. Rojas Carroll, director of Breast Surgery at Mount Sinai Health System at CareMount Medical. Below, she shared five questions to consider when newly-diagnosed: What is the stage and type of cancer? "This can be answered by testing a tissue sample, commonly known as biopsy, which can be done using either ultrasound mammogram or an MRI," said Rojas Carroll. "This radiographic testing,…
CareMount Explains The 'Right Questions' During Breast Cancer Diagnosis CareMount Explains The 'Right Questions' During Breast Cancer Diagnosis
CareMount Explains The 'Right Questions' During Breast Cancer Diagnosis A breast cancer diagnosis can trigger a host of immediate questions and concerns. However, knowing the right questions to ask can make all the difference when beginning treatment said Dr. Lyda E. Rojas Carroll, director of Breast Surgery at Mount Sinai Health System at CareMount Medical. Below, she shared five questions to consider when newly-diagnosed: What is the stage and type of cancer? "This can be answered by testing a tissue sample, commonly known as biopsy, which can be done using either ultrasound mammogram or an MRI," said Rojas Carroll. "This radiographic testing,…
CareMount Explains The 'Right Questions' During Breast Cancer Diagnosis CareMount Explains The 'Right Questions' During Breast Cancer Diagnosis
CareMount Explains The 'Right Questions' During Breast Cancer Diagnosis A breast cancer diagnosis can trigger a host of immediate questions and concerns. However, knowing the right questions to ask can make all the difference when beginning treatment said Dr. Lyda E. Rojas Carroll, director of Breast Surgery at Mount Sinai Health System at CareMount Medical. Below, she shared five questions to consider when newly-diagnosed: What is the stage and type of cancer?  "This can be answered by testing a tissue sample, commonly known as biopsy, which can be done using either ultrasound mammogram or an MRI," said Rojas Carroll. "This radiographic testing…
Genetic Or Environmental: What Are Cancer's Familial Ties? Genetic Or Environmental: What Are Cancer's Familial Ties?
Genetic Or Environmental: What Are Cancer's Familial Ties? According to Dr. Shawn Zimberg, medical director of radiation oncology at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, despite considerable advances in identifying and treating the disease, the causes of cancer remain very much a mystery. Some claim development is based on family history, while other studies prove to the contrary. “Cancer is an abnormal growth whereby normal tissue is either exposed to, or has inherited, one or more genetics, environmental or social factors that can contribute to cells going awry," said Zimberg. "Over time, we age and these exposures and risks can go up.” …
Genetic Or Environmental: What Are Cancer's Familial Ties? Genetic Or Environmental: What Are Cancer's Familial Ties?
Genetic Or Environmental: What Are Cancer's Familial Ties? According to Dr. Shawn Zimberg, medical director of radiation oncology at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, despite considerable advances in identifying and treating the disease, the causes of cancer remain very much a mystery. Some claim development is based on family history, while other studies prove to the contrary. “Cancer is an abnormal growth whereby normal tissue is either exposed to, or has inherited, one or more genetics, environmental or social factors that can contribute to cells going awry," said Zimberg. "Over time, we age and these exposures and risks can go up.” …
Shop, Dine And Laugh For A Cause With Good Samaritan Hospital Shop, Dine And Laugh For A Cause With Good Samaritan Hospital
Shop, Dine And Laugh For A Cause With Good Samaritan Hospital SUFFERN, N.Y.– The girls in Rockland County are getting together for an evening of dining, shopping, stand up comedy and education later this month, all in support of a special cause. Girls’ Night Out, hosted by The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation, will be held on Oct. 19 at the Crowne Plaza in Suffern. The evening serves an important fundraising purpose: all proceeds raised will benefit The Center for Breast Health at Good Samaritan Hospital. The Center provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art cancer care, from screenings to survivor services. The evening will include dinner, a high-end…
New City Grandmother Shows Strength, Inside And Out New City Grandmother Shows Strength, Inside And Out
New City Grandmother Shows Strength, Inside And Out An active and energetic grandmother, Harriet Leitner was used to a life on the go. Even in retirement, the 69-year-old New City resident filled her days with everything from long walks to babysitting duties. That's why, when a lower abdomen pain developed one winter, she took notice. "The pain was always there,” said Leitner, a former college professor. A gastroenterologist diagnosed her with diverticulitis, a digestive disease that causes inflammation of the colon. Her white-blood-cell count was high, as well, so she was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern. After a four-day …
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