NYMC faculty:
"This study only had 68 people enrolled, which is a limitation, so there really needs to be larger-scale studies before being able to confidently recommend ketamine as a first-line choice," said Dr. Matthew Lorber, a psychiatrist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
"Where does the money go if I don't use it? If you don’t use it, you lose it. This is why you might see signs outside of places like your eye doctor encouraging you to use up your FSA before the end of the year," Adam Block, Ph.D., an assistant professor of public health at New York Medical College.WMC and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital reverified as Level One trauma center
April 13, 2018
“Our trauma program continues to grow academically, clinically and across the region with the expertise of adult and pediatric trauma surgeons who work with a multi-disciplinary team to provide the highest quality lifesaving care to Hudson Valley patients when they need it most,” said Dr. Rifat Latifi, director of surgery and chief of general surgery at WMCHealth.MidHudsonNews
April 17 is Yom Hashoah, the international day of remembrance for the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. New York Medical College's Holocaust Remembrance Day will feature a lecture on "The Origins of Pernkopf's Anatomy Atlas & the Role of Nazi Medicine in the Holocaust" delivered by Keynote Speaker Howard A. Israel, D.D.S.Can looking at an anxiety GIF help with stress or panic attacks? We asked the experts
April 12, 2018
We then talked with Dr. Patricia Gerbarg, an assistant clinical professor in psychiatry at New York Medical College and the author of Hello Giggles
It was Dr. Edward Farkas’s vision to open a new dental college in the Hudson Valley. After all, the difficult process in establishing a place to train tomorrow’s dentists had been a contributing factor in New York State having gone nearly a half-century without the launch of a new dental school.
In February 2017, fitness trainer Bob Harper went into cardiac arrest at a New York City gym but a fellow gym-goer helped save his life. Dr. Oz introduces Harper to the stranger who performed CPR on him that fateful day.
Like many doctors, I too have advised patients and readers to exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle. Now, Dr. Maureen Brogan, associate professor of medicine at New York Medical College, reports that intense, repetitive, motion exercise can cause rhabdomyolysis. And in rare cases it can kill.New York Medical College Honors WIHD’s Jenean Castillo with Diversity and Inclusion Award
April 11, 2018
The Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) recently announced that Jenean Castillo, PhD, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator at Westchester Institute for Human Development University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and Assistant Director of WIHD’s Child Welfare Program, has been awarded the New York Medical College Diversity and Inclusion Award.Westchester Magazine
This Is What Really Happens to Your Body When You Go Under Anesthesia
April 10, 2018
Now isn't the time to estimate your weight! If you're unsure of the actual number, request a scale at the hospital so you can give the anesthesiologist an accurate number. "Initial dosing is often based on weight," says Nitin Sekhri, MD, medical director of pain management at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York.Reader’s Digest
The 243-bed hospital is slated to receive continued upgrades and remodeling throughout the entire Cooke Building, according to Michael Israel, president and CEO of Westchester Medical Center Health Network