There are a number of reasons healthcare is so expensive in the U.S. and many of the issues that cause these rising costs require big-picture solutions beyond one patient or doctor. But there is one way that healthcare organizations, doctors and their patients could help lower costs. In fact, they could make a doctor visit cheaper than a Starbucks Latte.
Altruistic kidney transplants, in which the donor is neither a relative nor a spouse, are rare. Of the 79 living donor kidney transplants performed since 2014 at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), only three cam from donors with limited prior relationships.
On October 14 2015, dental consultant Renee Saltzman was watching her daughters Emilie and Ella, Respectively 7 and 8 at the time, during their weekly equestrian lessons. Emilie had been struggling to keep an unfamiliar horse under control. Then, without warning, and with great force, she was thrown. Renee ran to her unconscious daughter and found she was not breathing. 
Creating, improving and custom-packaging a product under the highest standards of manufacturing is good practice. But when that product is the human cell, such improvements can help fight disease, repair damaged tissue and save lives. 
Held at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, the 40th Annual Westchester Medical Center Gala celebrated the 15th birthday of Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, the only all-specialty children's hospital in the Hudson Valley. The evening included a cocktail reception, dinner and a performance by a choir made up of patients from the past 15 years, including formerly conjoined twins.New Telemedicine Programs Links Newborns in Kingston to Top Neonatologists in Valhalla
July 17, 2019
Babies delivered at HealthAlliance: Broadway Campus in Kingston, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), can now benefit from the expertise of the top neonatologists at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, a fellow WMCHealth member in Valhalla, with a top-rated Level IV Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (RNICU).Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley
Principal William Latson of Spanish River Community High School in Palm Beach County, Florida was removed from his position and reassigned to a different position in the Palm Beach County school district after refusing to admit that the Holocaust was a “factual, historical event.”Just the Facts: What are the best ways to protect skin from summer heat
July 17, 2019
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Just the Facts: How do I keep my children safe around the pool?
July 17, 2019
Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley
"Broken heart syndrome -- which is, in fact, a real thing -- is when someone finds out some shocking news, typically terrible news, and there's a massive release of these stress hormones that are released into the bloodstream, and the heart is then bombarded with these stress hormones," said Dr. Matthew Lorber, a psychiatrist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
On October 11th, Jeffrey will give a presentation on "Serving Those Who Have Served Us: Why and How to Market Veterans' Healthcare to Your Community" at Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle 2019.11 Questions You Should Ask Your Cardiologist During Your First Visit What can I do to fight heart disease?
July 15, 2019
Seeing your primary care doctor for your annual physical or because you're being slammed with a virulent case of the flu is one thing. Visiting a cardiologist for the first time for possible heart issues is another. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. annually.U.S. News & World Report
Resuscitation - Vital Treatment Option Applies to More Than Cardiac Events
July 09, 2019
When healthcare providers are evaluating and upgrading their resuscitation programs, they often focus on cardiac care. That’s understandable, since even in the medical community resuscitation is often seen as primarily focused around patients presenting with heart attacks or other cardiac-related issues. However, this lifesaving activity is vital to improve outcomes in many other patient conditions as well, says Dr. David Markenson, Chief Medical Officer for the American Red Cross Training Services and Medical Director at the New York Medical College Center for Disease Medicine, which he co-founded in 2005.Health Stream
Values-Based Leadership During the Transformation of Health Care
July 03, 2019
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The renovations may seem like minor cosmetic adjustments, but many studies published over the past couple of years from communities across the United States have found that urban-remediation efforts can both reduce gun violence and other crimes like vandalism and increase time that residents spend outdoors.High Administrative Costs and Low Enrollment Led To the Demise of Startup Insurer Crystal Run
July 01, 2019
Identifying the reasons for poor financial performance of health plans is important for startups and health plans expanding their markets and for state and federal regulators who aim to promote competitive markets, for health insurance. This is especially important during a time when 112 members of the House of Representatives have cosponsored HR 1384, the Medicare for All Act of 2019, which would eliminate health insurers from all U.S. markets.Managed Care
We must ban, not simply pause embryonic gene editing before someone decides to forge the very biological nature of future generations, threatening their health and hijacking their identities before they are even born.
Here are 10 gastroenterologists Becker's ASC Review profiled in June: Edward Lebovics, M.D.
"We were very surprised to document that the patient was bitten by this particular tick species which was not known at the time to even exist in our state," Dr. Gary P. Wormser from New York Medical College, in Valhalla, told Reuters Health by email.