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One crucial fact is that measles cannot be dismissed as a simple “childhood viral disease.” It can be a serious illness in all age groups. Children younger than 5 years old and adults older than 20 are more likely to suffer from measles complications, and people who experience severe complications may need to be hospitalized, and could even die.

NYMC Leadership News: Alan Kadish, M.D., President

“What it’s going to end up doing is addressing the issue of organ shortages, and it’ll also be easier for the patients because the patients won’t have to worry about organ rejection, or Graft Versus Host disease, or taking immunosuppressants, because the cells the organ is made of are going to be from their own body.”

NYMC Faculty News: Ira Bedzow, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program

"We had shown that there was not transmission between people within the U.S.," Amler told Patch. "When imported cases of measles would come in ... typically they could infect a couple of people around them but these sporadic instances would not generate an outbreak, because we had a highly vaccinated population."

Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs

"Where there are susceptible populations — meaning people who are unvaccinated and who have not received natural immunity from an actual infection with the wild virus — where those populations are, the measles virus will find them."

NYMC leadership news: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs

Being passionate myself about the history of anesthesiology, I am excited to be alive during the time we did receive recognition, and I know so many of us who fought for it are no longer with us to see it come to fruition. Today, I hope this has made them proud, and I thank them and our current and past presidents of the ASDA for their lifetime of dedication to this field.

NYMC Faculty News: Raquel M. Rozdolski, D.M.D., clinical assistant professor of dental medicine and course director for pain and anxiety, Touro CDM

Westchester Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler urged parents of unvaccinated children to make it a priority for their children to receive the MMR vaccine, which covers measles, mumps and rubella.

"With the increasing number of measles cases in our surrounding area, I strongly urge all parents who have not vaccinated their children against measles to reconsider," Amler said.

NYMC Faculty News: Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., FAAP, clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health, senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine and Institute of Public Health

"Night terrors and sleepwalking usually occur due to disruptions in sleep - a later bedtime, nighttime awakenings, illness or sleeping in a un familiars environment(which may include vacations and friends' houses)"

NYMC Faculty News: Priya S. Prashad, M.D., M.Sc.E., assistant professor of pediatrics

"The success of Jake and his mother illustrates the value of regionalized perinatal services concentrating in one place the best obstetrical and neonatal teamwork and technology in the world. It is that combination that makes these tiny miracles occur"

NYMC Faculty News: Edmund F. LaGamma, M.D. ’76, professor of pediatrics, division of neonatology, and professor of biochemistry and molecular biology

"We Were suprised to get six hearts in a week, but we weren't complaining," says Chhaya Aggarwal-Gutpa, MD, cardiologist at Westchester Medical Center. "We knew this was our patients' one chance, and everyone stepped up because our patients put so much faith in us."

NYMC Faculty News: Chhaya Aggarwal, M.D., assistant professor of medicine
NYMC Faculty News: David Spielvogel, M.D., professor of surgery

“Measures taken in the first hour after birth, known as the ‘golden hour,’ will define a patient’s course in the first several weeks after birth,” said Edmund LaGamma, chief of newborn medicine and director of the Regional Neonatal Center at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.

“It is critical that advanced neonatal care is available immediately for neonates who require it in order to achieve the best possible outcomes. Our new eNeonatology program is an extra layer of support – not a replacement – for the expert doctors, midwives and other clinicians at HealthAlliance Hospital who care for babies in Kingston.”

NYMC Faculty News: Edmund F. La Gamma, M.D. '76, professor of pediatrics and biochemistry and molecular biology

“We make all reasonable attempts to accommodate Shabbat and Yom Tov. However, patient emergencies come first, as saving lives always takes precedence,” said Dr. Edward Halperin, chancellor and chief executive officer and chief executive officer of New York Medical College.

NYMC leadership news: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer and Daniel Kadosh, M.D. ‘16

"During a measles outbreak, persons who do not know their immunization status should not be encouraged to get tested for measles titer because if they are not immune they may become infected with measles (and spread infection to others) while waiting for test results," Amler said. "Ideally, such persons should be vaccinated instead."

NYMC leadership news: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs

Opinions on the efficacy of charcoal toothpaste are split. Some dentists swear by it, others abhor it. Benjamin Schwartz, an associate professor at Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College tells me, “In general charcoal toothpaste to whiten teeth is okay in moderation, but not everyday use.”

TCDM faculty news: Benjamin Schwartz, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor of dental medicine and instructor of pre-clinical dentistry

The dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice at New York Medical College in Valhalla says getting a measles shot is the most effective way to prevent the disease.

NYMC leadership news: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs

Dr. Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A. speaks about the state of emergency in Rockland County due to the outbreak of measles. [video]

NYMC leadership news: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs

“The goal always is not to limit people’s movement but to protect them against a disease that in some situations can cause serious complications and death,” said Dr. Robert Amler, dean of New York Medical College’s School of Health Sciences and Practice.

NYMC leadership news: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs

"If individuals know certain specific numbers, it can really reduce the risk of heart disease or stroke. You want to know what your blood pressure is, not just one time but blood pressure is something you need to monitor over a period of time," says Westchester County Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler.

NYMC faculty news: Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., FAAP, clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health, senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine and Institute of Public Health

With the recent boom in direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing, more than thirty million individuals have taken the test. Until recently, these tests were done primarily to explore the general ancestry origin of the consumer.

NYMC faculty news: Ira Bedzow, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program