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Dr. Suraj Saggar, Chief of Infectious Disease, shares his thoughts on new mask mandates and Narcan Seeking Approval for OTC Sales.
Dr. Charles Vialotti, Medical Director at Villa Marie Claire Residential Hospice at Holy Name, shares the importance of dying with dignity.
Dr. Christine DeFranco, an emergency medicine physician at Holy Name shares four winter conditions related to the cold, how to spot them, and what can be done to treat them.
Dr. Suraj Saggar, Chief of Infectious Disease explains the tridemic of flu, covid and RSV and how it may affect many.
Dr. Mary Ann Picone, Medical Director of the MS Center at Holy Name Medical Center, explains why brain fog occurs with Multiple Sclerosis.
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Kristen Gasnick, PT, DPT, a physical therapist with Holy Name Medical Center explains the origins of toe pain from injuries to chronic health conditions and joint deformities.
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Even for people born and raised in the U.S., the fragmented health care and social service systems can be very difficult to access and navigate. Refugees and immigrants of little means can have the added obstacles of limited English language proficiency and cultural, social and financial barriers when they are sick or struggling to meet their family's basic needs. Some Catholic health systems, such as Holy Name Medical Center, have taken on these disparities by providing culturally sensitive outreach to refugee and immigrant groups.
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Traditionally, people have entered hospitals with the goal of being treated, becoming well again and then going home. But technological advances and the drive to combat rising health care costs in the United States have spurred the rise of an alternative model, where more people are being treated in the comfort of their home. Michele Amundson, Executive Director of Holy Name’s Continuous Care Initiative describes Holy Names Hospital at Home program.
Lynda DeCarlo had been in pain for so long, she forgot what it was like to live without it. The constant torment had her hunched over, taking an inch or two off her height. A new procedure performed by Dr. Samyadev Datta changed her life.
Kristen Gasnick, PT, DPT, a physical therapist with Holy Name Medical Center shares an article that describes the anatomy, location, and function of the triceps and associated conditions.
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