Many people who do get Coronavirus (COVID-19) will only experience mild symptoms, characteristic of a bad cold or flu. If you’re a generally healthy individual, with no signs of severe complication, the best course of action would be to quarantine...
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We know how exciting, and at times stressful, labor and delivery can be for families. Add the current health crisis to those mix of emotions and it can also be overwhelming. At Catholic Health, we would like to assure our community that maternity services at...
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NY State of Health and the New York State Department of Financial Services announced that New York State will make a Special Enrollment Period available to New Yorkers during which eligible individuals will be able to enroll in insurance coverage through NY...
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How to Socially Distance Yourself from People First, the toilet paper and hand sanitizer aisles were bare. Then, your boss gave you instructions to work from home, your kids’ school is closed, and you can’t go out for dinner, to a movie, or the...
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new disease, meaning research and knowledge on its impact is quite limited. “The data about COVID-19 in pregnancy is constantly evolving and the recommendations change as often as daily,” says Dr. Caitlin Nicotra, an...
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Colon cancer has become one of the most common cancers to be diagnosed in adolescents and young adults according to the National Cancer Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health’s centers for biomedical research. Many cases of young adults in...
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Put men in a room together and ask them about getting a colonoscopy, and juvenile jokes are almost certain to follow. Many men have a tendency to rediscover their teenage behavior when discussing topics that make them uncomfortable, as if a sprinkle of humor...
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Joint pain can be an unwelcome disruption to many parts of life, including travel. Patients who suffer from different types of arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis, may feel that their symptoms discourage them from taking a...
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its nervous system, leading to permanent side effects. As the nerves deteriorate, tissue damage forms in the brain, making it difficult for signals to be sent to other parts...
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Lack of sleep is often a chronic problem for people, which is worsened by the time change during Daylight Saving Time (DST). Alexander Gelfer, M.D, board-certified sleep specialist and medical director of the SleepCare Centers at Kenmore Mercy and Sisters of...
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