VALHALLA, N.Y. -- If someone were to tell you that just by giving your young child a shot they could decrease their chance of developing cancer later in life, would you do do it? The treatment does exits, but surprisingly, the answer to that question has been 'no'.Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended the use ...

VALHALLA, N.Y. -- In our lives, a lot can cause us to feel a little pain. Spending too much time sitting, doing yard work, exercising and other daily activities can tweak any number of muscles and joints. However, sometimes these pains are not just pains. For Rick Nagy, of Fairfield, his aches and pains were the warning sign of an impending disaster. After a weekend of yard work in ...

VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Marathons, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Everest and a half Ironman couldn't slow down Suffern grandmother, Lise Crapella, What could, however, was her hip. Recently, Crapella, 64, couldn’t seem to shake the pain in her hip. She had put her body through a lot over the years, but a pain in her hip became so acute that simple tasks such as tying her shoes became a ...

VALHALLA, N.Y -- For Dr. Joseph J. Fulton, living a healthy life isn't something reserved exclusively for his patients in the New York metro area. As Chief of Vascular Surgery at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, Dr. Fulton been traveling to the sub-Saharan African country of Malawi to promote the nation's fledgling medical ...

WESTCHESTER COUNY, N.Y. -- Westchester Medical Center offers health and safety tips as forecasters call for potentially dangerous hot and humid conditions this week. The warm weather usually means lots of summer fun and outdoor activities. Unfortunately, the combination of high heat and high humidity often become very dangerous. Temperatures for the next few days of this week are ...

Westchester Medical Center (WMC) recently announced that it is the first and only hospital in the Hudson Valley region to perform transcatheter mitral valve repair with the MitraClip device, a lifesaving procedure to repair a diseased mitral valve without open heart surgery. The WMC Transcatheter Heart Team uses Abbott MitraClip to treat patients with symptomatic moderate to severe ...

For many New Yorkers, fireworks and celebrations go together, especially on the Fourth of July, but fireworks particularly illegal fireworks can be extremely dangerous and often lead to serious debilitating injuries or even death. Nationally, fireworks have become a tradition and, in many cases, a prerequisite for all July 4th celebrations. Sadly, each year in the United States, ...

Each Father’s Day, we celebrate dads and thank them for all they do for our families.  This year, help give dad the gift of a long, healthy life by emphasizing the importance of prostate health. All men are at risk for prostate cancer, and one in six will be diagnosed with the disease during his lifetime.  Many men may have prostate cancer and don’t know it, so help fathers – and all ...

Can a person die from a broken heart? “In most cases, probably not,” says Westchester Medical Center Cardiologist Dr. Alan Gass. “However, because the heart and the brain work so closely together there is a strong connection between our emotions and how our heart functions at any specific time. So stress, anger and depression can definitely play a role in overall heart ...

Nurses and Nurse Managers from Westchester Medical Center today presented an honorary DAISY award to the staff and management of the Cinnabon franchise (Danmar Systems Corp.) at the White Plains Galleria Mall in White Plains, NY. The DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) award is presented to nurses in over 1900 hospitals worldwide throughout the year as a way to honor their ...