Josyann Abisaab

Winter weather can affect each person differently. For those of us with either lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, the cold weather which winter brings can be a real challenge. Many people suffering from arthritis feel especially stiff upon waking in the morning. It can be difficult to get going with your day when it takes longer to loosen your joints and alleviate the aches and pains these illnesses cause. Although there is very little scientific evidence that cold weather directly causes...Read Full Story

Winter is fast approaching, and along with cold, stormy weather comes the influenza virus. To be more accurate, the flu is actually a group of many different viruses which all cause similar symptoms. Each winter international teams of researchers and doctors estimate which types and strains of viruses will spread the most widely throughout the world in any given year, and then vaccines are prepared to protect against the three  strains of flu considered most dangerous or likely to spread...Read Full Story

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center New York-Presbyterian Hospital offers New Yorkers and others from nearby locations cutting edge emergency medical care at no less than three locations: Weill Cornell at 525 East 68th Street; Columbia Hospital at 622 West 168th Street; and at the Allen Hospital at 5141 Broadway at 220th Street. New York-Presbyterian Hospital prides itself on its goal to provide the highest quality care possible, using the most modern and cutting...Read Full Story

Perhaps not in New York specifically, but as a general problem snakebites are significant in the United States. There are about 7 to 8 thousand bites reported each year, but because of the high quality and readily available medical care in the US, there are only about six deaths per year from snakebites. The successful rate of treating snakebites is due to a quick medical evaluation, a methodical clinical assessment, and the prompt administration of antivenom to selected patients. According...Read Full Story

The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that the majority of the 300,000 daily visits to US emergency rooms each day are unnecessary. When emergency rooms are overused not only are the waiting times for people who really do need emergency care lengthened, but the cost to everyone for the use of the emergency room when it really is needed, goes up. The public should be aware of when a symptom requires emergency care, and when a trip to a primary care physician is all that is...Read Full Story