Healthy Living is a monthly special section published in all 18 Anton Community Newspapers focusing on a wide range of health topics and highlighting the extensive health services available in our area. A sampling of current stories appears here.
Schneider Children’s Hospital Among Nation’s Best
U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Schneider Children’s Hospital (SCH) among the nation’s top 30 children’s hospitals in the pediatric specialties of: diabetes and endocrinology, digestive disorders, respiratory disorders and urology.
The U.S. News & World Report rankings, now available online and at newsstands on July 21, are based on hospitals’ reputation, medical outcomes such as death and infection rates, and care-related indicators such as patient volume, nurse staffing and availability of specialized programs.
North Shore-LIJ Opens Men’s Reproductive and Sexual Medicine Program
The North Shore-LIJ Health System has announced the opening of a Men’s Reproductive and Sexual Medicine Program at the Smith Institute for Urology, located at North Shore-LIJ’s Center for Advanced Medicine in Lake Success.
Clinical Trials
Without the use of human volunteers in clinical trials, there would be few or no new medicines or diagnostic and therapeutic technologies. Under strict guidelines there is a constant search for newer, safer and more effective medications and equipment. There are many clinical trials being conducted in Long Island hospitals and other venues, many funded by the federal government. The most comprehensive listing of clinical trials may be found at: clinicaltrials.gov.
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