Clinical News 2008
At NYUHJD's Seligman Center, Target Practice Makes Perfect
The Seligman Center for Advanced Therapeutics at NYU
Hospital for Joint
Diseases focuses on treating autoimmune diseases, including
osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoporosis, lupus,
and Behcet's syndrome.
A Hip Idea Revolutionizes a Standard Surgical Approach
Roy Davidovitch, M.D., head of the New York Hip Center at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, is one of a small number of orthopaedic surgeons in the United States skilled in using an innovative, minimally invasive approach to hip replacement surgery.
To Combat Prostate Cancer, A New Biopsy Device Helps Map Uncharted Territory
One of the best hopes for making focal therapy (also known as a "male lumpectomy") for prostate cancer a reality is TargetScan, a new biopsy device currently being evaluated at NYU.
Wound, Heal Thyself
A new division of surgery tackles one of the most daunting challenges in medicine
New Devices May Bring a Breath of Fresh Air to Those With Emphysema
A team is testing two new devices for treating emphysema, implanted directly into lung tissue, designed to relieve suffering by diverting air from sick lung area to healthy tissues that need it.
A Doubly Dangerous Disease, A Singularly Ingenious Solution
A
new ultrasound technique in clinical trial at NYU
Langone Medical
Center could become the first reliable
method for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer, the fourth leading cause of death
among women in America.
Tennis Anyone? Wii, Wii
With
its addictive array of games and technological wizardry that detects movement
in three dimensions, the Nintendo Wii not only provides a welcome distraction for those consigned
to endless hours of therapy, often in a wheelchair, but a valuable rehab tool
as well.
Bariatric Surgery Clinic Opens at Bellevue Hospital Center
Safer, More User-Friendly Breast Radiotherapy
NYU Medical Center Performs its First Microinvasive Repair Procedure for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Group Treatment Program for Social Anxiety in Teenagers
Facility for Pediatric Audiology Services Opens in the Fink Children's Ambulatory Center
New Imaging Technique May Improve Surgery for Metastatic Melanoma
New Diagnostic Tool Aids Lung Cancer Treatment
