Northwell, Mayo Clinic tackle painkiller epidemic
By GREGORY ZELLER // Northwell Health will join the Mayo Clinic and one of the nation’s largest medical schools on a three-year study targeting painkiller addictions. Citing “a growing epidemic…
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State OKs pediatric kidney transplants at Cohen
New York health officials have greenlighted a new pediatric kidney-transplant program at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. The state Department of Health has approved plans for a program to be housed…
Northwell fields new breast-surgery tracker
The Northwell Health Cancer Institute has begun use of a tiny tracking device, just cleared by the FDA, that pinpoints tumors in breast surgeries. The system, called the SAVI SCOUT,…
New director spearheads Northwell liver effort
Northwell Health’s drive for a new liver-transplant program kicked into gear Monday with the appointment of a new transplantation director. Lewis Teperman has been named the new vice chair of…
Northwell Completes New Hyde Park Shuffle
Make that the “New Hyde Park-based” Northwell Health system. The formerly Great Neck-based system moved into its new Marcus Avenue space over a three-day haul in mid-May and officially announced…
Novel Parkinson’s Procedure Pumps Up NSUH
By GREGORY ZELLER // They’re dancing in the aisles, literally, at North Shore University Hospital, thanks to a revolutionary treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Surgeons at the Manhasset hospital, part of…
The people have spoken: It’s 3D-printed tissue
With nearly half-a-million votes cast, Northwell Health is ready to declare a 3D bioprinting project the winner of its $100,000 Medical Innovation Contest. The month-long multimedia contest, featuring television commercials…
Have a lumbar sciatica? You want the O-Arm
By GREGORY ZELLER // The first Long Island spinal surgeries incorporating a state-of-the-art “intraoperative surgical imaging system” have been successfully completed, with many more to come. In early March, Robert…
At Northwell, a $100K slam dunk
By GREGORY ZELLER // Fans of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will help dictate the course of scientific research at Northwell Health. A new multimedia contest featuring television commercials and…
Alas, there was no mention of wine pairings
Gobi dumplings followed by Cauliflower Steak Chana Masala, with a pineapple-peach-meringue combo for dessert. Lunch at Akbar in Garden City? No, just a potential midday meal at one of your local Northwell…
Catching you up on the Zika virus
By GREGORY ZELLER // With one confirmed Zika virus case already recorded and a dozen concerned calls coming every day from pregnant women, Northwell Health has opened its second Zika-focused…
A new effort to help startups with clinical testing
By GREGORY ZELLER // A New York City Economic Development Corp. initiative to connect digital-health startups with large healthcare organizations for field-testing is getting a boost from Northwell Health. Three professionals…
A benefactor brings Northwell to the big game
Northwell Health is going to the Super Bowl. The former North Shore-LIJ Health System will shine a big spotlight on its new “Look North” advertising campaign with a series of…
Cohen awarded top trauma designation
The American College of Surgeons has verified Cohen Children’s Medical Center as a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center – the second time the ACS has granted top trauma marks to…
Northwell launches network management platform
By GREGORY ZELLER // Northwell Health is off to a fast start. Just days after it officially rebranded itself, the former North Shore-LIJ Health System announced that it’s forming a…