Clinical trials are medical research studies that look for new ways to prevent, detect or treat disease. Cancer patients at Montefiore Nyack Hospital are evaluated to see if they are eligible for a clinical trial. Those who choose to participate in a clinical trial receive comprehensive, advanced care, sometimes well before it is available anywhere else, according to Sung Ho Lee, M.D., Director of Clinical Research at Montefiore Nyack Hospital.

As a growing number of patients are discharged from the hospital sooner, with more complex medical needs, the role of home care is expanding. Today, home care nurses care for very sick patients who require extremely skilled high-tech nursing care at home.

Home care organizations also provide physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, as well as social workers and home health aides.

An estimated 8 million people in the United States have congestive heart failure (CHF). Today, there are a variety of effective treatments for CHF. That wasn’t always the case, according to Ulrich Jorde, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Co-Director, Montefiore Nyack Hospital Congestive Heart Failure Program.

The most common symptom of a heart attack for both men and women is chest pain. But women are more likely than men to report other less obvious heart attack warning signs such as severe fatigue, shortness of breath or nausea, according to David Southren, MD, FACC, Director of Cardiology at Montefiore Nyack Hospital and Cardiologist with Highland Medical, P.C.

If you have shoulder pain, it may not be obvious whether you should see a doctor about it, or try to tough it out with over-the-counter pain relievers, ice, and rest. If your shoulder aches after an activity such as shoveling snow, you can most likely give it time to heal. But if you experience pain after falling, have a significant strain injury or feel a pop or tearing sensation in your shoulder, then it’s important to see a doctor as soon as possible, says Jason Fond, MD, Director of Orthopedic Surgery, Montefiore Nyack Hospital.