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HealthWatch: Probiotics Help Ease Colic
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — Having a baby with colic can be extremely stressful and heartbreaking as a parent. Babies with colic cry for hours for no apparent reason and can’t seem to be comforted. A new study...
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Surrogate Delivers Baby For Sister Diagnosed With Cervical Cancer
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The sound of a baby crying is one every new mother knows, but Heidi Sanders’ daughter Abigail didn’t arrive like most babies. Three years ago, Heidi was diagnosed with cervical...
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Patients Check In At NYU Hospital With Hand Scan
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) - New technology is helping hospitals get information about their patients without a single piece of paper. WCBS 880′s Alex Silverman In Manhattan Download:...
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NYC Hospitals Cited For Leaving Items In Patients, Using Wrong Blood
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) - Several New York City hospitals have landed on the 2011 watch list after reporting deadly patient-safety lapses, according to the Niagara Health Quality Coalition. WCBS 880′s...
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NYC’s ‘Baby Friendly Initiative’ Pushes More Moms To Breastfeed
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the New York City Health Department are pushing a new initiative to get more new moms to breastfeed. It’s called the “Baby Friendly Initiative” and...
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Hundreds Of Patients Safely Evacuated From NYU Medical Center; Research...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – NYU Langone Medical Center evacuated 300 patients, including 20 babies from neonatal intensive care unit Monday night, after a backup generator failed. Some of the NICU patients...
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NYU Langone Medical Center’s Outpatient Procedures To Resume On Monday
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - NYU Langone Medical Center began the process of reopening on Saturday. But it still has a long way to go. The physician offices, outpatient procedures and diagnostic testing...
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Smaller Facilities Forced To Pick Up Slack For Hospitals Damaged During Sandy
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A pressing public health concern is making its way into the spotlight just hours before President Barack Obama is to return to New York to get a look at life after Hurricane...
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Real Life New York City ER Dramas During Sandy Trump Anything On Television
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There have been so many stories of fear, bravery and determination following Superstorm Sandy, perhaps none so dramatic as those from several New York City hospitals forced to...
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Cuomo Hopes Sandy Relief Package Will Help NYU Hospital
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — As the recovery from Superstorm Sandy continues, financial help is starting to trickle in, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo hopes it will help with reconstruction efforts at NYU Langone...
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NYU Langone Medical Center Reopens Weeks After Flooding
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Nearly two months after superstorm Sandy flooded it and forced an emergency evacuation, NYU Langone Medical Center has reopened. WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond On The Story Download:...
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Getting Ferry Passengers To Hospitals Is Harder In Post-Sandy New York City
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Getting the injured to the hospital after the Seastreak Wall Street ferry crash Wednesday was not as easy as it would have been had Superstorm Sandy not hit Lower Manhattan last...
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NYU Langone Medical Center Opens Urgent Care Center As Recovery From Sandy...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – While the emergency department remains closed at NYU Langone Medical Center, the hospital opened a new Urgent Care Center Monday. Additional services also resumed Monday, about...
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Study: Lumpectomy Combined With Radiation Could Be Powerful Weapon In Fight...
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Last summer, Toni Spring was in the early stages of breast cancer. Consultations with two different doctors convinced her to schedule a mastectomy. Before going in for surgery,...
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NYC Partners With NYU On Children In Protective Care
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The city of New York has launched a partnership with NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital to improve the outcomes for children in the care of city protective...
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Newtown Teacher, NYU Nurse To Sit With First Lady During State Of The Union...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Two women from the Tri-State Area are in Washington, where they will sit with First Lady Michelle Obama during President Obama’s State Of The Union address. NYU Langone Medical...
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Study Finds Many In NYC Being Hit By Cars In Crosswalk
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York City crosswalks are not as safe as they should be. A study conducted by doctors from NYU Langone Medical Center found that 44 percent of pedestrians hit by cars are...
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Medical Examiner To Continue Holding 9/11 Remains At Different Site
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The chief medical examiner’s office says the remains of World Trade Center victims will be kept at a forensic laboratory building because the previous location was damaged by...
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Study: 95 Percent Of People Don’t Wash Their Hands Properly
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Next time you head to a public restroom, be aware that a new study says 95 percent of us do not wash our hands the right way. As CBS 2′s Cindy Hsu reported Wednesday,...
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NYU Holds 1st Birthday Party For Babies Born As Sandy Hit
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – One year ago as superstorm Sandy roared ashore, NYU Langone Medical Center in Gramercy was among the facilities left crippled. But for some expectant mothers, their babies were...
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