Patients with suspected or confirmed systemic lupus erythematosuss ("lupus" or SLE) undergo laboratory tests (blood tests) for multiple reasons. Physicians and other health care professionals test ...

Thousands of Floridians have traveled to HSS in New York City to receive care from the hospital that has been nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics 15 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report (2024 ...

Investigational studies are conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery in an attempt to prevent musculoskeletal diseases and enhance the quality of life of those who are afflicted by them. If you are a ...

Under New York's Health Care Proxy Law, any competent person can authorize another person (often a family member) to make health care decisions, if the patient becomes unable to do so. You do this by ...

The integrative medicine academic track introduces Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine (RA&APM) Fellows to complementary alternative medicine (CAM) training in the perioperative setting.

The bio-ethics academic track includes focused training and education on the ethics surrounding regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine practice. This academic track provides requisite ...

The Simulation Learning & Training Center (SLTC) at HSS provides a dynamic and immersive environment for medical professionals to refine their skills and enhance clinical expertise. Accredited by the ...

HSS Rehabilitation provides physical therapy services at partner locations exclusively to their organization members throughout the New York tristate area. For more information about HSS Onsite ...

A 61-year old female was hiking in the mountains when she slipped and fell onto her left lower extremity. She was taken to a local hospital and radiographs revealed a left-sided Schatzker II tibial ...

Each RA&APM Fellow must participate in academic activity. Starting approximately six weeks into the fellowship year, each fellow is given one weekly academic day to facilitate their academic ...

A 75-year-old previously healthy woman was hospitalized after 3 weeks of rapidly worsening proximal weakness. Physical examination demonstrated marked weakness in neck extension and bilateral shoulder ...

Many home medicine cabinets are full of unused, expired prescriptions that build up as time goes by. Especially now, as the United States faces an opioid epidemic, it is vital to dispose of those ...