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Hepatologist moves from New York to Palm Beach County to join TGH Gastro Group in Palm Beaches

Hepatologist moves from New York to Palm Beach County to join TGH Gastro Group in Palm Beaches

Sonja K. OlsenMD, brings world-renowned experience to the gastroenterology practice at Tampa General Hospital on florida East Coast. WEST PALM BEACH, Florida., December 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A board-certified internist, gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist has left New York University (NYU) Langone Health to join the Gastro Group at Tampa General Hospital (TGH) in the Palm …

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New York City will involuntarily hospitalize more mental patients

New York City set to involuntarily take the mentally ill off the streets

Acting to address “a crisis we see all around us” near the end of a year that has seen a string of high-profile crimes involving the homeless, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced a major effort to ward off people with serious and untreated mental illness. streets and subways of the city. Mr Adams, who …

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Every mental health-related pregnancy death is preventable, New York panel finds

Every mental health-related pregnancy death is preventable, New York panel finds

ALBANY — The State Department of Health’s Maternal Mortality Council is focusing on mental health as part of its efforts to reduce the number of pregnancy-related deaths in New York City. Mental health issues are the third leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the state, with one in five maternal deaths attributed to a mental …

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New York City will involuntarily hospitalize more mental patients

New York City will involuntarily hospitalize more mental patients

Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced a major effort to remove people with serious, untreated mental illnesses from the city’s streets and subways, saying New York has a “moral obligation” to address “a crisis we see all around us”. The effort will involve the involuntary hospitalization of people, even if they pose no immediate risk …

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In New York, public schools are often the main source of mental health care for young people

In New York, public schools are often the main source of mental health care for young people

By law, public schools are required to provide fair and appropriate education to all students, including those with mental health issues. But what really happens is that families are forced to navigate an incredibly complex system, in a process that can take years to get the right services for their child. A new report by …

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Hackensack Meridian Health's Dr. Ihor Sawczuk named to a 30-year Distinguished Fellowship by the New York Academy of Medicine

Hackensack Meridian Health’s Dr. Ihor Sawczuk named to a 30-year Distinguished Fellowship by the New York Academy of Medicine

Newswise – November 18, 2022, Nutley, NJ – Ihor Sawczuk, MD, FACS, Hackensack Meridian Health President of Academics, Research and Innovation, has achieved an impressive milestone: he has been a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine for 30 years. Sawczuk, also associate dean of clinical integration and professor and chair emeritus of urology …

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