SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Three years and countless sleepless nights later, six newly certified primary care physicians from Phelps Memorial Hospital are ready to serve the Westchester community.“Three years ago, this select group arrived at Phelps from medical school to begin residency, sharing in our vision of a brand new program dedicated to training the best and brightest family ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – For many of us the warm-weather months are a time to kick back, relax and take it easy.  Maybe so, but it is also a time to be diligent and take precautions to stay healthy.  The arrival of warm weather means cook-outs and that can lead to an increased risk of food poisoning. Every year there are approximately 76 million cases of food poisoning in the U.S., ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Most people believe wrist pain from carpal tunnel results from too much time spent at a computer keyboard. Interestingly, studies looking at the connection between excessive computer use and carpal tunnel syndrome have not found enough evidence to support a link. A number of factors have been associated with carpal tunnel syndrome – including anatomy (a ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Prevention of disease is the main goal of primary care medicine, and keeping patients healthy and free of major illnesses is the objective of any physician. One of the main ways to accomplish this goal is with vaccinations. The varicella vaccine is given to prevent chickenpox – a highly contagious viral infection caused by the varicellazoster virus. The ...

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Just below the rib cage on either side of the spine are two fist-sized organs that are vital to our survival – our kidneys. They each have about a million microscopic filters called nephrons, which process all of the blood in our bodies several times each day. This process filters toxins from about 150 quarts of blood, creating up to two quarts of urine that contains ...

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Dizziness is a common problem experienced by most people at some point during their lifetime. Even though the sensation of dizziness is quite common, it can be associated with many different disorders, and determining the cause of dizzy symptoms can be complicated and often frustrating for the patient. The sensation of dizziness can arise from problems in the ...