A new study published recently in Pediatrics highlights that more children and teenagers are suffering traumatic brain injuries while playing basketball. Taking a ten year range from 1997 to 2007, researchers looked at visits to emergency rooms like the one where Dr. Josyann Abisaab works. They found that, for people…
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In a fascinating new study by Dr. Janice Bell and others from the University of Washington, they found that babies and children up until age 4 who didn’t sleep enough at night were more likely to be obese five years later than were their better-rested peers. Those children who slept…
Asthma, according to The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, affects nearly 34 million Americans. Each year, over 200,000 emergency room visits are due to allergy attacks, as are 300 deaths. Serious asthma attacks may warrant a visit to the emergency room where doctors like Dr. Josyann Abisaab will…
Lyme disease is an infection which is often misunderstood by parents and misidentified by the health community. One of the reasons for the confusion is that Lyme disease manifests in many different ways in the body. Another reason is that it varies so widely from state to state. The most…
This article tells of how a new therapy – cooling therapy – can radically assist in the recovery of cardiac arrest patients.
Summer is a time when children have more time off and more time to explore and to enjoy. At the same time, emergency room doctors like Josyann Abisaab see a great deal of avoidable injuries in the summer. Keep these tips in mind as you enjoy your summer with your…
This article talks about the recent award that was presented to Dr. Josyann Abisaab.
This article reports recent lifesaving work undertaken at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital on a premature baby.