Premier Medical Group is pleased to announce that New Century Medical Associates will be joining our advanced multi-specialty practice as of September 1, 2013. This new partnership will allow Premier Medical Group to offer expanded specialty services to better meet the needs of the residents of the Hudson Valley. Premier Medical Group offers specialty care […]
New guidelines, issued in February by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, urge vaccination against the human papilloma virus for all boys aged 11-12. Vaccination for girls aged 11-12 has been recommended since 2006. We offer this review of the facts about HPV to help parents make an informed decision for their children. Genital […]
Clinical trials currently underway at the GI Division of Premier Medical Group have the potential to “completely change the way we look at hepatitis C,”says Dr. Peter M. Varunok, the group’s principal investigator for hepatitis studies. “There are a number of different protocols and medications that are out there being looked at,” says Dr. Varunok, […]
Shock waves, fiber optic telescopes, and lasers are among the high-tech tools we use in minimally-invasive surgery to break stones down to a size that can be easily passed. Kidney stones have troubled mankind for about as long as we’ve had kidneys. Scientists have even found evidence of kidney stones in a 7,000-year-old Egyptian mummy. […]
You’ll need to work with your doctor to find the best combination of medicine, diet, counseling, and support to keep flare-ups down and quality of life way up. Though their initials are close, their symptoms may initially seem similar, and they’re both chronic conditions, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) are distinctly […]
Often the result of GERD, this condition can be a precursor to America’s fastest growing type of cancer. A new treatment helps lower the toll. Barrett’s esophagus is a condition in which the lining of the esophagus, the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, is replaced by tissue that is similar to the […]