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Plastic surgery is not only for cosmetic enhancement. Interestingly, plastic surgery originated with repairing war injuries, particularly disfiguring hand injuries. The main goal was to restore functionality from devastating trauma. Of course, today plastic surgery consists of all types of cosmetic and aesthetic corrections. Currently, in trauma cases plastic surgeon specialists are used to help […]

MORE THAN JUST URGENT CARE Quality First Urgent Care has opened in the Bensonhurst/Borough Park area of Brooklyn and is bringing New York City level medical care to the community. The clinic is a 6,000-square-foot facility at 6010 Bay Parkway in the, multi-specialty, Calko medical building. “We actually aim to be an ER alternative,” said

What is Pneumonia?  Pneumonia is an infection of the deepest part of the lungs where the cells exchange oxygen and waste material from the blood. The pathogen causing pneumonia – can be either a virus, bacteria or fungus. The pathogen – invades the lungs, causing inflammation that leads to cell death. As the body fights

Question: If a frail, elderly adult falls, and can’t get up, in the middle of a room and is unable to reach a phone, what happens? Answer: They stay there. It’s sad and shocking, but it happens – and it’s preventable. Accidents happen all the time; but an injury that would otherwise be insignificant for