TCAR procedure used to help prevent strokes
A majority of strokes are caused by plaque build up in the carotid artery. KYW Newsradio's Lynne Adkins talked about TCAR, a procedure to clear the blockage, with Dr. Westley Smith, Division Chief of Vascular Surgery at Nazareth Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia.
The changes in knee and hip replacement surgery
Knee and hip replacement has changed a lot over the years and KYW Newsradio’s Lynne Adkins takes a look at the differences with Dr. Christopher Selgrath, an orthopedic surgeon at Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia.
Nazareth Hospital uses SBRT to fight cancer
KYW Newsradio’s Lynne Adkins talked about Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), with Dr. Serguei Costaneda, Director of Radiation Oncology at Nazareth Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia.
Low risk chest pain protocol