Graduating residents of the NYMC Phelps Family Medicine Residency Program. Front row l-r: Sara Paul, MD; Batel Isenstein, MD; London Muse, MD.  Back row, l-r: Anesh Badiwala, MD; George Elkomos, […] Read more »

Advice for Indoors and Out As Weather Warms Up As summer approaches, Westchester County Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler, MD, advises residents to take a few simple precautions to prevent themselves, […] Read more »

This June, the family medicine residency program at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center will graduate its first class of residents.  One of the members of the inaugural class, London Muse MD, […] Read more »

Technology Helps Patients Manage Chronic Conditions at Home Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the emphasis on healthcare in the U.S. has shifted towards the importance of preventive […] Read more »

Studies have shown, pretty consistently, that married men are happier than single men, but married women are less happy than single women.  I’ve also noticed in my practice providing counseling […] Read more »

It’s that time of year again when many twelfth graders are hearing from colleges and figuring out where they will spend the next four years.  While this is, naturally, an […] Read more »

A story has gone viral in recent weeks about a young woman who has incurable brain cancer and intends to end her life through physician-assisted suicide, legal in Oregon, where […] Read more »

Conventional wisdom estimates that half of all marriages end in divorce.  I am not sure how accurate these statistics are as far as actual numbers, since these estimates are based […] Read more »

By now everyone has heard about the “Ice Bucket Challenge” that has swept social media and raised millions upon millions for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease).  Apparently, […] Read more »