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News Releases for Montefiore Medical Center are available online. Below is list of news releases sent out this calendar year. For previous years, select the year from the links below.
December 22, 2003: Clarence Carl And Their Mother Arlene Celebrate An Early Christmas With Presents And Filipino Carole
It was an early Christmas this weekend, on Saturday, for conjoined Filipino twins Carl and Clarence Aguirre and their mother, Arlene. The boys and their mother were presented with Christmas gifts and serenaded with traditional Philippine holiday carols. ... [read more]
December 16, 2003: Fevers Gone Carl and Clarence Head Back to Rehab Hospital to Gain Strength and Weight Before Next Se
NEW YORK CITY, New York (December 17, 2003) -- Carl and Clarence Aguirre were discharged this afternoon from The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) after doctors treating the boys for a persistent infection and low-grade fevers gave them a clean bill of health. ... [read more]
December 16, 2003: Kids Will be Kids: Carl and Clarence Spend Their Morning Watching Cartoons
NEW YORK CITY, NY (December 16, 2003) – Clarence and Carl Aguirre awakened early today and spent their morning enjoying cartoons on the big-screen plasma TV in their room at The Children’s Hospital At Montefiore (CHAM). Later, while Clarence practiced saying “hi” to everyone he could see, Carl tried out a new noise-making toy, his grin growing in proportion to the amount of noise he discovered he could generate. ... [read more]
December 15, 2003: Carl and Clarence Have a Quiet Weekend at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
NEW YORK CITY, NY (December 15, 2003) - Conjoined Filipino twins Carl and Clarence Aguirre spent a quiet weekend at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) according to their mother, Arlene. "On Sunday we opened all the shades in the and we moved the boys' crib nearer the windows so they could get a good view of the snow as it was coming down," Ms. Aguirre said. ... [read more]
December 12, 2003: Clarence and Carl Show They Want To Be 'Up And Out' as CHAM Medical Team Continues Observing The Boy
NEW YORK CITY, NY (December 12, 2003) – The incandescence of Carl and Clarence’s personalities turned on full force today, as if to compete with the morning sunshine also brightening the room they share with their mother, Arlene, at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). ... [read more]
December 11, 2003: CHAM Doctors Continue to Monitor Slight Fevers in Clarence and Carl
NEW YORK CITY, NY (December 11, 2003) – The team caring for conjoined Filipino twins Clarence and Carl Aguirre at The Children’s Hospital At Montefiore (CHAM) today continued their watch over the boys’ recovery from a minor infection. ... [read more]
December 10, 2003: Carl and Clarence Spend a Restful Day at CHAM
NEW YORK CITY, NY (December 10, 2003) – Twenty-month-old conjoined Filipino twins, Carl and Clarence Aguirre, spent today resting and recuperating from Monday’s minor surgery to remove a soft tissue expander after the boys developed a minor infection. ... [read more]
December 08, 2003: Boys Travel Back to The Children's Hospital at Montefiore for Removal of Soft Tissue Expander
NEW YORK CITY, NY (December 8, 2003) -- Surgeons at The Children’s Hospital At Montefiore (CHAM) as a precaution today removed the tissue expander from under 19-month-old Carl Aguirre’s scalp because of a minor infection. The tissue expander had been inserted November 24th during the second in a series of surgeries planned ultimately to separate conjoined Filipino twins Carl and Clarence Aguirre. This marks the second time tissue expanders have been removed because of a resulting infection. ... [read more]
November 29, 2003: Carl and Clarence Leave The Children's Hospital at Montefiore 'Back to Their Old Selves' as They Hea
NEW YORK CITY, NY (November 29, 2003) -- At 12:10 PM today 19-month-old conjoined Filipino twins, Carl and Clarence Aguirre, left The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) four days after undergoing the second in a series of surgeries to separate the boys, who are joined at the top of their heads. ... [read more]
November 27, 2003: Carl and Clarence Doing Beautifully at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
NEW YORK CITY, NY (November 27, 2003) -- On this national day of feasting and Thanksgiving, conjoined twins "Carl and Clarence are complaining loudly and often that they are hungry," said the boys' pediatrician, Robert Marion, MD, director, Center for Congenital Disorders, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). "Hunger is another great sign that they are doing beautifully," said Dr. Marion. ... [read more]
November 26, 2003: Carl and Clarence in 'Good Condition' This Morning at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
NEW YORK CITY, NY (November 26, 2003) -- Doctors at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) say today that conjoined Filipino twins, Clarence and Carl Aguirre, are "in good condition, recuperating normally from Monday's surgery", which was the second in a series of procedures designed ultimately to separate the two boys. ... [read more]
November 26, 2003: Carl and Clarence 'Look Great' Tonight at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
NEW YORK CITY, NY (November 26) 8:00 PM UPDATE -- After a day spent napping, fussing, eating and playing with the team of doctors and nurses caring for them at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM), Carl and Clarence Aguirre are doing beautifully, according to David Staffenberg, MD, chief, Pediatric Plastic Surgery, CHAM. "The boys look great," Dr. Staffenberg said. "I changed their dressings for the first time since surgery and everything looks great." ... [read more]
November 25, 2003: Twins Carl and Clarence are 'Doing Splendedly Without Complications'
New York City, NY (November 25, 2003) -- Doctors at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) saythat Carl and Clarence Aguirre, 19-month-old conjoined twins from the Philippines,are "doing very well with no special issues" today, one day after the second in a series of operations. ... [read more]
November 24, 2003: Second Operation on Conjoined Twins a Success
NEW YORK CITY, NY (November 24, 2003) -- In a five and a half hour procedure today, surgeons at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) successfully completed the second stage in a planned series of operations to separate Carl and Clarence Aguirre, 19-month-old craniopagus twins from the Philippines. ... [read more]
November 20, 2003: News Conference Scheduled for Media
Surgeons will update the media immediately following this second and major procedure in the series of complex and high-risk surgeries planned to separate 19-month-old Filipino conjoined twins, Clarence and Carl Aguirre. ... [read more]
November 05, 2003: Aguirre Twins Remain in Good Condition After Surgery at CHAM
NEW YORK CITY, NY (November 5, 2003) -- Carl and Clarence Aguirre, 18-month-old conjoined twins from the Philippines, remain in good condition today following a 45-minute surgical procedure performed at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) on Monday. Doctors say the series of staged surgeries, designed ultimately to separate the boys who were born joined at the tops of their heads, will proceed as planned. In the 45-minute procedure Monday, surgeons at CHAM temporarily removed two soft-tissue expanders from under the twins' scalps after Carl and Clarence developed mild infections. ... [read more]
November 03, 2003: Minor Infection Prompts Temporary Removal of Tissue Expanders in Twins Doctors say 'No impact' On Lo
NEW YORK CITY, NY (November 3, 2003) Two tissue expanders that had been inserted under the skin covering the heads of conjoined Filipino twins Clarence and Carl Aguirre were temporarily removed today in a 45-minute procedure by surgeons at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). ... [read more]
October 22, 2003: Conjoined twins Carl and Clarence Aguirre depart The Children's Hospital at Montefiore.
New York City, NY(October 22, 2003) -- Conjoined twins Carl and Clarence Aguirre departed The Childrens Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) at 12:17 pm today for their trip back to Blythedale Childrens Hospital in Valhalla, NY. ... [read more]
October 21, 2003: Carl and Clarence Aguirre 18-month-old conjoined twins from the Philippines are in 'good condition'
New York City, NY (October 21, 2003) - Carl and Clarence Aguirre, 18-month-old conjoined twins from the Philippines, are in "good condition" today at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and continue to recover nicely from the first of several surgical procedures in their planned separation ... [read more]
October 20, 2003: First Surgery on Conjoined Twins Today Goes 'Absolutely Smoothly'
NEW YORK CITY, NY (October 20, 2003) – Surgeons at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) today said everything went “absolutely smoothly” as they successfully completed the first of up to four surgeries designed ultimately to separate 18-month-old conjoined twins, Clarence and Carl Aguirre. ... [read more]
October 17, 2003: Conjoined Twins in 'Wonderful Condition' to Begin Risky Separation Surgery
Oct. 16, 2003, New York City, NY -- At a news conference held today at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM), the surgeons who will lead the teams in separating the Filipino conjoined twins said the two infant boys were both in “wonderful condition right now.” They described in detail, using 3-D models, how and why they were planning to perform a series of operations, beginning Monday, Oct. 20, 2003. ... [read more]
September 15, 2003: Doctors at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore will perform separation surgery on 18-month-old con
Sept. 15, 2003, New York City, NY -- James T. Goodrich, M.D., Ph.D., and David Staffenberg, M.D., two of the world’s premier specialists in pediatric neurosurgery and craniofacial (plastic) surgery, have been asked to perform separation surgery on Clarence and Carl Aguirre, 18-month old conjoined twins, who arrived in New York City from the Philippines on September 10. ... [read more]
April 21, 2003: New Treatment For Spinal Compression Fractures Uses Balloon And Filler To Restore Spine Reduce Pain
New York City, NY (April 21, 2003) - A new procedure using an inflatable balloon and injectable filler to treat patients with painful spinal compression fractures is now being performed by surgeons at Montefiore Medical Center (MMC). ... [read more]
April 01, 2003: Montefiore Medical Center Researchers Develop new Software To Protect Patient Privacy In Clinical Tr
Bronx, NY (April 1, 2003) - New federal rules that protect patient privacy present a challenge to medical researchers, who need to be able to identify individual patients in clinical studies and to track them over time. To meet the challenge, Montefiore Medical Center researchers have developed a new encryption software that protects patients’ electronic medical records, yet allows researchers to identify individual patients’ medical data. ... [read more]
March 03, 2003: Montefiore First in NY State To Implement Advanced Patient Feedback System
NEW YORK CITY,NY (March 3,2003) -- Montefiore Medical Center, a recognized international leader in patient care, becomes the first hospital in New York State to implement an online system called Feedback Monitor Pro™ WebForms to enhance its customer service efforts relating to effective complaint management. ... [read more]
March 03, 2003: Could arsenic a new treatment for prostate cancer?
BRONX, NY (March 3, 2003) - Men with prostate cancer who do not respond to standard therapies may some day find hope in arsenic trioxide treatment, according to a phase II clinical trial conducted by researchers at Montefiore Medical Center and reported on at a recent national cancer symposium in New York City. ... [read more]
February 04, 2003: Montefiore Medical Center Surgeon Implants New Gastric Pacemaker In Patients With Rare Stomach Disor
BRONX, NY (February 4, 2003) - Patients suffering from a rare stomach disorder that causes vomiting, nausea and severe weight loss are being treated at Montefiore Medical Center using a new, implanted device that applies an electrical current to the stomach, improving it’s function. Montefiore is the first hospital in New York City to offer the device. ... [read more]
February 01, 2003: Montefiore Medical Center Completes Four-Year Emergency Department Expansion Program
Ceremonies will be held marking the completion of a four-year, three-hospital Emergency Department expansion program that has provided a major increase in patient capacity for area residents. The final phase of the project is the recent completion of the fully renovated 16,700-square-foot Moses Division Emergency Room. ... [read more]
January 27, 2003: Montefiore Medical Center Researchers Receive $10 Million Nih Grant To Study Consequences Of Prolong
NEW YORK CITY,NY (January 27,2003) -- Montefiore Medical Center researchers have been awarded a five-year, multi-institutional, $10-million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study the consequences of prolonged febrile (fever induced) seizures in children and the relationship of these seizures to potential brain damage and subsequent epilepsy. ... [read more]
January 01, 2003: U.S. Department Of Justice Holds Anti-Terror Program For Montefiore Medical Center Emergency Medical
The U.S. Department of Justice will hold a Weapons of Mass Destruction Preparedness Program for Montefiore Medical Center’s emergency medical service professionals so that they can respond to “incidents of domestic terrorism involving chemical and biological agents and nuclear, radioactive and explosive devices.” ... [read more]
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