Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Wound Healing is now offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy utilizing our two new hyperbaric oxygen chambers. This advanced equipment can address a number of serious conditions, including radiation injuries, non-healing wounds such as a diabetic foot ulcer, tissue-destroying infections of skin or bone, burns, crushing injuries, at-risk skin grafts or flaps, brain...

With today’s imaging technology, a breast biopsy is considerably easier for patients than even just 10 years ago. A minimally invasive image-guided needle biopsy is a highly accurate alternative to a surgical breast biopsy. Our expert imaging technologists and radiologists use ultrasound, mammography, or Magnetic Resonance Imaging to guide the biopsy needle to the precise location for tissue extraction...

At some point, your primary care provider will recommend you see a specialist for a condition that may need further exploration and attention. They will likely recommend a specialist that they know and trust, but it makes sense to do your homework and find a provider that is the right fit for your specific needs and circumstances.  Diagnosis. First, understand the preliminary diagnosis given...

Depression is an overwhelming sadness that you can’t just shake off by talking with a friend, focusing on the positive, directing your hands to a project, or watching an uplifting movie. Left untreated, depression can cause physical symptoms and last for months or years. This level of emotional pain, just like physical pain, is a warning sign telling you it’s time to get help before it gets...

We are looking back on one of the toughest years we’ve faced in a long time. Fatal overdoses in Saratoga County had nearly doubled by the end of November 2020 compared to all of 2019. While substance abuse and alcohol intoxication incidents continue to be on the rise locally, here at Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Addiction Medicine, the good news is that we are seeing patients overcoming...