First Touch
The birth process itself is an example of a primal, touching experience. The newcomer’s slow journey toward and through the birth canal is a vital internal massage. While sometimes barely endurable for the woman in labor, her efforts stimulate the infant, who is about to engage the world for the first time. The contractions that move the baby through the birth canal massage the newly minted, well-protected skin. The press and release of each contraction assists circulation, sensitizes nerve ends, and prepares the skin of the newborn for the barrage of sensations, from temperature to pressure and texture, that he or she will encounter instantly in the brave new world. Continue Reading »
Before you lie in the sun without your sunscreen this summer, consider that cases of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, are rising significantly. In fact, more new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year than new cases of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer combined. 
Fifty of New York’s best doctors are at Yale Medical Group
Connecticut Magazine named 46 Yale Medical Group physicians among the best in the state in its 2010 annual “Top Doctors” issue. Dr. David Leffell was listed top in Dermatology.