Patient Care Blog

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Infographic: National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

This year, nearly 300,000 men will learn they have prostate cancer. Learn who’s at risk and what to do about it.

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Navigating the World of Childhood Cancer

Childhood cancer affects thousands of Americans every year. Advanced care helps many children move past cancer to fulfilling lives.

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Infographic: Don’t Let Food Poisoning Ruin Your Day

September is National Food Safety Education Month. Beef up your knowledge to protect your gut and overall health.

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COVID-19 Is Still with Us, but Updated Vaccines Will Help to Prevent Serious Illness This Fall

On August 22, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the recently updated mRNA vaccines for adults and children 12 and older and granted emergency use authorization for children ages 6 months to 11 years. The updated vaccines include a component that targets the currently circulating variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The FDA’s announcement comes just in time for fall, when respiratory viruses tend to cause greater numbers of infections than they do during the warmer... Read More

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Join Us for a Virtual Discussion on Hope and Healing with Addiction Experts

On Wednesday, September 11, from 7:00-8:00 p.m., Weill Cornell Medicine will host the first in a series of “SAFE Conversations”—a monthly discussion series focusing on substance use disorders.

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Unveiling the Complexity of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome can cause infertility, heart disease and more. Speak up and get proper care to help manage the condition.

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How’s Your Sexual Health Awareness?

Do you pay attention to your sexual health? Learn what a healthy relationship looks like and how to prevent, recognize and treat STIs.

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Podcast: Chronic Migraine

In this episode of Back to Health, Dr. Moises Dominguez discusses what patients should know about chronic migraine.

Alexandra and Jay Lebenthal

Our First Focused Ultrasound Patient Comes Back for Seconds

A lot has happened for Alexandra Lebenthal in the past seven years. In 2016 she became our first patient treated with MRI-guided focused ultrasound (FUS) after the FDA approved it for essential tremor. Since then, she and her husband, Jay, have moved to a new apartment; two of their three children have graduated from college, and the third — a middle-schooler in 2016 — is now a college sophomore. Most importantly, Alexandra has grown happily accustomed to having her dominant (left) hand be... Read More

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Surgical Treatment for Recurrent Diverticulitis

 If your diverticulitis doesn’t improve with treatment, or if it leads to complications such as those described above, you may need surgery to remove part of your colon.