March 7, 2024
On February 23, Anne Jablonski, DNP, FNP-C, presented a health education seminar entitled, “A Quick Guide to Common Anti-Obesity Medications” at the Myra Mahon Patient Resource Center.This health education seminar introduced weight loss medications and answered the most common questions surrounding them.Anne Jablonski, DNP, FNP-C, is a nurse practitioner specializing in endocrinology, diabetes metabolism, and weight management at Weill Cornell Medicine. She received her Bachelor of Nursing at... Read More
February 19, 2025
Unlike the viral infections that typically make you cough—a cold, the flu and COVID-19, for example—whooping cough is caused by a bacteria called Bordatella pertussis. It is a strictly human illness
February 18, 2025
When Stephanie L. Mick, M.D., saw a beating heart during her general surgery residency at NewYork-Presbyterian, she knew that cardiac surgery was her calling.“I was trying to decide what I wanted to specialize in within surgery, and it was getting to the point where I was at the end of my rope,” says Dr. Mick, director of robotic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine. “I was on a thoracic surgery rotation, and part of the operation included... Read More
February 18, 2025
Drs. Shoshana Rosenberg, Laura Pinheiro, and Vered Stearns received a community partnership-building grant last summer from the Cornell Center for Health Equity to establish a partnership between the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center (MCC) Breast Program and Unite for HER, a non-profit organization supporting and empowering individuals diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancer.
February 12, 2025
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is when your heart stops beating. When this happens, blood no longer flows to your brain and other organs. A quick response is vital.
February 11, 2025
Want your child to have a healthy heart throughout life? It doesn’t happen by accident. Incorporate these heart-healthy habits.
February 10, 2025
The American Heart Association recently updated and expanded Life’s Simple Seven™ to Life’s Essential 8™. Follow these steps to better heart health.
