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Read the latest on wellness and preventive care for the whole family.

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Maintaining a Beautiful Mind

Watch Weill Cornell Medicine's Dr. Richard Isaacson on Reuters Health Watch speaking about how to maintain good brain health.

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WCM Surgeon First in NY to Use Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor

A Weill Cornell Medicine surgeon was the first to perform an advanced procedure that was recently approved by the FDA as a way to eliminate the source of tremors in a completely non-invasive way.

Prevent Heat Stress Illness

Prevent Heat Stress Illness

It's about to get hot. Here are a few ways you can prevent heat-related illness or death.

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NBC New York Highlights Research into Incurable Pediatric Brain Tumor

NBC New York highlighted Dr. Mark Souweidane's work against an incurable brain tumor that strikes young children in a recent interview.

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#WeAreWCM: Dr. Randy Longman

For gastroenterologist Dr. Randy Longman, having the greatest effect on his patients’ lives means searching for new strategies to treat — or even cure — their disease.

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Mosquitoes Are a 'Mixed Bag,' WCM Physician Tells the Washington Post

Many people hate mosquitoes, but getting rid of the insects isn't a suitable option, an infectious disease expert from Weill Cornell Medicine told the Washington Post.

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'NOVA' Highlights Cutting-Edge Cancer Research by Weill Cornell Medicine Scientists

Researchers are studying a rare effect of radiation therapy to see how it can be harnessed to treat cancer.

Vaccines Protect Us All

Vaccines Protect Us All

We share more than food and culture within our homes and communities. We can also spread disease.

Understanding Myopia

Understanding Myopia

Blurry distant vision is the main symptom of myopia, a condition that affects about a third of American adults.

Weill Cornell Medicine Patient Faces Chemo with Style, Grace and 'Glam'

With a little help from a photographer friend and a makeup artist pal, plus support from her oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian, Marquina Iliev-Piselli found a way to face chemo with style and grace. She called it the Glam Chemo Project.