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Pat Pesce

Tough Guy, Tougher Journey: A Trigeminal Neuralgia Story

Pat Pesce found a world expert in his condition in Dr. Philip Stieg at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Neurological Surgery, and he is back to living a pain-free life with his family.

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Podcast: Breast Cancer Screening

Melissa Reichman, M.D. discusses the latest in screening recommendations for breast cancer.

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Pulmonologists Diagnose a Rare Respiratory Condition and Save a Patient’s Life

Arlene Packles had a violent cough. It didn’t sound quite human. It was like a seal’s bark or a car engine in trouble. And a round of coughing could last for an entire hour. Packles’ illness began in 2020, just when the COVID-19 pandemic began its inexorable sweep across the country. A woman with a severe cough wasn’t unusual back then. The novel coronavirus—SARS-CoV-2—tended to push other respiratory conditions to the margins, at least at first. But there was another reason why it took a while... Read More

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The Future of Female Pelvic Health: A Webinar Presented by the Chair of Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Larissa Rodríguez, Chair of Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Urologist-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center, recently presented a webinar for patients on the topic of female pelvic health.

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Podcast: Pain Management For Back and Spine

In this episode of Back to Health, Alina Boltunova, M.D. discusses what patients should know about managing pain in the back and spine.

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Heart Health in Women

The diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women used to be modeled on men’s experiences. That was problematic, it turns out, as there are important differences in the ways women and men experience a heart attack, says cardiologist Dr. Nupoor Narula, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Women’s Heart Program at Weill Cornell Medicine.

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How New Blood Cells Provided a Fresh Start to One Patient with Sickle Cell Disease

Throughout his life, Darius always felt sick. Diagnosed at birth with sickle cell disease, Darius’s childhood “normal” entailed frequent doctor appointments, and as he aged and the disease worsened, hospital stays nearly once a month.

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How to Treat a Baby's Runny Nose

Runny noses are common in babies. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and when to call a health care provider.

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The Updated COVID-19 Vaccine is Here

Don’t call it a booster. Think of the new COVID-19 vaccine as an updated formula akin to an annual flu vaccine, which targets whatever is circulating that season. The new COVID vaccines, manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Novavax, are designed to protect against recent variants of SARS-CoV-2—namely, XBB and other Omicron spinoffs, including EG.5. They’re monovalent vaccines, meaning that they contain one strain of the virus, not two.

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Podcast: Contraception

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Julia Cron, M.D., FACOG discusses what parents and patients should know about contraception.