September 21, 2023
The National Library of Medicine defines pain as a signal in your nervous system that something may be wrong. It may come in the form of a sting, burn or ache, and it may be sharp or dull. It may come and go, or it may be constant. You may feel pain in one area of your body, or you may feel it all over.
September 19, 2023
There are so many sources of information out there that it is sometimes difficult to separate fact from fiction, especially when it comes to topics that are not typically discussed, such as issues that may affect your urinary tract and sexual function.
September 18, 2023
In this episode of Back to Health, John Rubin, M.D. and Rohan Jotwani, M.D. discuss the current state of virtual reality and pain management.
September 14, 2023
Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer. As such, it affects our immune system. Normally, our immune system fights “invaders” such as infections and even early-stage cancerous cells. It keeps watch and leaps into action when necessary with different types of white blood cells, constantly sending signals telling them to grow or stop growing, depending on the nature of the threat.
September 13, 2023
Suicide Prevention Week falls shortly after Labor Day this year, from September 10 to 16. With the start of the new school term, it’s a propitious time to draw attention to a horrific event that no parent should ever have to face.
September 11, 2023
This special episode of Kids Health Cast: "On Youth Anxiety" comes from On the Mind, the official podcast from the Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Psychiatry. Host Dr. Daniel Knoepflmacher and Dr. Angela Chiu explore the causes of anxiety within children and adolescents and evidence-based treatments and tactics that can be used to treat mild to severe anxiety.
September 7, 2023
In this two-part series, Dr. Angela Chiu answers questions that parents and caregivers frequently ask about back-to-school anxiety. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry and practices at the Center for Youth Mental Health at New York-Presbyterian, where she helps children of all ages, adults, parents and caregivers with anxiety conditions.
September 6, 2023
Anxiety is a normal emotion that helps us throughout life: it can motivate us to study a bit more for a test, be more careful in traffic and wash our hands more often during flu season. Anxiety, however, can become problematic and even debilitating at certain points in life, including during childhood, adolescence and young adulthood.
September 5, 2023
In this episode of Back to Health, Alexis P. Melnick, M.D. discusses what patients should know about fertility and considerations for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
August 30, 2023
For most of us, a summer vacation is that long-awaited event we plan and dream about for months. A vacation is supposed to give us a chance to chill. To relax at the beach, experience nature in a national park or explore another culture. How ironic, then, that so many people need to take a vacation from their vacation!
