August 24, 2022
August is Gastroparesis Awareness Month. With gastroparesis, the gears of digestion can grind to a halt.
August 23, 2022
In decades past, a suntan was considered a fashion statement, but that view has long since gone by the wayside. Direct sunlight, especially between the peak hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., is your skin’s worst enemy, says Dr. Barbara Ma, a medical oncologist and assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine.
August 22, 2022
In this episode of Back to Health, Dr. Ulrike W. Kaunzner discusses what people should know when making treatment decisions for Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
August 17, 2022
August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month. This month serves as a reminder for parents to take time to learn what puts young eyes at risk and how to protect them.
August 16, 2022
COVID-19 continues to plague individuals and communities across the country, but long COVID—also known as post-COVID—is a scourge all on its own for at least 1 out of 5 Americans who previously had the shorter, acute version of the disease, according to recent government estimates. Long COVID is a chronic post-viral syndrome that leaves patients with lingering symptoms for weeks, months or even longer.
August 15, 2022
In this episode of Kids Health Cast, patient Stacey Tsang discusses her family's patient journey at Weill Cornell Medicine with her son's pediatrician Dr. Sherry Huang.
August 10, 2022
In August 2020, Kim Kittay and her three sons were visiting friends in the Hamptons for the weekend. On Saturday night, her youngest son, Ezra, wasn’t feeling well. Then, on Sunday morning he seemed fine and spent the day at the beach, but after dinner that evening, he vomited. Kim, her friends and Ezra himself were concerned that it was COVID-19.
August 8, 2022
In this episode of Back to Health, Dr. Jai S. Perumal discusses what patients should know about multidisciplinary care for Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
August 3, 2022
By late July, the World Health Organization (WHO) had documented cases of monkeypox in nearly 80 countries and territories. The virus has been spreading so rapidly that the WHO designated it a global health emergency, one that demands a coordinated international response.
