March 16, 2020
Cory Kercher M.D. discusses important information for parents on preventive health for toddlers. She offers great tips about discipline techniques, developmental milestones and timing of when Autism screenings should take place.
March 9, 2020
For most of the American public, the immediate health risk from the new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, is considered low. People in communities where ongoing community spread of the virus has been reported are at elevated, though still relatively low, risk of exposure.
The virus that causes COVID-19 is thought to travel from person to person through droplets in the air, and from surfaces to people who touch the droplets. While some patients have died, so far it seems that most cases are... Read More
March 3, 2020
Learn more about colorectal cancer Facts and Risk Factors.
February 5, 2020
Maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. Malavika Prabhu talked about c-section recovery in a recent article in Insider. You can read more here.
February 4, 2020
In this episode of CancerCast: Conversations About New Developments in Medicine, Cancer Care and Research, we discuss the pharmaceutical industry's often misunderstood role in bringing new therapies to cancer patients.
February 3, 2020
Weill Cornell pediatrician, Dr. Cory Kercher discusses important tips for parents on preventive health for newborns—covering postpartum depression screening, what we should be looking for when having our children’s growth monitored, developmental milestones. A must listen for every new parent!
January 31, 2020
When professional musician Rik Albani was diagnosed with an aortic aneurism and a leaky valve, he worried that he may not be able to play the trumpet again. Thanks to cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Leonard Girardi and his dedicated team
January 14, 2020
In 2016, Christine Estes, a speech language pathologist at the Weill Cornell Medicine Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, noticed that her patients featured a recurring cast of fitness instructors. She decided to conduct a study of them over a two-year period. What she discovered amazed her: They had polyps. They had nodules. They had hemorrhages. Real damage to the vocal cords that needed real... Read More
January 9, 2020
Dr. Thomas Caputo, expert in Gynecologic Oncology and Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine, is retiring after 38 years of service. On January 7th, WCM Obstetrics and Gynecology hosted the Thomas A. Caputo Symposium on Gynecologic Oncology in recognition of his career. Dr. Brian Slomovitz and Dr. Michael Worley, former residents of Dr. Caputo, presented at the symposium. Attendees included former students, colleagues, and staff. At the event, the department... Read More
January 9, 2020
In this episode of CancerCast: Conversations About New Developments in Medicine, Cancer Care and Research, Dr. Thomas Fahey discusses the management of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer.Dr. Fahey is the Chief of Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, as well as the Director of the Endocrine Oncology Program. He is an attending surgeon at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.About CancerCastHosted by world-... Read More
