April 17, 2020
How COVID-19 presents itself will vary from patient to patient, but typical symptoms include fever, cough, and fatigue, as well impaired taste and smell, and lack of appetite.
April 17, 2020
Among the confounding aspects of the novel coronavirus is the wide range of disease severity patients experience. While a minority of COVID-19 patients require hospitalization, the effects of infection for these people are dramatic and in some cases life threatening.
April 16, 2020
As this is a new virus, scientists and doctors are still learning how to treat it, as well as how it affects different people, including those living with chronic conditions.
April 15, 2020
Video of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A with Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Roy Gulick
In this Q&A episode, Dr. Roy Gulick, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Rochelle Belfer Professor in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, answers questions around COVID-19, including what causes the disease, how it compares to other viral illnesses, and any potential treatments that are being investigated. Dr. Gulick also explains herd immunity to the disease and ongoing... Read More
April 14, 2020
All of New York state and city have experienced radical changes since the “New York State on PAUSE” executive order was implemented. For those of us who live or work within or near New York City, the regulations required significant changes in our daily lives. After all, a typical day in New York City involves traveling throughout our city and being near dozens (if not... Read More
April 13, 2020
In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Dr. Nicolina Wawrin discusses how to treat children with allergies and asthma.
April 9, 2020
As New York moves through the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials are starting to refer to this time period as “peak week”—when the region will see its greatest number of patients, hospitalizations and critical cases from the virus. Also called the apex, this is when our healthcare system anticipates not only the greatest demand, but a continued strain on resources and our front-line healthcare workers who are working overtime to provide care to our most critically ill.
April 8, 2020
In this episode of the Kids Health Cast, Robbyn Sockolow MD, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, discusses Pediatric IBD and COVID-19. She offers tips and calm guidance for nervous parents of children with IBD.
April 8, 2020
Our care teams at the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition are actively monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact on patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
April 7, 2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic coinciding with the start of spring, you may be wondering when your respiratory symptoms indicate allergies – or something more serious. Dr. William Reisacher, associate professor and director of allergy services in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, and an associate attending otolaryngologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, explains how to identify the warning signs of COVID-19 that may be a... Read More
