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Medication-Overuse Headache (MOH)

When a headache sufferer uses headache medications too often—especially “acute” medications that aim to relieve an individual headache attack—they may develop a disorder known as medication overuse headache (MOH).

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Breastfeeding vs. Formula: Is One Really Better?

Choosing between breastfeeding and formula is no easy task. Find out benefits and obstacles to each as you decide how to feed your baby.

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Personalized Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common compressive neuropathy in the upper extremity, affecting as many as one in 20 people in the United States. Initial non-operative treatment with wrist splints can be very effective, with surgery reserved for patients with persistent or advanced symptoms.

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Jet Lag: Adjusting to a New Time Zone Before, During and After Your Flight

Jet lag—a term coined back in the 1960s—is caused by the gap between your normal circadian rhythms and the time zone at your destination. Your body may be active when you’re supposed to be resting, and your mealtimes are off kilter. Your eyes take in light differently as well.

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Pain Management for Spinal Stenosis

There are many possible causes of back pain, and these only become more prevalent as we age. Among the most common is a condition called spinal stenosis: the progressive narrowing of the spinal canal.

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Podcast: Lifestyle Changes For Managing Multiple Sclerosis

In this episode of Back to Health, Dr. Jai S. Perumal discusses what patients should know about lifestyle changes for managing Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

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Heat and the City: How to Stay Safe When It’s Sizzling Outside

The Emergency Medicine Department at Weill Cornell Medicine reports that this summer so far, there have been more ER visits than usual because of heat-related illness. Still, there are ways New Yorkers can stay safe when temperatures soar.

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Podcast: ASCO 2024 Highlights

This episode delves into the 2024 ASCO updates that patients should have on their radar across a wide range of solid tumors and blood cancers.

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A Shot of Good Health: Why Kids Need Vaccines

When it comes to keeping kids healthy and well, vaccines play a starring role. Get the facts about which ones kids need and why they need them.

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Infographic: Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental health is part of being healthy for everyone.