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Read the latest on wellness and preventive care for the whole family.

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Infographic: Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental health is part of being healthy for everyone.

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Infographic: Summer Nutrition Tips for Healthy Kids

Seasonal fruits and veggies keep your family eating healthy this summer and beyond.

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Infographic: How to Prevent Lyme Disease

People can get Lyme disease from the bite of an infected tick. Symptoms include a rash, headache, fever and fatigue. Enjoy the outdoors while staying safe from deer ticks and Lyme disease with these tips for prevention.

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Infographic: Staying Healthy While Traveling

No one wants germs as a souvenir from their vacations. Stay healthy while traveling with some anti-germ travel tips.

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Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) after Unprotected Sex

It’s called PEP, but it isn’t a pep pill or any other type of stimulant. Rather, PEP stands for post-exposure prophylaxis—medication you can take shortly after you’ve been exposed to a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

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Respiratory Viruses: Updated Guidance from the CDC

Public health experts have learned a great deal about COVID-19—a virus never seen before in human beings—since the coronavirus first appeared on our shores 4 years ago.

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Infographic: National Nutrition Month

March Is National Nutrition Month. Take simple steps to improve your family’s eating habits.

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Infographic: How African Americans Can Reduce Health Risks

If you’re Black, you may experience health disparities or higher rates of disease than white people or other minority groups in the U.S.

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A Nationwide Blood Shortage Is Affecting New York City’s Blood Supply

January is National Blood Donor Month. However, a perfect storm of conditions has created an emergency blood shortage affecting doctors and patients at Weill Cornell Medicine along with millions of residents in the New York Metropolitan Area.

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Weill Cornell Medicine Physicians Honored in 2024 as the Best in the Country and the New York Metro Area

We’re delighted to announce that once again, Weill Cornell Medicine’s physicians are among the best in the country.