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WCM Physician Highlights Healthcare News in Weekly Column

"Pelzman's Picks," curated by Dr. Fred N. Pelzman, follows what's going on in the world of primary care medicine.

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New PLIF-CBT Procedure Makes Fusion Surgery Less Invasive

Improved tools and techniques continue to make spine surgery a much less daunting prospect than it once was, with faster recovery times and less pain, narcotic dependency, and scarring.

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WCM Physician Offers Tips to Help New Yorkers Beat Stress

When Anita Rao, an editor at VICE, began experiencing anxiety, she turned to health and wellness experts for help, including Weill Cornell Medicine's Dr. Chiti Parikh, the co-founder and the co-director of the Integrative Health and Wellbeing Program at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

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Childhood Concussions Can Have a Lasting Impact, WCM Expert Says

Concussion expert Dr. Barry Kosofsky recently spoke with WRVO Public Media about the ways concussions can impact kids and teens later in life.

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Digital Devices Increase Kids' Chance of Myopia, WCM Doctor Tells 'CBS This Morning'

Dr. Christopher Starr, an ophthalmologist at Weill Cornell Medicine, explained how increased screen time could negatively impact children's vision.

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WCM Expert Discusses Updated Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines

Dr. Jim C. Hu, a urologic oncologist and the director of the Lefrak Center for Robotic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, recently discussed the updated recommendations with Healio, a clinical information website.

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NewYork-Presbyterian and Walgreens Collaborate To Bring World-Class Care Through Telemedicine

NewYork-Presbyterian and Walgreens are collaborating to bring convenient access to NewYork-Presbyterian’s world-class care through new telemedicine services, now available through Walgreens digital properties and at self-service kiosks at select Duane Reade drugstores in New York.

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We Are Weill Cornell Medicine: Dr. Fernando Martinez

Learn more about pulmonologist Dr. Fernando Martinez, who has dedicated his career to helping others.

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WCM Surgeon Leads in New Treatment for Subdural Hematomas

Nearly 50 patients have been successfully treated with middle meningeal arterial (MMA) embolization, the success of which provides evidence for a startling new finding about subdural hematomas

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We Are Weill Cornell Medicine: Brooke Crawford O'Neill

Learn more about Brooke Crawford O'Neill, the program coordinator for the Lung Cancer Screening Program at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine.