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Medications for Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes

Recent headlines have heralded the weight-loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy as representing the end of obesity as we know it. Celebrities and TikTok influencers have been touting them as miracle drugs. These are both wildly exaggerated claims.

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Robotic Bronchoscopy: A Major Advance in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Robotic technology isn’t replacing doctors; it’s helping them do what they do more safely and with greater control and precision than anyone could have imagined a few short years ago.

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What You Should Know About GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease or simply GERD which, left untreated, can pose a host of potential problems.

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Infographic: Learn the Facts About Gestational Diabetes

For National Diabetes Month this November, take some time to familiarize yourself with gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that is often overlooked in the focus on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

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Use the Holiday Season to Jumpstart Your Healthy Resolutions

Looking to improve your health in 2024? Get started a little early on those healthy resolutions with some small tweaks to your habits this holiday season.

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Podcast: Hormone and Non-Hormonal Treatments for Menopause

In this episode of Women's Health Wednesday series of Back to Health, Susan Loeb-Zeitlin, M.D. discusses what patients should know about hormone and non-hormonal treatments for menopause.

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Fall Back: Tips for Handling the Return to Standard Time

It’s that time again! On Sunday, November 5, we set our clocks back, and we gained an extra hour of sleep. All our devices—computers, tablets and phones alike—reset on their own on Sunday morning. And soon, once we get used to it, Standard Time will be the new normal until March, when Daylight Savings Time returns.

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The New Parents’ Guide to GERD: Answering Your Questions

All babies spit up on occasion, but when it happens all the time, could GERD be to blame? Get the facts about GERD and how it affects babies and small children.

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Department of Emergency Medicine Experiences Transformative Growth

In the five years since becoming a full academic department, the Department of Emergency Medicine has experienced significant growth.During that time, the Department of Emergency Medicine added to its ranks, received a significant increase in research grants, and upped its publications in academic journals.Meanwhile, the Department — a pioneer in telemedicine long before the COVID-19 pandemic — continued to use technology to improve healthcare access for New Yorkers. It remained a leader in... Read More

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Learning About Effective PTSD Treatment for Veterans

Learn about post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) and veterans and how to get support tailored to military service members’ unique needs.