October 11, 2023
Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes normal liver tissue to be replaced by fluid-filled liver cysts. Liver cysts are actually pretty common, but their true prevalence is unknown, as they tend to be asymptomatic, says Dr. Danielle Brandman, Medical Director of the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at Weill Cornell Medicine.
October 10, 2023
"I think when people think about alcohol use disorder or alcohol addiction, they often imagine the middle-aged person drinking every day, losing out on a lot of the benefits of life,” explained Jonathan Avery, MD, the Vice Chair for Addiction Psychiatry. “But really, it's binge drinking that is going to get most people in trouble in this life … we know high school and college kids binge drink a lot.”
October 9, 2023
In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Nikhil Menon, M.D. discusses what parents should know about Over-The-Counter (OTC) medications for children.
October 5, 2023
Pat Pesce found a world expert in his condition in Dr. Philip Stieg at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Neurological Surgery, and he is back to living a pain-free life with his family.
October 4, 2023
Melissa Reichman, M.D. discusses the latest in screening recommendations for breast cancer.
October 4, 2023
Arlene Packles had a violent cough. It didn’t sound quite human. It was like a seal’s bark or a car engine in trouble. And a round of coughing could last for an entire hour. Packles’ illness began in 2020, just when the COVID-19 pandemic began its inexorable sweep across the country. A woman with a severe cough wasn’t unusual back then. The novel coronavirus—SARS-CoV-2—tended to push other respiratory conditions to the margins, at least at first. But there was another reason why it took a while... Read More
October 3, 2023
Dr. Larissa Rodríguez, Chair of Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Urologist-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center, recently presented a webinar for patients on the topic of female pelvic health.
October 2, 2023
In this episode of Back to Health, Alina Boltunova, M.D. discusses what patients should know about managing pain in the back and spine.
September 28, 2023
The diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women used to be modeled on men’s experiences. That was problematic, it turns out, as there are important differences in the ways women and men experience a heart attack, says cardiologist Dr. Nupoor Narula, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Women’s Heart Program at Weill Cornell Medicine.
September 27, 2023
Throughout his life, Darius always felt sick. Diagnosed at birth with sickle cell disease, Darius’s childhood “normal” entailed frequent doctor appointments, and as he aged and the disease worsened, hospital stays nearly once a month.
