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Healthy Coping for Stress Awareness Month

April is stress awareness month. Learn what stress is, how it impacts your body and how to manage it with tips from Weill Cornell Medicine.

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Pediatric and Childhood Cancers: Hope for Families and Patients

Today, cancer is not only treatable but curable in a large number of children with the disease. That means long-term survival, says Dr. Alexander Chou, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and assistant attending pediatrician at Weill Cornell Medicine.

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Podcast: On Autism Spectrum Disorder: Exploring diagnosis, disparities and media impact

In this episode, we speak with Amy Lemelman, Ph.D. about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

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Podcast: Eating Disorders

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Suzanne Straebler, Ph.D., PMH-BC and Melissa Klein, Ph.D. discuss what patients should know about eating disorders.

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Bird Flu: Is There Cause for Concern?

Bird flu, caused by the H5N1 strain of the influenza virus, is widespread in both domestic and wild birds all over the world, causing a significant number of bird deaths. The virus has already jumped to mammals, including bears, dolphins, foxes, mink, otters, sea lions and seals. But it hasn’t crossed over commonly to humans—at least, not yet.

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Podcast: On Culturally Responsive Mental Health Care: Addressing the needs of a diverse population

In this episode, we speak with Stephanie Cherestal, Ph.D. about the impact of cultural diversity on mental health and health care.

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Podcast: Moderation in Drug and Alcohol Use For Women

This episode from our Women's Health Wednesday series on Back to Health features Dr. Jonathan Avery and he discusses what women should know about moderating alcohol and drug use.

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Podcast: On Psychedelics: Promising Benefits and Significant Risks

In our first episode, we speak with Richard A. Friedman, M.D. about the latest news exploring the intersection of psychedelics and psychiatry.

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Sudden Cardiac Arrest: An Emergency that Demands the Quickest Possible Response

According to the doctor who treated him in the hospital, Hamlin had most likely suffered a rare occurrence on the field called commotio cordis, during which the chest takes a blow at a specific moment in the heart’s rhythm, leading to cardiac arrest.

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Podcast: Advances in Colorectal Cancer Care and New Surgical Techniques

Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States with an increasing number of new diagnoses under the age of 55. Screening guidelines continue to evolve in an effort to find these cancers at an early stage. New surgical advancements are increasingly less invasive, reducing recovery times and hospital stays.