Patient Care Blog

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Podcast: Potty Training

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Alison Austin, M.D. discusses what parents should know about potty training their kids.

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Infographic: National Endometriosis Awareness Month

National Endometriosis Awareness Month falls in March, offering the perfect opportunity to learn more about this painful disease—and what you can do about it.

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A Promising New Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease

In January, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Leqembi (lecanemab) for the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. While not an all-out game-changer, the new drug represents a new approach—one that is of real benefit to patients, says Dr. Matthew Fink, Neurologist in Chief and Louis and Gertrude Feil Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine.

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Helping Your Kids Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food

Food, glorious food! Not only is it fundamental to our survival; it’s at the very heart of our lives and our diverse cultural backgrounds. And it plays a starring role in our social gatherings, whether at home or at a favorite restaurant. Our memories and our emotions, too, are inextricably bound up with food.

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Podcast: Cirrhosis

In this episode of Back to Health, Danielle Brandman, M.D. discusses what patients should know about cirrhosis.

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Join us for 2023 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Events

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. To Honor, Support and Educate Patients, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Will Host Two Virtual Presentations on the Disease, Aimed at Younger and Older Adults Respectively.

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A Transplant Patient's Peak Experience

In 1993, newly married and hopeful about his future, Hector Sanchez told his wife, a nurse, about a long-standing problem. Since his teens, he had periodically seen blood in his urine. She urged him to see a specialist, and he followed her advice. Hector will never forget the nephrologist—Dr. Morton Kleiner, formerly at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital—who treated him with compassion and diagnosed his condition: IgA nephropathy.

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A Guide to Eating Disorders for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Eating disorders are mental health disorders that affect people’s behaviors and attitudes toward food. Learn more about eating disorders from Weill Cornell Medicine.

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Podcast: Treatment and Care for Children with Cancer

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Alexander Chou, M.D. discusses his approaches to treating and caring for children with cancer.

Top Black Doctors 2023

Congratulations to Weill Cornell Medicine’s Top Black Doctors 2023, Recognized as Among the Best in the Country

For the first time, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.—the research and information company that publishes the annual guidebooks America’s Top Doctors and Top Doctors: New York Metro Area—has recognized the exceptional Black doctors in its network of peer-nominated physicians.