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Cervical Health Awareness Month

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Learn about how regular gynecological visits, screenings and vaccinations prevent cervical cancer.

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Keep Your Baby's Skin Healthy

What could be purer and sweeter than a baby’s skin? Yet infants often present with a variety of rashes and other skin issues, even in the first few days of life, says Dr. Nikhil Menon, an assistant attending pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine.

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The ABCs of Hepatitis: How to Protect Yourself Against Viral Liver Diseases

Two viruses you may have heard of are hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV). Dr. Anthony J. Choi, an assistant professor of medicine at the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation and a transplant hepatologist at Weill Cornell Medicine, says there are major differences between the two.

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Podcast: Neurological Effects of Long COVID

In this episode of Back To Health, Anna S. Nordvig, M.D. discusses what patients should know about the neurological effects of long COVID.

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Infographic: Folic Acid Awareness Week

Folic Acid Awareness Week helps spread information about folate’s role in overall health and pregnancy

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Demystifying Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs)

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are cancers of the blood and bone marrow. They start when something goes awry with hematopoietic stem cells—immature cells that can develop into any type of blood cell. Myeloid cells, also found in the bone marrow, can develop abnormalities as well. As cancerous cells tend to do, the affected blood cells proliferate, crowding out normal cells.

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Podcast: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV)

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Dr. Karen P. Acker discusses what to know about Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV).

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5 Ways to Turn Healthy New Year’s Resolutions Into Healthy Habits

Ready to rock some healthy resolutions this New Year? The start of the year can be a good time to focus on healthy goals you want to achieve. Common resolutions include weight loss, eating healthy, getting more exercise and quitting smoking. Yet even when we know these changes will help us live longer and healthier lives, many of us struggle to set resolutions and stick to them.

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Podcast: Navigating Alcohol Use Disorder, Recovery, and Sobriety

In this episode of Back to Health, Dr. Jonathan Avery discusses what people should know about navigating alcohol use and sobriety

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Podcast: Healthy Lifestyles for Aging Women

In this episode from our Women's Health Wednesday series on Back to Health, Drs. Emily Coskun and Emily Fessler discuss what aging women should know about maintaining healthy lifestyles.