May 11, 2022
Benjamin Franklin once said that an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. The question is: How can we apply the wisdom of one of our greatest founding fathers to a prevention-based approach to women’s health today?
May 10, 2022
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that occurs in genetically predisposed people, says pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Elaine Barfield, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Associate Attending Pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian.
May 9, 2022
This episode of Kids Health Cast comes from our Back to Health series. This conversation features Dr. Maria Karas and we discuss what expecting patients should know about myocarditis and parents' concerns around the COVID-19 vaccine for their kids.
May 5, 2022
Of the many physical changes that mark menopause, one is a drop in your body’s estrogen production. When your body’s production of estrogen declines, a variety of physical and emotional changes may result, including irregular periods, hot flashes, mood swings, and a period of accelerated bone loss that leads to the ‘brittle bone disease’ known as osteoporosis.
May 4, 2022
Is too much computer time taking a toll on your eyes? Are you experiencing frontal headaches and blurry vision? If so, then you may have computer vision syndrome, which is the strain your eyes experience from staring at a fixed target all day long, says Christopher Starr, MD.
May 3, 2022
More than two years have passed since COVID-19 started its relentless spread across the country, and the pandemic continues to upend our lives even now. Yet as of the latest count, only 66.4 percent of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated.
May 2, 2022
Matthew E. Fink, M.D. speaks with his patient Lawrence Sterne about Parkinson's Disease (PD). They also discuss with Lawrence's spouse & caretaker, Susan Sterne, about the care he receives at Weill Cornell Medicine, since being diagnosed with PD.
April 27, 2022
In this episode of Women's Health Wednesday series on Back to Health, Steven Spandorfer, M.D. discusses what patients should know about infertility awareness.
April 26, 2022
As a parent, you want what’s best for your children, which means keeping them healthy. Bringing them to a yearly well-child check can help.
April 25, 2022
Today's special episode of Kids Health Cast comes from our Back to Health series. This conversation features Dr. Zhanna Fridel and we discuss what expecting parents should know around exercise and fitness during pregnancy.
