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Helping Your Child Overcome Night Terrors

Does your child sit up and scream in terror while sleeping? She or he could be having a nightmare--or a night terror.

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Podcast: Vitamins & Minerals for Children

Sherry Huang, MD, FAAP and Alexis Fissinger, MS, RD, CSP, CDN discuss vitamins & minerals for kids & teens.

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How to Get A Good Night’s Sleep

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, you can’t fall asleep or stay asleep. Coronavirus anxiety may be contributing to your sleeplessness, as well as a host of other factors, from overexposure to electronic devices to too much caffeine, says Daniel Barone, M.D., Associate Medical Director of the Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine.

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Colorectal Screening: Choosing The Test That’s Best For You

It used to be that everybody was recommended to get screened at 50. But we're now talking more about beginning at age 45 because we are starting to see more colorectal cancer in patients who are under 50.

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Preparing For Your Child’s Kidney Transplant

Contemplating your child’s kidney transplant may be scary, but the more you know about the procedure and its benefits, the more prepared you will be--medically and emotionally, says Dr. Juhi Kumar, Associate Professor and Medical Director for the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program at Weill Cornell Medicine. 

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Podcast: Exercise During Pregnancy

In this episode of Back to Health, Zhanna Fridel, M.D., FACOG answers frequently asked questions about exercise and pregnancy.

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Addressing Trypanophobia: Managing Needle Fears and Phobias

No one loves shots. They pinch. They sting. They leave arms sore. Some people—children as well as adults—fear shots so intensely that just anticipating them causes overwhelming anxiety.

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Podcast: Endometriosis Awareness

In this episode of our Women's Health Wednesday series on Back to Health, Ja Hyun Shin, M.D., FACOG and Kristen Pepin, M.D., MPH discuss what patients should know about endometriosis.

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Podcast: Vascular Malformations

In this episode of Kids HealthCast, Angela Kadenhe-Chiweshe, M.D. and Bradley Pua, M.D. discuss vascular malformations.

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Simple Surgical Technique Associated with Significant Reduction in the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery

A simple surgical technique during cardiac surgery was associated with a 56 percent reduction in the incidence of an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation that can lead to stroke, with no added risks or side effects, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.