Patient Care Blog

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Infographic: Making Healthy Changes in the New Year

Don’t give up on New Year’s resolutions just yet. They can help you achieve your goals. You just have to approach them the right way.

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Video: Keeping Our Communities Safe

Weill Cornell Medicine continues to be your partner in keeping you and your loved ones safe and healthy.

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Podcast: Myocarditis

In this episode of Back to Health, Maria Karas, M.D. discusses what patients should know about myocarditis.

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Long-Term COVID-19 Effects on the Heart

Are you a COVID-19 ‘long-hauler’? Are you worried that your lingering exhaustion or shortness of breath indicate damage to your heart?

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Detect Cancers Early With Regular Screening Tests

Taking charge of your health matters, especially as COVID-19 surges. You can do this with regular cancer screening, which can detect cancers early, when they are most treatable or even curable.

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How to Keep Your Child's Teeth Healthy

You can protect your children’s health – and their productivity in school -- by protecting their teeth from cavities.

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Podcast: Pediatric COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Karen Acker, M.D. shares what doctors are seeing in current pediatric COVID-19 cases.

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Infographic: Give Life As An Organ Donor

February 14th is National Donor Day. Take the day to learn more about becoming an organ donor.

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What to Know About Congenital Heart Disease

The term ‘birth defect’ commonly brings to mind physical difference – such as a cleft lip or club foot. Yet, the most common type of birth defect is one that you cannot see: congenital heart disease.

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Keep Your Skin Healthy in the Winter

Healthy skin protects the body from exposure to viruses and bacteria, as well as the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays. But your skin could take a beating from mask wearing and cold weather, resulting in dermatitis.