March 27, 2024
The skeletal system keeps the body upright, but did you know that the bones play a number of pivotal roles in the body? From storing minerals to providing the home for new cell creation, the body’s bones are dynamic and critical to the body in various ways.
March 27, 2024
March Is National Nutrition Month. Take simple steps to improve your family’s eating habits.
March 26, 2024
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a fairly rare genetic condition that affects roughly half a million Americans. It has no cure, but at Weill Cornell Medicine, rare diseases matter just as much as common ones. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and its affiliated nonprofit, The Rogosin Institute, have been named a Center of Excellence by the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation.
March 25, 2024
About 18 years ago, when Kathy Stankus was in her mid-30s, she learned that she had a rare kidney disease caused by a genetic mutation. “It’s likely that my mother and grandmother had the same thing,” she says. Sadly, both of them died of renal failure.
March 21, 2024
Drugs and alcohol have inherent risk. Before you take another drink or hit, read these facts to learn how drugs and alcohol may affect you.
March 20, 2024
Colorectal surgery encompasses a wide range of procedures involving the anus, rectum and small and large intestine. Some are performed on an outpatient basis with local anesthetics or sedation, while others take place in the hospital’s operating room (OR) under general anesthesia.
March 19, 2024
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurological autoimmune disorder, which means your body attacks itself. It is one of the most common disabling neurological diseases that affect young adults.
March 18, 2024
In this episode of Back to Health, Dr. Mohammad Piracha discusses what patients should know about treating and managing diabetic nerve pain.
March 15, 2024
David Barresi describes 2022 as one of the most fateful years of his life. In June, he found out that his wife was pregnant with the couple’s first child. Then, in August, he learned that his previous kidney transplant was failing. Soon, he’d need a second transplant. How, he wondered, would he be able to prepare for fatherhood, given the challenges of finding a donor, undergoing transplant surgery and recovering from the procedure?
March 14, 2024
Does your partner’s tossing and turning wake you up at night? How about their loud snoring? According to a survey undertaken by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), more than a third of American couples have opted for a sleep divorce—the decision to sleep in separate rooms.
