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Podcast: COVID-19 Issues Relevant for Patients Who Had Cardiac Surgery

Stephanie Mick, M.D discusses COVID-19 and patients with cardiac conditions. She offers vital information on important issues for cardiac patients such as how the virus affects those who have pre-existing conditions or those who have had heart surgery.

COVID-19 Q&A with Dr. Adam Stracher

In this Q&A, Dr. Adam Stracher, Chief Medical Officer and Chair of Primary Care Medicine, at Weill Cornell Medicine, answers questions about COVID-19.

COVID-19 Q&A with Dr. Maria Karas

In this Q&A video, Dr. Maria Karas, Michael Wolk Heart Foundation Clinical Scholar in Cardiology, answers questions about COVID-19.

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Podcast: Audiology & Speech Telemedicine Services during COVID-19

Joseph Montano Ed.D addresses the issues relevant to living with hearing loss during COVID-19. He shares how it is forcing healthcare systems to be innovative on their ability to deliver essential care unrelated to the virus.

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Podcast: The Differences Between COVID, Flu, Cold and Allergies

In this episode of Back to Health, Aaron Pearlman M.D and Moitri Chowdhury Savard, MD discuss COVID-19, Flu, Cold and Allergies. They give parents vital tips on how to tell the difference. They share the most common questions they receive and what people can do at home in terms of self care and symptom relief.

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Introducing the Back to Health Podcast

Welcome to Weill Cornell Medicine's new podcast series: Back to Health. In each episode, our team of world-renowned physicians physicians will discuss trending health topics, wellness tips & medical breakthroughs.

Thank You to Our Weill Cornell Medicine Staff

Join us as we share our appreciation #TogetherWithWCM

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Maintaining and Strengthening Relationships While Social Distancing

As part of the New York State on PAUSE plan, all non-essential gatherings of individuals of any size for any reason—parties, celebrations, or other social events—are temporarily banned. When in public, you must practice social distancing by staying at least six feet from others.

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COVID-19 Treatment Depends Upon Disease Severity

How COVID-19 presents itself will vary from patient to patient, but typical symptoms include fever, cough, and fatigue, as well impaired taste and smell, and lack of appetite.

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COVID-19: Why is it mild for some, deadly for others?

Among the confounding aspects of the novel coronavirus is the wide range of disease severity patients experience. While a minority of COVID-19 patients require hospitalization, the effects of infection for these people are dramatic and in some cases life threatening.