October 17, 2023
In this episode of Back to Health, Matthew E. Fink, M.D. discusses how to keep your brain healthy as you age.
October 16, 2023
In the wake of the terrorist attack in Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, as well as terrorism and violence around the world and in our communities, the Center for Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is here to provide help and support.
October 12, 2023
'Tis the season for respiratory viruses, which tend to cause a fair amount of human misery during the fall and winter months. That’s because people tend to gather indoors when it’s cold outside. Colder temperatures also provide viruses with certain advantages that allow them to survive outside the body in particular environmental conditions.
October 11, 2023
Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes normal liver tissue to be replaced by fluid-filled liver cysts. Liver cysts are actually pretty common, but their true prevalence is unknown, as they tend to be asymptomatic, says Dr. Danielle Brandman, Medical Director of the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at Weill Cornell Medicine.
October 10, 2023
"I think when people think about alcohol use disorder or alcohol addiction, they often imagine the middle-aged person drinking every day, losing out on a lot of the benefits of life,” explained Jonathan Avery, MD, the Vice Chair for Addiction Psychiatry. “But really, it's binge drinking that is going to get most people in trouble in this life … we know high school and college kids binge drink a lot.”
October 9, 2023
In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Nikhil Menon, M.D. discusses what parents should know about Over-The-Counter (OTC) medications for children.
October 5, 2023
Pat Pesce found a world expert in his condition in Dr. Philip Stieg at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Neurological Surgery, and he is back to living a pain-free life with his family.
October 4, 2023
Arlene Packles had a violent cough. It didn’t sound quite human. It was like a seal’s bark or a car engine in trouble. And a round of coughing could last for an entire hour. Packles’ illness began in 2020, just when the COVID-19 pandemic began its inexorable sweep across the country. A woman with a severe cough wasn’t unusual back then. The novel coronavirus—SARS-CoV-2—tended to push other respiratory conditions to the margins, at least at first. But there was another reason why it took a while... Read More
October 3, 2023
Dr. Larissa Rodríguez, Chair of Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Urologist-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center, recently presented a webinar for patients on the topic of female pelvic health.
October 2, 2023
In this episode of Back to Health, Alina Boltunova, M.D. discusses what patients should know about managing pain in the back and spine.
