February 5, 2024
National Self-Check Month is a reminder to take charge of your health with early detection checks for cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity – conditions that are often preventable and treatable if found early enough.
February 1, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cites heart disease as the number one cause of death for women in the United States, accounting for 1 in 5 female deaths. Still, many people don’t realize heart disease affects women differently than men.
January 29, 2024
On January 25, Dr. Daniel Pak presented a health education seminar entitled, “New Therapies for Spinal Stenosis” at the Myra Mahon Patient Resource Center.Spinal stenosis occurs when the space around your spinal cord becomes too narrow, which irritates the spinal cord and/or the nerves that branch off it. Spinal stenosis causes symptoms like back or neck pain and tingling in your arms or legs. In this talk, Dr. Daniel Pak discussed new and emerging minimally invasive treatments for spinal... Read More
January 29, 2024
In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Dr. Amanda Lin discusses what parents should know about keeping their child's heart healthy.
January 25, 2024
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. Take a few moments to learn about the risk factors of glaucoma so you can stay ahead of the disease.
January 24, 2024
January is National Blood Donor Month. However, a perfect storm of conditions has created an emergency blood shortage affecting doctors and patients at Weill Cornell Medicine along with millions of residents in the New York Metropolitan Area.
January 23, 2024
Postpartum depression, then, occurs during the first year after giving birth. But for many, mood disorders can occur during pregnancy, well before a woman gives birth.
January 22, 2024
In this episode of Back to Health, Dr. Andrea Yoo discusses what patients should know about dystonia.
January 18, 2024
Navigating the road from alcohol misuse to recovery can be hard. Finding supportive care is a key component in achieving long-term recovery.
January 17, 2024
January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month. Learn what you can do to protect your baby.
