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Heart Health in Women

The diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women used to be modeled on men’s experiences. That was problematic, it turns out, as there are important differences in the ways women and men experience a heart attack, says cardiologist Dr. Nupoor Narula, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Women’s Heart Program at Weill Cornell Medicine.

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How New Blood Cells Provided a Fresh Start to One Patient with Sickle Cell Disease

Throughout his life, Darius always felt sick. Diagnosed at birth with sickle cell disease, Darius’s childhood “normal” entailed frequent doctor appointments, and as he aged and the disease worsened, hospital stays nearly once a month.

How to Treat a Baby's Runny Nose

Runny noses are common in babies. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and when to call a health care provider.

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The Updated COVID-19 Vaccine is Here

Don’t call it a booster. Think of the new COVID-19 vaccine as an updated formula akin to an annual flu vaccine, which targets whatever is circulating that season. The new COVID vaccines, manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Novavax, are designed to protect against recent variants of SARS-CoV-2—namely, XBB and other Omicron spinoffs, including EG.5. They’re monovalent vaccines, meaning that they contain one strain of the virus, not two.

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Podcast: Contraception

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Julia Cron, M.D., FACOG discusses what parents and patients should know about contraception.

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How a Pain Management Specialist Can Help You

The National Library of Medicine defines pain as a signal in your nervous system that something may be wrong. It may come in the form of a sting, burn or ache, and it may be sharp or dull. It may come and go, or it may be constant. You may feel pain in one area of your body, or you may feel it all over.

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LGBTQ-Inclusive Urology: Myths vs. Facts

There are so many sources of information out there that it is sometimes difficult to separate fact from fiction, especially when it comes to topics that are not typically discussed, such as issues that may affect your urinary tract and sexual function.

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Podcast: Using Virtual Reality to Treat Pain

In this episode of Back to Health, John Rubin, M.D. and Rohan Jotwani, M.D. discuss the current state of virtual reality and pain management.

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Suicide Prevention: Advice and Resources for At-Risk Youth and Their Families

Suicide Prevention Week falls shortly after Labor Day this year, from September 10 to 16. With the start of the new school term, it’s a propitious time to draw attention to a horrific event that no parent should ever have to face.

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Podcast: Special Episode – On Youth Anxiety

This special episode of Kids Health Cast: "On Youth Anxiety" comes from On the Mind, the official podcast from the Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Psychiatry. Host Dr. Daniel Knoepflmacher and Dr. Angela Chiu explore the causes of anxiety within children and adolescents and evidence-based treatments and tactics that can be used to treat mild to severe anxiety.