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Weill Cornell Medicine Joins with Hunters Point Park Conservancy to Bring Free Online Fitness Classes to Long Island City

Keeping you and your family healthy and well is more than our business. It’s our passion. That’s why we’ve teamed up with the  Hunters Point Park Conservancy. Together, we will bring you free, online classes for body and mind starting Monday, March 29.

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Guidance for Youth Camps During the Summer 2021 Season

Day and overnight camps in New York State can begin to plan for summer 2021. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s office made the Feb. 17 announcement, noting that the Department of Health “will issue specific reopening guidance, including details on timing, in the coming weeks.”

Dr. Neel Mehta

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Managing Chronic Pain

When a young woman needed a novel way to manage a painful, congenital medical condition, she turned to Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM). It was a step toward achieving a lifelong dream to experience a more independent, physically comfortable life – one that would eventually allow her to start a family.

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Receiving a Kidney Donation From a Dear Friend

The COVID-19 pandemic was not enough to derail a kidney transplant for Kerry Lang, 26. Though her original surgery date for Kerry and her donor and dear friend, Annie was April 9, she didn’t have to wait long for the next opportunity.

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Tips for Skin Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A combination of mask-wearing and hand-washing is keeping dermatologists busy during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are seeing a lot more mask-related dermatitis,” reports Jonathan Zippin, MD, PhD.

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Podcast: Managing Your Child's Sleep Schedule During the COVID-19 Pandemic

If you have children, you know how difficult this pandemic has been on their sleep habits. Haviva Veler, M.D. discusses normal sleep patterns for kids and how to stick to a consistent resting schedule. She gives tips on how parents can help their kids get a decent night's sleep so they, too, can get a good nights sleep!

Rahat Bhatti

Receiving a Kidney Transplant During COVID-19

Despite the COVID-19 placing roadblocks in the path of his kidney transplant, Rahat Bhatti, 33, recalls a positive transplant experience at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine.

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Setting Successful Weight Management Goals

March is National Nutrition Month, which can also be a time of reflecting on New Year’s resolutions—particularly when it comes to weight management. Have we set attainable goals? When is it time to see a physician about weight loss?

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Podcast: Advances in Sleep Apnea Care

Maria V. Suurna, MD, gives an overview of how the expert otolaryngologists (ENT physicians) at Weill Cornell Medicine manage sleep apnea with a range of approaches including both surgical and non-surgical treatment options. She also discusses the health and financial burdens of obstructive sleep apnea and new alternatives to continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) treatment options.

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Discovering the Genetic Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19

Who might have a genetic predisposition for contracting the virus that causes COVID-19 and be at increased risk for complications? Why have patients have experienced a broad range of COVID-19 severity (five percent require intensive care; the mortality rate is one to three percent; and about a third of patients were asymptomatic)? Weill Cornell Medicine geneticists are beginning to find out, as they uncover the genetic mechanisms underlying these questions in a research study with the National... Read More