A Promising New Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease

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In January, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Leqembi (lecanemab) for the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. While not an all-out game-changer, the new drug represents a new approach—one that is of real benefit to patients, says Dr. Matthew Fink, Neurologist in Chief and Louis and Gertrude Feil Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Helping Your Kids Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food

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Food, glorious food! Not only is it fundamental to our survival; it’s at the very heart of our lives and our diverse cultural backgrounds. And it plays a starring role in our social gatherings, whether at home or at a favorite restaurant. Our memories and our emotions, too, are inextricably bound up with food.

Jennifer Torre

Jennifer Lynn Torre, N.P.

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Vivian Chin

Vivian Nora Chin, M.D.

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Podcast: Cirrhosis

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In this episode of Back to Health, Danielle Brandman, M.D. discusses what patients should know about cirrhosis.

Join us for 2023 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Events

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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. To Honor, Support and Educate Patients, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Will Host Two Virtual Presentations on the Disease, Aimed at Younger and Older Adults Respectively.

A Transplant Patient's Peak Experience

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In 1993, newly married and hopeful about his future, Hector Sanchez told his wife, a nurse, about a long-standing problem. Since his teens, he had periodically seen blood in his urine. She urged him to see a specialist, and he followed her advice. Hector will never forget the nephrologist—Dr. Morton Kleiner, formerly at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital—who treated him with compassion and diagnosed his condition: IgA nephropathy.

Dana Roberts

Dana Roberts, MS, RD, CDN

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Anita Krish

Anita Krish, D.P.M.

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