The Recent Measles Outbreak: A Worrisome Development

View from above of a sad boy lying on a bed, courageously enduring an unpleasant illness.
A smaller number of measles infections have been reported in Oklahoma, Vermont and Kentucky, as well as in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York City. The majority of these infections have occurred in unvaccinated individuals. Keep reading for the latest vaccine guidance from the New York State and New York City Health Departments.

Infographic: Protect Against Traumatic Brain Injury

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when something penetrates your skull and brain, or a traumatic event rattles your brain inside your head. Learn to avoid, identify and treat TBI.

“It Was Just a Normal Day”

Danli Lin and Dr. Ning Lin
A stay-at-home mom is stricken when an aneurysm she never knew she had suddenly ruptures. Thanks to Dr. Ning Lin and the neurosurgery team at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens and New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell, she is back home with her husband and children, and back to enjoying her normal days.

Infographic: Norovirus

A boy suffering from stomach pain.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, norovirus, or “stomach flu,” causes as many as 21 million illnesses each year, leading to 465,000 emergency department visits and 109,000 hospitalizations.

Pheon Kwan

Pheon Kwan, NP

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Night, Night, Sleep Tight! A Shuteye Primer

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Learn how to get better sleep night after night, year after year and when to seek professional help for your bedtime woes.

Miriam Mahfoud

Miriam Mahfoud, MSN, NP, AGNP-C

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Relationships and collaborations with for-profit and not-for profit organizations are of vital importance to our faculty because these exchanges of scientific information foster innovation. As experts in their fields, WCM physicians and scientists are sought after by many organizations to consult and educate. WCM and its faculty make this information available to the public, thus creating a transparent environment.

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Colonoscopy: A Lifesaving Screening You Need

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Learn why you should schedule a colonoscopy every 10 years and how to prepare for this screening that may save your life.

America’s Obesity Epidemic: BMI in Context

Female doctor consulting with overweight patient, discussing test result in doctor office. Obesity affecting middle-aged men's health. Concept of health risks of overwight and obesity.
Obesity was first recognized as a disease by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. It’s a complex, chronic condition that’s rooted in modern life itself—specifically, industrialized agriculture and changes in the way we eat, work, move and live.