“It Was Just a Normal Day”

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

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

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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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Night, Night, Sleep Tight! A Shuteye Primer

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

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

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.

Jurgen de Graaff

Jurgen Christiaan de Graaff, M.D., Ph.D.

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Research

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.

No External Relationships Reported

Hypothermia, Frostbite and Cold-Related Injuries

With the start of spring just weeks away, cold weather is still very much with us in the New York Metropolitan Area. And cold temperatures, especially when combined with wet weather conditions, can be hazardous—mostly to vulnerable people lacking the ability to protect themselves via clean, dry clothing or adequate shelter. Substance use may be part of that picture as well.