March 11, 2025
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.
March 10, 2025
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.
March 5, 2025
Find out what mindful meditation is, how it can help you maximize your physical and mental health and simple ways to add it to your routine.
March 4, 2025
Learn the essentials about kidney cancer: what increases your risk, how it’s detected and what treatment options are available.
March 3, 2025
Caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes, (also called Group A Streptococcus), strep throat can be serious, especially if left untreated.
February 26, 2025
While there’s no guaranteed way to prevent cancer from settling into your body, you can take steps to reduce your risk. Here are a few to get started.
February 25, 2025
Body dysmorphic disorder impacts mental health and daily life. Learn more about BDD symptoms and how to get it under control.
February 24, 2025
In this episode of Back to Health, Dr. Bob Harrington discusses the importance of heart-healthy living through the life stages.
February 19, 2025
Unlike the viral infections that typically make you cough—a cold, the flu and COVID-19, for example—whooping cough is caused by a bacteria called Bordatella pertussis. It is a strictly human illness
February 18, 2025
When Stephanie L. Mick, M.D., saw a beating heart during her general surgery residency at NewYork-Presbyterian, she knew that cardiac surgery was her calling.“I was trying to decide what I wanted to specialize in within surgery, and it was getting to the point where I was at the end of my rope,” says Dr. Mick, director of robotic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian and Ƶ. “I was on a thoracic surgery rotation, and part of the operation included... Read More
