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How to Tell the DifferenceHow to Prevent Menopause Weight GainTips to Become a Better RunnerGratitude and JoyEasy Protein Sources for a Healthy DietOctober 2024What to Expect This Flu SeasonCan Artificial Intelligence Predict Breast Cancer?A New Blood Test for Alzheimer's ExplainedKiley Durham — Mother, Artist, Multi-Cancer SurvivorA Guide to Eating Gluten FreeSeptember 2024How Pets Benefit Our Mental HealthFDA Approves First Blood Test for Colorectal CancerAm I Having a Headache or a Migraine?5 Benefits of Positive Self‑TalkCan an Artificial Sweetener Impact Your Heart Health?August 2024How a Lone Star Tick Bite May Lead to a Meat AllergyCOVID Cases on the Rise: How to Protect YourselfIs Sunscreen Helpful or Harmful?Comeback KidHow Much Protein Do I Need?July 2024How to Stay Safe in the Extreme HeatHow Much Water Should You Drink in a Day?6 Tips to Protect Your Skin From the SunKeep Kids Safe in the Water This Summer5 Healthy Recipes for Your Summer BarbecueJune 2024How to Stay Safe From TicksThe Best Ways to Care for Hair and SkinCan Microplastics Harm Our Health?Meet Rigby, Pet Therapy DogA Guide to Non-Dairy MilksMay 2024How Does Therapy Work?Understanding Iron DeficiencyWhat To Eat During Your Period: Foods That Help Reduce Cramps and Foods To AvoidHow to Get a Better Night’s SleepTips for a Healthy BreakfastApril 2024How Can I Get More Energy? with Dr. Chiti ParikhUnderstanding CannabisHow to Avoid Sunday ScariesA Guide to Skincare for Every AgeMarch 2024How Cozy Cardio Can Improve Your FitnessCancer Cases on the Rise in Younger PeopleThe Surprising Benefits of Donating BloodGetting a Colonoscopy is Key to Prevent Colorectal CancerHow Much Salt is Too Much?February 20247 Simple Tips for Heart HealthAre You Getting Enough Magnesium?How to Cope with ‘Fanxiety’ and Game Day Jitters5 Health Benefits of Dark ChocolateHow Can Cold Weather Affect Your Heart?January 2024How to Change Habits and Meet Your GoalsIs Sitting All Day Harming Your Health?How To Stop Biting Your NailsOfficially Cancer Free5 Tips for a Healthier 2024 2023 December 2023Six Tips to Protect Brain HealthHow to Treat Nasal Congestion9 Tips for Traveling While PregnantSharing Healing Through WeavingHow to Prevent BloatingNovember 2023How to Communicate When Someone is Struggling With Their Mental HealthWhat to Know About COVID-19 TestsWhat to Know About Urinary Tract InfectionsA Return to Rhythm: Life After Liver TransplantDo Coffee Drinkers Live Longer with Dr. Rehka KumarOctober 2023How to Get Better Sleep, Whether You’re a Night Owl or an Early Bird6 Common Breast Cancer Myths DebunkedHow to Prepare for COVID, Flu, and RSV SeasonNewYork-Presbyterian Begins Treating Patients with New Alzheimer’s Disease MedicationCastor Oil: Myths and FactsSeptember 2023What to Know About Eris and the Plan for Updated COVID-19 VaccinesHow These Simple Static Exercises Can Improve Cardiovascular HealthIs Sugar Better For You Than Artificial Sweeteners?Conquering New Heights: A Father and Son Celebrate a 20-Year Transplant AnniversaryWhat is Ashwagandha?August 2023How Much Water Should You Drink in a Day?Do Women Who Have Been on Birth Control for a Long Time Need to Take a Break From It?Why You Might Be a Magnet for Mosquito BitesSaving Two Babies’ Lives With One Pioneering Approach to Heart Valve TransplantationHow Qigong and Tai Chi Benefit the Body and MindJuly 2023Podcast: Essential Summer Skincare Advice with Dr. Shari Lipner10 Tips for Preventing Heat Exhaustion and HeatstrokeThe 6 Essential Health Exams Every Man NeedsMy Scoliosis Journey: How Choosing to Undergo Surgery at Age 57 Changed My LifeAre Processed Foods Bad for You?June 2023Podcast: "Our Guts and Brain: The Connection Between Digestive Health and Mental Health with Dr. Benjamin Lebwohl"What is Breast Density?How Social Media Use Affects Adolescent Brain DevelopmentLiving Life With a Full HeartWhat is Intermittent Fasting?May 2023Is Eating Late at Night Bad for Your Health? Here’s What to KnowBabesiosis: The Tick-Borne Disease on the RiseWhat To Eat During Your Period: Foods That Help Reduce Cramps and Foods To AvoidA Special NICU Graduation: After 336 Days in the NICU, Thea Rosch Goes Home!15 Tips to Practice Self-Care and MindfulnessApril 2023Tips to Manage Seasonal Allergy SymptomsAre UV Nail Dryers Safe?Hearing Loss is Inevitable – When’s the Right Time for a Hearing Aid?‘The Greatest Act of Love’How to Eat More Fiber — and 7 Reasons Why You ShouldMarch 2023Sleep and Heart Health: What to KnowWhat’s Causing Your Headache and When to WorryWhat to Know About the Rise of Colorectal Cancer in Younger PeopleRachel’s Journey to a New HeartThe Relationship Between Diet and Colorectal CancerFebruary 2023What Is High-Functioning Anxiety? How to Tell If You Should Worry About Your Everyday Worries7 Simple Tips for Heart HealthUnderstanding How Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Are Linked to Heart HealthYoung, Healthy, and a Stroke Survivor: Ramit Malhotra’s StoryHow the Blue Zones and Mediterranean Diets May be Linked to LongevityJanuary 20235 Tips for a Healthier 2023The Unexpected Benefits of Winter WorkoutsFDA Approves New Alzheimer’s Disease TreatmentToday’s Al Roker Thanks His Wife and NewYork-Presbyterian for Saving His LifeAsk a Nutritionist: The Benefits of Probiotics 2022 December 2022How to Stress Less and Have a Healthy Holiday SeasonUnderstanding Acid Reflux and GERDFever in Children: What to Know and When to WorryHow a New York City Teen With a Rare Muscle Disease Helps Others ‘Find the Ability in Disability’Hearty Soups and StewsNovember 2022How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep8 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight GainLong COVID: What We Know NowA New Heart, New Life for One of Broadway’s Original ‘Cats’Healthy and Delicious Thanksgiving RecipesOctober 2022What to Expect this Flu Season10 Things to Know Before Your Next MammogramDo I Need to Take Vitamin D?How Choosing Amputation Gave a New Jersey Dad His Life BackWhat’s Really In Your Kids’ Candy?September 20227 Ways to Boost Your Immune SystemWhat to Know About the Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots That Target OmicronHow to Prevent ‘Tech Neck’“You Don’t Need Two Kidneys To Climb Mount Kilimanjaro”Five Steps to Reduce StressAugust 2022What to Know About Summer ColdsWhat To Know About MonkeypoxHow To Help Kids Handle Back-To-School JittersHow Much Meat is Too Much?July 2022How to Protect Your Skin From the Sun8 Easy Ways to Maintain a Healthy Weight This Summer10 Tips for Preventing Heat Exhaustion in Hot WeatherBack in the GameHeart-Healthy Chicken Tinga TacosJune 2022Is Social Media Threatening Teens’ Mental Health?The Essential Women’s Health ChecklistThe Essential Men’s Health ChecklistThe ‘Ultimate Gift’: Baby Miles Gets a Second ChanceSummer Recipe: Watermelon Salad with Feta and QuinoaMay 2022Is Social Media Threatening Teens’ Mental Health?Five Steps to Reduce StressHow to Eat More Fiber — and 7 Reasons Why You ShouldApril 2022Organ Donor Facts vs. MythsOmicron Subvariant BA.2: What You Need To KnowWhat To Know About AphasiaMarch 2022The Relationship Between Diet and Colorectal CancerMarch is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness MonthHow to Best Prepare for a ColonoscopySix Steps to Improving PostureFebruary 2022‘I Am the Luckiest Girl in the World’February is American Heart MonthHeart-Healthy Cooking: Chicken Tinga TacosUnderstanding Heart FailureJanuary 20225 Tips for a Healthier 2022What to Know About Getting a COVID-19 Booster Shot5 Rules to Follow for Healthier Eating in the New YearAn Expert’s Guide to COVID-19 Testing 2021 December 2021The Unexpected Benefits of Winter WorkoutsHow to Protect Yourself From the FluHearty Soups and Stews8 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight GainNovember 2021What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Prediabetes?Is Gratitude Good for Your Health?Healthy Thanksgiving RecipesOctober 2021How One Mom Faced Stage 4 Breast Cancer by Running Marathons7 Tips for a Healthy Eating LifestyleThe Essential Women’s Health ChecklistSeptember 2021What Millennials Need to Know About Safeguarding Their Heart HealthWhy Doctors Recommend the Mediterranean Diet10 Easy Heart Health TipsJune 2021Amazing stories: Dale WinellAnxious About the Return to Normal? Here Are 7 Ways to Help You Ease Back In How to Keep Kids Safe at Summer Camp Amid COVID-19: A Checklist for Parents Summer Adventures Await…But Take It Easy On Your Joints May 2021Amazing stories: Ramit Malhotra Bringing Disney Magic to Young Patients Taming the rage within: Ways of managing excessive anger Swollen Lymph Nodes and the COVID-19 Vaccine: What to Know March 2021Amazing stories: Patrick Hellen's StoryNewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital opens a world-class center for ambulatory care in Brooklyn: Center for Community HealthA year of heartbreak and heroes: A look back at NewYork-Presbyterian’s response to the COVID-19 crisisContinuous glucose monitoring systems transform diabetes management February 2021Jack Bierwirth's StoryFact or Fiction? Doctors Debunk Heart Health MythsNewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Opens New Maternal & Newborn Care UnitMigraine headaches and a hole in the heart: exploring the connection 2020 December 2020Amazing stories: Peter CiacciaCOVID-19 Vaccine Update: What You Need to KnowHealth Disparities and Hope: How the Dalio Center for Health Justice Will Make 'Real Progress'How to Sleep Like a Baby During Winter's Long NightsOctober 2020Amazing stories: Martha WilliamsCancer survivorship care requires ongoing, integrated supportTreatment options for infertility and recurrent pregnancy lossHow to tell the difference between COVID-19 vs. fluAugust 2020Six tips to combat fall allergiesJune 2020Tips for Staying Heart-Healthy While Living with DiabetesApril 2020Amazing stories: Robert Lynn March 2020Amazing stories: Terry Wei How to Have a Better Medical Visit Freak Out or Chill Out: Doctors Provide Answers to Your Medical ConcernsFebruary 2020Doctors Urge Symptomatic Patients to Get a Heart Check, Stress Test Freak Out or Chill Out: Doctors Provide Answers to Your Medical Concerns7 Tips for a Healthy Eating LifestyleJanuary 2020Amazing stories: Yvette MooreWinter safety tips Hitting the Mark: Important Developmental Milestones in a Baby’s LifeEarly detection of cervical cancer assisted by a simple test 2019 December 2019Amazing stories: NathanThe truth about germs and how to avoid them10 tips for protecting your skin in the cold weatherHow to sleep like a baby during winter’s long nightsNovember 2019Amazing stories: Joseph AniaWho should be screened for lung cancer?Prediabetes: Know the risks and when to see a doctorHaving a Healthy Pregnancy in Your 40sOctober 2019Amazing stories: Patricia AndersonBreast cancer varies by type — and so do the treatment optionsRestless Leg Syndrome and sleep problems are closely linkedCan mental illness be inherited?September 2019Amazing stories: Rayana BProstate cancer: Early diagnosis can save livesUnderstanding the connection between chickenpox and shinglesStrategies for reducing childhood obesityAugust 2019Amazing stories: Dan LevinsohnHow to avoid the itchy pain of poison ivyKeeping Little Eyes SafeThings to consider before ditching dairyJuly 2019Amazing Stories: MatthewFor healthy summer eating, start with ‘MyPlate’Sun Protection for Men10 summertime safety tips you should knowJune 2019Amazing stories: Ron WuatenTake it easy on your joints this summerPick your probiotic: Does your gut need more good bacteria?New, less-invasive techniques for hernia repairMay 2019Amazing stories: Ronda KotelchuckKnow what to do if you see someone having a strokeThe importance of talking about mental illnessThe move to a big-kid bedApril 2019Amazing stories: Jayden VasquezPreparing for siblinghood: Talking with your children about what to expect when you’re expectingA hard day’s night … warning signs you may have a sleep disorderTips for keeping springtime allergies at bayMarch 2019Amazing stories: Patrick HellenSeven ways to help reduce your risk of colon cancerKidneys: the original self-cleaning systemManaging loss as we ageFebruary 2019Amazing Stories: Lauren ShieldsEnhancing quality of life for congestive heart failure patientsSee the light: early treatment of macular degeneration helps save eyesightAvoid back strain when shoveling snowJanuary 2019Amazing Stories: TobaTips for keeping you and your family healthy this winterManaging facial pain and spasms caused by vascular compressionWin big with healthy Super Bowl snacking 2018 December 2018Managing the effects of ankle arthritisGive a boost to your health by lowering your salt intakeNovember 2018Hope is on the Horizon for Pancreatic CancerLatest trends in diabetes treatment and careUsing meditative movement to reduce stress, effects of chronic illnessOctober 2018Amazing stories: Evy LibienBreast cancer varies by type — and so do the treatment optionsFeeling the burn? Ways to calm effects of acid reflux12 alternative protein sources for vegetariansSeptember 2018Amazing stories: Robbie MagatNew prostate cancer screening guidelines releasedFor older adults, exercise can be a life extenderSix tips to combat fall allergiesAugust 2018Amazing stories: Tom MyersUnderstanding the science of pain managementExercising when overweight: moderation is keyParents can help develop critical play and social skills in their autistic childJuly 2018Amazing stories: Celeste FineIntegrative Health and Wellbeing program at the NewYork-Presbyterian David H. Koch Center opensSeeing the light: how to protect yourself from the sun’s harmful raysSeven ways to help your child cope with summer camp anxietyJune 2018Amazing Stories: Solomiya DezhnuykTargeted Exercises may be Helpful in Treatment of ScoliosisThe Mothers Center, a First of its Kind Pregnancy Center, OpensProven Strategies for Staying Fit this SummerMay 2018Amazing Stories: Richard MandaroKnow What To Do If You See Someone Having A StrokeAmazing Stories: Medical Mission to HaitiThe Benefits of Physical Exercise for Mental Health PatientsApril 2018Amazing Stories: Chris MolnarBusting the Myths: Top 10 Reasons to Become an Organ DonorUnderstanding the Effects of Type 1 DiabetesAlcoholism: Recognizing the Signs, Seeking TreatmentMarch 2018Amazing Stories: Daniel JacobsUnderstanding Brain Injuries and How to Help Prevent ThemColorectal Cancer: A Preventable Common Cancer Affecting Younger PatientsThe Healing Energy of Reiki and the Mind-body ConnectionFebruary 2018Amazing Stories: Cherie AiméeHeart Disease in Women: Know the Signs and SymptomsHow to Have a Better Medical VisitWinter Fitness: Ways to Stay Motivated during the Cold Winter MonthsJanuary 2018Amazing Stories: Yeniset EstrellaKeep Winter Asthma Under ControlTake Charge of Your Health with Prevention and Cancer ScreeningsReverse Pre-diabetes with Diet and Exercise
