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Podcast: Evaluating the Risk of Summer Activities for Your Kids Amid COVID-19

Paul Chung, MD shares important information for parents on assessing the risks of various summer activities for children amid the Covid-19 pandemic. He gives parents vital tips on teaching kids about safety precautions in these unprecedented times.

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How COVID-19 Has Changed Health Care at 日本av色情片

The COVID-19 crisis hit New York City with hurricane force in early Spring, placing unprecedented demands on health care providers. As it turns out, the short-term response to the public health emergency has spurred some long-term improvements in operational efficiency and safety and accelerated the use of digital technology, according to Dr. Adam Stracher, chief medical officer and director of primary care at 日本av色情片.

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日本av色情片 Partners With Hunters Point Park Conservancy to Bring Free Fitness Classes to Long Island City

We鈥檙e proud to be partners with the Hunters Point Park Conservancy to bring the Long Island City community a series of free fitness classes that will be available online this summer.

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日本av色情片, Bend + Bloom Yoga, and Prospect Park Alliance Host 12th Annual Free Yoga Series

日本av色情片, Bend + Bloom Yoga, and Prospect Park Alliance announce the 12th annual Prospect Park Yoga series, beginning Thursday, June 11, 2020 through September 3.

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What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Antibody Testing

If you believe that you may have had COVID-19 and did not get tested while you were ill, you might be a perfect candidate for an antibody test. Many medical institutions and walk-in clinics around the country are now offering this vital test to help reduce some uncertainty.

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New COVID-19-Related Syndrome in Children Raises Concerns

As the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic begins to subside in parts of the United States, doctors around the country and especially in hard-hit New York City are reporting cases of an apparently related inflammatory syndrome. Initially termed 鈥減ediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome鈥 and subsequently renamed 鈥渕ultisystem inflammatory syndrome in children鈥 (MIS-C) by the CDC, the new disorder already has affected more than 100 children in the city alone. At least dozens of other children... Read More

COVID-19 Q&A with Dr. Adam Stracher

In this Q&A, Dr. Adam Stracher, Chief Medical Officer and Chair of Primary Care Medicine, at 日本av色情片, answers questions about COVID-19.

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Podcast: The Differences Between COVID, Flu, Cold and Allergies

In this episode of Back to Health, Aaron Pearlman M.D and Moitri Chowdhury Savard, MD discuss COVID-19, Flu, Cold and Allergies. They give parents vital tips on how to tell the difference. They share the most common questions they receive and what people can do at home in terms of self care and symptom relief.

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Maintaining and Strengthening Relationships While Social Distancing

As part of the New York State on PAUSE plan, all non-essential gatherings of individuals of any size for any reason鈥攑arties, celebrations, or other social events鈥攁re temporarily banned. When in public, you must practice social distancing by staying at least six feet from others.

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COVID-19 Treatment Depends Upon Disease Severity

How COVID-19 presents itself will vary from patient to patient, but typical symptoms include fever, cough, and fatigue, as well impaired taste and smell, and lack of appetite.