Patient Care Blog

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Podcast: Newborn Baby Skin Care

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Dr. Nikhil Menon discusses what parents should know about taking care of their baby's skin.

World Hepatitis Day

Infographic: World Hepatitis Day

July 28 Is World Hepatitis Day. Across the world, 350 million people have viral hepatitis.

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Infographic: UV Safety Awareness Month

July is UV Safety Awareness Month. While sunshine is essential for your body to process vitamin D, ultraviolet (UV) radiation can quickly damage your skin, no matter your skin tone.

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Podcast: Preeclampsia

In this episode of Back to Health, Georges Sylvestre, M.D. discusses what patients should know about preeclampsia.

 She is safe in her mothers arms. Portrait of a baby girl who has a cleft palate looking over the shoulder of her mother.

Infographic: Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month

July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month. Around 7,000 babies a year are born in the U.S. with a cleft lip or palate. That鈥檚 1 in every 600 babies.

Ashley Brissette & Anne McDermott

After a Liver Transplant, a Recovering Patient Needed Just One More, Very Different Procedure

Anne McDermott, a 53-year-old who lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut and hails originally from Pittsburgh, received a new liver at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in the fall of 2021. The surgery went extremely well, but transplant patients typically require fairly long hospital stays, and McDermott was no exception.

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Podcast: Pediatric Cerebral Palsy

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Dara Jones, M.D. discusses what parents should know about pediatric cerebral palsy.

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Podcast: ASCO 2022 Highlights

Groundbreaking updates and scientific advancements were shared at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, a leading conference bringing together oncology professionals from around the world. This conversation covers top research presented across solid tumors and hematologic malignancies that is changing the landscape of care for patients with cancer.

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How to Improve Vision and Maintain Eye Health

Learn how to recognize eye health concerns, maintain eye health and manage common eye conditions by learning about your eye health.

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Supporting Your Child's Mental Health

In recent weeks, merely watching the news has felt dangerous to our mental health鈥攅specially if we are parents. The horrors of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, have been playing and replaying on our own inner TV screens, creating unthinkable levels of shock and anxiety. And our children are just as susceptible to these destabilizing emotions as we are.