August 13, 2024
Choosing between breastfeeding and formula is no easy task. Find out benefits and obstacles to each as you decide how to feed your baby.
August 8, 2024
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common compressive neuropathy in the upper extremity, affecting as many as one in 20 people in the United States. Initial non-operative treatment with wrist splints can be very effective, with surgery reserved for patients with persistent or advanced symptoms.
August 8, 2024
Jet lag—a term coined back in the 1960s—is caused by the gap between your normal circadian rhythms and the time zone at your destination. Your body may be active when you’re supposed to be resting, and your mealtimes are off kilter. Your eyes take in light differently as well.
August 6, 2024
There are many possible causes of back pain, and these only become more prevalent as we age. Among the most common is a condition called spinal stenosis: the progressive narrowing of the spinal canal.
August 5, 2024
In this episode of Back to Health, Dr. Jai S. Perumal discusses what patients should know about lifestyle changes for managing Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
August 1, 2024
The Emergency Medicine Department at ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ reports that this summer so far, there have been more ER visits than usual because of heat-related illness. Still, there are ways New Yorkers can stay safe when temperatures soar.
July 31, 2024
This episode delves into the 2024 ASCO updates that patients should have on their radar across a wide range of solid tumors and blood cancers.
July 31, 2024
When it comes to keeping kids healthy and well, vaccines play a starring role. Get the facts about which ones kids need and why they need them.
July 30, 2024
Mental health is part of being healthy for everyone.
July 26, 2024
Like many ordinary 12-year-olds, Anna Palmieri had an exciting summer full of family trips, camps, sleepovers with friends, and long, restful nights of sleep. She says it was the best summer she’s ever had, and not the least bit like any she’d known before. That’s because for her first 11 years she had suffered from debilitating nighttime seizures caused by epilepsy, and her parents had to monitor their daughter all night, every night – no sleepovers allowed. Today, thanks to Dr. Caitlin... Read More
