Blueberries and blackberries have high antioxidant values. Feeding an Aging Brain Once upon a time, neurologists believed that after a certain age, say, 30, your brain would begin to shrink, taking your... News 06 Oct 2021 | 01:05
Janice M. Horowitz, author of “Health Your Self: What’s Really Driving Your Care and How to Take Charge.” Photo courtesy of Janice Horowitz Down the Medical Rabbit Hole It’s hard to believe that laughing could send me deep into a medical maze. But so it did about a year ago one night in March.... News 22 Sep 2021 | 11:53
Dr. Ashutosh K. Tewari, chair of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai Conversation is the Strongest Medicine Against Prostate Cancer One of the serious “side effects” of the pandemic is disruption of other medical care, including screening for prostate,... News 18 Sep 2021 | 10:49
Stairway and escalator work nearing completion at Grand Central Terminal, August 20, 2020. Photo: Trent Reeves / MTA Construction & Development Staying Safe on the Stairs According to the U.S. Census, about half of American homes have staircases. Here in Manhattan, where most of us live in apartments,... News 02 Sep 2021 | 08:18
Miles Rizzo on his first birthday. Photo courtesy of Amy Rizzo. A Baby Beats the Odds In July of 2020, Miles Rizzo was born with a vein of Galen malformation, a congenital abnormality of the blood vessels in... News 30 Aug 2021 | 07:32
Help for an Aching Head Ordinarily, headaches don’t make headlines. They should because headaches don’t just hurt your head. They also hurt your... News 21 Aug 2021 | 04:41
Alan Perlman, M.D. (left) and Stephanie Donahue, NP (right) of the Rogosin Institute. Photo courtesy of the Rogosin Institute High Blood Pressure and Your Kidneys Many people know that high blood pressure (or hypertension) puts them at higher risk for heart attacks and strokes. What... News 11 Aug 2021 | 03:31
Peeling Off the Pandemic Pounds Remember your Freshman 15, the pounds you picked up the first year in college? Well, time to upgrade to the Pandemic 15.... News 02 Aug 2021 | 03:42
My Vaccine Didn’t Work. Now What? I double-masked. I socially distanced. I got vaccinated as soon as I could. Then the door to New York’s reopening party abruptly... Voices 20 Jul 2021 | 02:23
Close up thoughtful upset mature woman looking out window Loneliness and the Brain Our social relationships, from the love and intimacy we share with family to the common courtesies we exchange with strangers,... Senior Living Guide 14 Jul 2021 | 08:01
Masks are a barrier to effective communication for people with hearing loss. Photo: Jonathan Taylor The Toll of Hearing Loss In 1819 Thomas Jefferson wrote, “My hearing is distinct in particular conversation, but confused when several voices cross... Senior Living Guide 11 Jul 2021 | 10:01
At Pride. Photo: Darya Foroohar COVID Vaccine Pop-Up at Chelsea Sexual Health Clinic for Pride The Chelsea Sexual Health Clinic, the only NYC Health STI testing clinic in Manhattan, served as an NYC Pride pop-up site... News 02 Jul 2021 | 09:08
At the new Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in May. Photo: Phil Roeder, via Flickr 10 Travel Rules for COVID Time Earl Wilson was a mid-20th century wise and witty gossip columnist who mostly covered Broadway but sure hit the nail square... News 11 Jun 2021 | 03:31
Dr. Reshmi Srinath. Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai Health System ( " ") Understanding the Two Pandemics: COVID-19 and Obesity The facts are clear: obesity may triple your risk of being hospitalized for COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease... News 20 May 2021 | 10:38
Lyron Bentovim. Photo: DJ Smith Virtual Reality Comes to a Hospital Close to Home When Lyron Bentovim was exploring the virtual reality arena in New York, he did a simple Google search which ultimately ended... News 17 May 2021 | 09:20
