A fall can happen at any moment. One missed step, one slippery rug and life can change fast. For older adults, falls are common, but many are preventable with a few simple changes.
Monthly Archives: September 2026
Three Days After Brain Surgery, Forest Greece Was Cheering at the Knicks Parade
A lifelong athlete and sports fan, Forest had just earned his master’s degree in organizational leadership and started his dream job with the New York Yankees. He grew up in Croton-on-Hudson and had always been active. He played football and basketball, then went on to compete as a Division III football player at Widener University.
Finding a Doctor Who Finally Listened: One Patient’s Endometriosis Story
For years, Amoya Stewart tried to explain her pain to doctors who wouldn’t listen. Her periods were unbearable. Her body was changing in ways she couldn’t explain. Test after test came back inconclusive, and doctor after doctor sent her home with no real answers.
Can You Have a Migraine Without a Headache?
Most people equate the word “migraine” with “headache,” so it may come as a surprise that you can, in fact, have a migraine without head pain. When people experience vision problems, numbness or trouble finding words that come with a typical migraine, but no headache follows, doctors call it migraine aura without headache, or silent migraine.
Taking Care of Your Mental Health as the Days Get Shorter
As the days get shorter and the clocks fall back, many people notice changes in their mood and energy.
Safer Spine Surgery for Kids, Without the Radiation
Spine surgery has come a long way. Surgeons can now fix problems in the back and neck with more accuracy than ever. One of the newest tools helping them do that is a system called 7D FLASH™ Navigation System and MRVision™ (7D technology). What makes it special is simple: It lets surgeons guide spine surgery without using radiation.
Prostate Cancer Screening: What the PSA Test Can and Can’t Tell You
About 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime, and this simple blood test is our best tool for finding it early.
How to Stay Active When the Weather Turns Cold
Once it gets dark by five and the sidewalks turn to ice, the gym bag tends to sit by the door for a week, then a month.
What Families Should Know About Childhood Cancer
Hearing that a child may have cancer is very scary for any family. Childhood cancer is rare. Today, many children who are diagnosed go on to survive and live full lives.
Postpartum Depression Is More Than the “Baby Blues”
The Liquid Gold Preemie Donor Milk Bank at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital helps fill that need. It provides donated human milk to premature and medically fragile newborns until their mothers’ own milk is available.