Can Artificial Intelligence Predict Breast Cancer?
Using mammogram images of two patients who have similar breast densities, an artificial intelligence algorithm detected regions that represent high cancer risk (in red). Breast cancer is the most...
View ArticleMaking Endoscopic Surgery More Effective
Dr. Jeff Milsom compares performing procedures in the intestinal tract with an endoscope to rowing a boat in moving waters: The intestine, like the water, is not stagnant. While it’s possible to do...
View ArticleInside NYP: Elaine Manning
I guess you could say I got my start in my field as a child. I would go into the bathroom while my mother was sleeping and mix Alka-Seltzer and an antiseptic, which I found in the cabinet, and it...
View ArticleNew Hope in the Fight Against Addiction
The notion of creating a vaccine to stop cocaine addiction came to Dr. Ronald Crystal nearly a decade ago, when he happened to pass a newsstand and noticed a magazine cover with the headline “The Hunt...
View ArticleDelivering OnDemand Urgent Care
The next time a sore throat strikes, you won’t have to cross your fingers while you call your primary care doctor, hoping for an opening in her schedule. Instead, you can head to a self-service...
View ArticleHow NewYork-Presbyterian Used Telemedicine to Expand Care in Puerto Rico
One minute, a young mother was describing her struggles trying to manage her 2-year-old son’s diabetes after Hurricane Maria, recalls Nancy Pagan, a physician assistant and member of...
View ArticleA New Patient Experience
Imagine this: You’ve been diagnosed with an illness and fear the road ahead, assuming it will be stressful, confusing, and time-consuming for you and your family. But then your primary care physician...
View ArticleThe Future of Healthcare
Imagine this: You’ve been diagnosed with an illness and fear the road ahead, assuming it will be stressful, confusing, and time-consuming for you and your family. But then your primary care physician...
View ArticleHow a Visit to a Telehealth Kiosk Helped Save Ron Wuaten’s Life
Ron Wuaten was on his way to work on Wall Street in March when he suddenly found himself gasping for air as he climbed a set of subway stairs. “I felt like I was drowning,” Ron, 37, recalls. “I had to...
View ArticleHow to Have a Better Virtual Healthcare Visit
Telemedicine — the ability to hold a virtual healthcare visit with a doctor through your computer, tablet, or smartphone — has become an essential tool as people across the country are encouraged to...
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