Margaret W. Crane

Suicide Prevention: Advice and Resources for At-Risk Youth and Their Families

Suicide Prevention Week falls shortly after Labor Day this year, from September 10 to 16. With the start of the new school term, it's a propitious time to draw attention to a horrific event that no parent should ever have to face.

How to Protect Yourself When the Air is Hazardous to Your Health

The air quality index (AQI) in New York City is typically around 30. That's considered "good"-between 0 and 50-and it's what New Yorkers have come to expect of the air they breathe. Some people develop respiratory discomfort with levels above 100.

Doing Good Feels Good: The Journey of an Altruistic Kidney Donor

Annie Hoffnung-a wife, mother, and chief human resources officer at a public relations firm-donated a kidney to a stranger on February 28, 2023.

Over-the-Counter Narcan: A New Weapon in the Fight Against Opioid Overdose Deaths

In late March 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an over-the-counter (OTC) version of Narcan-a medication that reverses opioid overdose. Soon, it will be available in drugstores, convenience stores, supermarkets and gas stations, as well as online-no prescription required.

Malaria Infections in Florida and Texas: Will They Spread?

A century ago, malaria was endemic in the United States, especially in the South, but thanks to a vigorous public health response, the disease was considered eliminated in this country by 1951, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Breast Reinnervation: Restoring Sensation after Mastectomy

There are two types of patients who may undergo mastectomy, defined as the surgical removal of one or both breasts: Some patients with breast cancer (but certainly not all); and Female-to-male transgender patients undergoing gender-affirming chest surgery Losing a breast is no minor event, says Dr. Lisa Gfrerer, an assistant professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine who specializes in chest and breast reinnervation surgery.

Bile Duct Cancer: A Complex, Difficult-to-Treat Disease

Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma, is a type of cancer that occurs in the bile ducts-a network of convergent tubes that carry bile, a digestive fluid, from the liver to the small intestine.

A Transplant Patient's Peak Experience

In 1993, newly married and hopeful about his future, Hector Sanchez told his wife, a nurse, about a long-standing problem. Since his teens, he had periodically seen blood in his urine. She urged him to see a specialist, and he followed her advice.

The Effects of Menopause on Mood and Cognition

Menopause is a normal change in a woman's life that begins when her period stops. A woman reaches menopause when she has not had a period for 12 months in a row, usually when she is between 45 and 55 years of age.

Patients with Long COVID Face Significant Mental Health Challenges

COVID-19 continues to plague individuals and communities across the country, but long COVID is a scourge all on its own for at least 1 out of 5 Americans who previously had the shorter, acute version of the disease, according to recent government estimates.

Celiac Disease: A Story of Gluten, Genetics and the GI Tract

For people with celiac disease, the ingestion of gluten, a protein found in certain foods and non-food products, results in damage to the small intestine.

Data for the people

Associate Professor Nasim Sabounchi, pictured in front of a causal feedback loop diagram. Since 1999, there has been a 400% rise in drug overdose deaths, and 70% of that increase occurred in 2019 alone.

The Brain Institute

Telemedicine Tears Down Barriers to Your Doctor

Editor's Note: This article was published prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, so it precedes the advent of physical distancing, but the accessibility to health care offered by telemedicine is more relevant than ever.] Technology has played an increasing role in connecting us for the past two decades.

Urbanization: Environmental Catastrophe or New Global Ecology?

Oh baby! Eczema from pregnancy to menopause

Ah, the joys of pregnancy! While some women sail right through it, others endure morning sickness, varicose veins and hemorrhoids, to name just a few common afflictions of that blessed state. And a history of eczema may add one more source of distress into the mix.

Molecular Chain Reaction Drives Skin Injury and Psoriasis

LRA-Supported Researchers Developed a Model to Predict Full-Blown Lupus Nephritis Down the Road

LRA-Supported Researchers Developed a Model to Predict Full-Blown Lupus Nephritis Down the Road A new study funded by the Lupus Nephritis Trials Network with support from the Lupus Research Alliance has proposed a set of standardized measures that promise to improve the way clinical trials in lupus nephritis (LN) are structured and how clinical researchers report their results.

Where Endoscopists Boldly Go

People with eczema talk love, sex, and body image

How am I ever going to talk to a girl, much less hold her hand? Am I ever going to go on a date? And even if I do, will she even want to touch someone like me? Will she feel ashamed to introduce me to her parents?

Has Dupixent delivered on its promise?

Carol Greenspun was told she'd probably outgrow her eczema once she reached puberty. That didn't happen. Then, her doctors predicted she'd find relief during and after pregnancy - another hormonal inflection point - but four pregnancies later, that didn't happen either. More recently, she hoped menopause would shake things up.

Genetic Discovery: Getting Up to Speed

In the Tracks of Virulent Herpes Simplex

Reviving the New Deal's Lost History in New York City | Living New Deal

The eerie absence of historic signage marking the New Deal's achievements in New York City is striking, especially given the city's favored status as a recipient of New Deal funding. Between 1936 and 1937, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) funneled one-seventh of its total monies to New York City, earning it the nickname of the "47 th state" among Washington insiders.

Heat and the City

Living the Questions

Profile of a physician/scientist and alumnus of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program

Fertility and IBD: What Men Need to Know

IBD and Delayed Growth: A Twin Affliction

Anti-Angiogenic Research Approaches Advance Alternatives in Treating Cancers

Responding to the World Trade Center Disaster

Special issue of NYU Medical Center's internal newsletter

Inflammation: The Common Thread

Bacterial Skin Infections in Children

NYU Medical Center's Dermatology Newsletter

How Sweet It Is!

The Skinny on Fats: Choose Wisely

Building Strong Bones and Healthy Bodies: Not by Bread Alone

Nutrition column for patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

The Church of Saint Charles Borromeo

Celebrating the 125th anniversary of a historic black Catholic church in Harlem

Planting the Seeds for Health Equity Around the World

Research Report

Challenges in Pediatric IBD

Multi-author study of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in chlidren