A holistic approach to educating and empowering patients with diabetes can significantly improve their health, according to a new study led by diabetes nurse educators from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Ambulatory Care Network. Participants in the study enrolled in a Diabetes Self-Management and Education program (DSME) to reduce their blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center joins tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) organizations around the world in observing the third annual TSC Global Awareness Day on May 15, 2014. The rare genetic disorder causes tubers, or noncancerous lesions, to form in vital organs—primarily the brain, heart, skin, kidneys, lungs, and eyes. It is diagnosed in about one of every 6,000 births, affecting one million people worldwide.

"NY Med," the hit television series from ABC News, returns to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital this summer. The second season of the series, which first aired in the summer of 2012, will premiere on Thursday, June 26, at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time on ABC and will run for eight weeks.

In the latest New York magazine “Best Doctors” issue, published today, 215 physicians from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital have been recognized as among the best doctors in the New York metropolitan region.

An old-fashioned summer cookout is not always a healthy affair, but these 10 tips from the registered dietitians at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital can easily convert a fatty-food blitz into a healthy and tasty menu.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) has opened dedicated innovation space at Blueprint Health, a New York City-based accelerator and co-working space for health tech startups. This new space will help foster the hospital’s collaboration with the technology and startup sector in New York City and bring new technologies into use at NYP. The first component of NYP's nascent Innovation Center, the site at Blueprint Health, will focus on developing a new portfolio of technology projects, including building on applications from the hospital’s recent hackathon, expanding existing initiatives such as award-winning patient bedside tablets, and developing new solutions in conjunction with Blueprint Health’s members.

Michael Borger, MD, PhD, has joined NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center as director of aortic surgery, effective August 1. He has also been appointed to the faculty of the Department of Surgery at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons and director of the department’s Cardiovascular Institute.

Colon cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States, is often preventable and highly curable.