It takes less than a minute for a stroke to change a person's life forever, but taking the time to make a few simple lifestyle adjustments and finding out how to recognize an attack when it happens can save thousands of lives.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is ranked No. 6 on this year's InformationWeek Elite 100 — a list of top business technology innovators in the U.S. The hospital was specifically recognized for its use of an innovative patient tablet, designed to empower patients and their providers and improve the quality of health care delivery with the latest technology. NewYork-Presbyterian is the only hospital to rank in the top 10 of the Elite 100.

In a webcast to air on February 1st, 2011, doctors from the Spine Centers at New York-Presbyterian discuss medical and surgical treatments for spine and neck disorders.

A 7-year-old boy with life-threatening acute liver failure is reportedly the first in the greater New York metro area to receive a partial-liver transplant. The innovative surgery, performed at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center on Nov. 26, is expected to help the boy's original liver heal, possibly eliminating the need for the lifelong immunosuppressant drug therapy required after a traditional liver transplant.

Navigating the supplement and medication maze can get confusing especially when you have multiple prescriptions. It is important to organize yourself with your medications and supplements to prevent unnecessary mishaps.

The activity and excitement of the holidays tend to make people less careful when they should be more cautious. There are an estimated 47,000 fires every holiday season that claim more than 500 lives a year.

Responding to a need for better post-market surveillance of orthopedic devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established the International Consortium of Orthopaedic Registries (ICOR) in October 2010.

The Board of Trustees of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital announced today that it has named Steven J. Corwin, M.D., as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital. Dr. Corwin succeeds Herbert Pardes, M.D., who is retiring as head of the Hospital and will become Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The Board also announced that Robert E. Kelly, M.D., has been named President of the Hospital, reporting to Dr. Corwin. The new appointments follow a national search by a committee of the Board of Trustees and are effective Sept. 6, 2011.