Today, everyone knows that fruits and vegetables are important for a healthy diet. Most are naturally low in fat and calories, and none have cholesterol. They are important sources of vitamins and minerals including potassium, dietary fiber, folic acid, vitamin A, and vitamin C. According to the USDA, eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, and may protect against certain cancers.

At 2:51 a.m. on January 1, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital welcomed its New Year’s Baby, Jacob Colmar-Espinosa.

Dr. Fernando J. Martinez, a clinician and translational investigator who specializes in fibrotic lung disease and airway disorders including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, has been named chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Every minute, a woman dies from heart disease in the United States – it is the number one killer of women, causing one in three deaths each year, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Here are 13 facts every woman should know about it.

New-York Presbyterian hosted the 2nd Annual Safety in Spine Surgery Summit on Friday, February 10th. The meeting welcomed a diverse audience of spine surgeons and spine team members to discuss the numerous safety and quality advances being made in spine surgery for adults and children.

On February 3, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital recognized Go Red for Women Day, a national campaign sponsored by the American Heart Association to raise awareness about women’s heart disease.

Dr. David Carr-Locke has been recruited as clinical director of the Center for Advanced Digestive Care (CADC) at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he will be reporting to the Executive Directors. He has also been recruited as a professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Carr-Locke joins the institutions from Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York where he was chief of the Division of Digestive Diseases and associate chair of the Department of Medicine. He was formerly director of endoscopy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston.

The Komansky Center for Children’s Health at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, along with Honorary Chair Lucy Liu, raised more than $1.4 million at the seventh annual Plates for Pediatrics benefit. A collaboration with Carolina Herrera, the benefit drew 460 attendees to the Mandarin Oriental New York on January 19.