An alarming 45 percent of women don’t know that heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. At this year’s American Heart Association Scientific Meeting in Orlando, Florida, Dr. Holly Andersen, director of education and outreach at the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and medical advisor to the Women’s Heart Alliance (WHA) will present results of the first survey of its kind to address women’s heart health awareness.

More than 280 physicians affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian have been recognized as among the best doctors in the New York metropolitan region in this year’s edition of New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors” issue.

Summer has officially arrived and Independence Day is coming up. It’s a time for fun outdoor activities like cookouts, camping and fireworks. Each year, approximately 10,000 Americans get hurt or burned from fireworks. Almost half of those injured are children age 14 and younger. Take extra care this Fourth of July holiday and at all of your summer celebrations by ensuring that fire-related accidents do not spoil your summertime fun.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has been certified by The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC), the highest level of stroke certification a hospital can receive. They join the elite group of certified Comprehensive Stroke Centers throughout the United States.

For 10 years running, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ranks in more pediatric specialties than any other New York metro area hospital in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The 2016-17 rankings are published online today.

The best gifts any father can get this Father’s Day are the tools to stay healthy. Dr. Alexis E. Te, director of the urology program at the Iris Cantor Men’s Health Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, addresses common men’s health myths to get you back in gear towards living a healthier lifestyle for yourself and your loved ones.

CIO Magazine has named NewYork-Presbyterian a 2016 CIO 100 Award winner. The 29th annual awards program honors and recognizes the cutting-edge innovations of companies that demonstrate excellence and achievement in information technology.

Adding a novel monoclonal antibody therapy to traditional chemotherapy increased median survival by nearly a year in patients with advanced sarcoma, a lethal soft-tissue cancer. Findings from a multicenter clinical trial of the combination therapy, led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian, represent the first appreciable improvement in sarcoma outcomes in decades.