According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for men and women today. In fact, despite massive preventive efforts over the past two decades, m

NYM is co-sponsoring a seven-week ''Freedom From Smoking'' workshop with the American Lung Association. The event is aimed at enabling attendees to quit smoking with the tools and resources provided.

At some point in his or her lifetime, nearly everyone will suffer with at least one episode of back pain. It is one of the most frequent symptoms for which patients seek medical treatment. New York Methodist Hospital recently opened a Comprehensive Back and Neck Pain Center, dedicated to providing patients with the best diagnostic and treatment options available for all disorders of the spine. Patient care is coordinated through the Center and specialists in a wide variety of disciplines are available for consultation.

New York Methodist Hospital is this year’s Consumer’s Choice Award winner for the borough of Brooklyn. This is the fifth year in a row the Hospital has received the award and the first time that NYM was named the sole winner for Brooklyn. The award, given by the National Research Corporation, recognizes hospitals with outstanding service and quality in 300 markets across the U.S.

Sonali Sethi, MD, recently joined New York Methodist Hospital’s Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care and Sleep Medicine as chief of interventional pulmonology. Dr. Sethi joins the Hospital after serving as director of the pulmonary function laboratory at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center. She is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine.

New York Methodist Hospital’s Center for Allied Health Education recently held its first joint graduation ceremony for students in four of its schools: the NYM School of Radiation Therapy Technology.

Sleep problems in children can be one of parenting’s biggest challenges. In the U.S., approximately two million children suffer from sleep disorders.

To provide an exceptional level of care for patients who are coping with hand, wrist and arm injuries, New York Methodist Hospital recently expanded its hand surgery services and hired two new specialists.