Women with a severe form of PMS called Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) can experience debilitating symptoms -- including mood swings, intense anger, and impaired concentration -- which interfere with their ability to function at work, at home, or in social situations. A new drug therapy for PMDD is currently being investigated in a placebo-controlled clinical trial at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the research study will test the effectiveness of the medication flutamide, which reduces the activity of testosterone and other androgen hormones.

For an eleventh consecutive year, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is set to participate in the Komen New York City Race for the Cure. The race raises money for breast-cancer research and treatment, including grants totaling $115,000 for NewYork-Presbyterian. More than 500 Hospital employees, family, and friends are expected to participate, making NewYork-Presbyterian's team the largest of any participating hospital.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is now one of just two hospitals in the United States to offer colon cancer screening using computer-assisted colonoscopy. The new colonoscope is remotely controlled by the doctor, unlike the traditional colonoscope, which is manually inserted and controlled by the doctor. Because it is not manually pushed and pulled, the remote-controlled system transmits less force on the bowel wall and may allow for a more comfortable and potentially sedation-free examination.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties on the 2013-14 U.S.News & World Report "Best Children's Hospitals" survey -- more than any other New York metropolitan area hospital. The survey was published online today.

The first day of school always requires preparations — notebooks, pens and a new set of clothes. But don't forget to prepare for your child's health, says Dr. Joan Bregstein, a physician in the division of pediatric emergency medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. Dr. Bregstein provides tips to parents and caregivers to help their kids get a smart start to the academic year.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center has opened the Irving Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, a state-of-the-art facility for comprehensive bone marrow transplant (BMT) care. The new unit features 18 inpatient rooms, a high-tech nurses station for individual patient monitoring, and a specialized airflow system to help protect patients with weakened immune systems. The unit is supported by a $20 million gift from Herbert and Florence Irving, who have greatly advanced cancer care in the United States by giving more than $200 million to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center over the past 30 years.

Dr. Ting has successfully led quality initiatives and interprofessional teams at the local, regional and national levels. Nationally, he led teams for the Door-to-Balloon Alliance, a collaboration of more than 1,000 hospitals to improve treatment and outcomes for patients with severe heart attacks, as well as teams for Hospital-to-Home: Excellence in Transitions of Care, an initiative to reduce 30-day readmission rates for patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure.

In response to a recent national study showing that CT scans in a select high-risk population lower lung cancer deaths, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center has launched a lung cancer screening program for those at risk for developing the disease. The program uses low-dose CT scans to detect cancer in its earliest stages, giving patients a significantly better chance to survive the disease. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for men and women in the United States and current data shows that most lung cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage.