In 9 out of 10 cases, a burst abdominal aortic artery is quickly fatal for its most common victim: elderly males. A new study—the largest yet performed—now confirms that women over 65 with a history of smoking or heart disease are also at high risk for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)—supporting the notion that they should also receive ultrasound screening to help spot and correct the dangerous condition.

Just like a car, your body is a well-oiled machine that needs its check-ups, tune-ups and daily maintenance. Dr. Steven A. Kaplan, director of 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 better lifestyle for yourself, your family and your loved ones.

When packing your bag for outdoor activities this summer, don’t forget these seven summer standbys! It is essential that you protect your skin, eyes and body from the summer sun and heat.

By simply switching off one copy of a gene, Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have enabled fruit flies to live 51% longer the equivalent in human terms of extending average lifespan to the ripe old age of 113.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has announced the recipients of the Second Annual Pollin Prize in Pediatric Research: four physician-scientists who contributed landmark advances in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common pediatric cancer. Due to their decades-long efforts beginning in the 1950s, what was once an incurable disease now has a 75-percent survival rate. Furthermore, their treatment strategies have served as a template for numerous other successful cancer therapies.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has been recognized for its efforts to promote sustainability with two honors from The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The hospital won the 2014 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence Award for its long-term commitment to energy efficiency and the 2014 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year — Climate Communications Awards for its outstanding efforts to raise awareness about climate change through its sustainability initiative, NYPgreen. These accomplishments were recognized today in Washington, D.C. NewYork-Presbyterian is the only hospital in the country to earn a Partner of the Year award this year, as well as the only hospital to win the award nine times.

Recognizing its leadership in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is the only hospital to be honored more than once by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with an ENERGY STAR Award.

The New York State Department of Health has chosen Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian to be one of three state Centers for Best Practices in Childhood Obesity Prevention. A five-year $1.3 million state grant will fund efforts to identify and implement effective ways to reduce the number of obese and overweight school-aged children in the northern Manhattan community and statewide.