Health Blog

Montefiore Nyack Hospital is now enrolling breast cancer clinical study participants. This study is for women who have recently been diagnosed with invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ and are considering breast conserving surgery.

Until recently, a heart condition called transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) was difficult to diagnose and had no treatment. Today, cardiologists are able to diagnose the condition with a non-invasive scan, and have medicine to treat it.

The most common symptom of a heart attack for both men and women is chest pain. But women are more likely than men to report other less obvious heart attack warning signs such as severe fatigue, shortness of breath or nausea.

The symptoms of multiple sclerosis can easily be confused with a variety of other medical conditions, making it a challenging disease to diagnose.