The Flu Shot

Unsure about getting a flu shot this year? This data may change your mind: Between 2010 and 2025, CDC estimates that the flu caused 9.4 million–51 million illnesses, 120,000–710,000 hospitalizations, and 6,300–52,000 deaths annually.

Burnout

Burnout is real.

In January 2026, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) conducted their third annual Mental Health poll. The survey focused on full-time workers employed across a variety of industries with at least 100 employees.

Rule of thumb: Don’t ignore discomfort

Feeling pain, swelling, or stiffness at the base of your thumb? You may be experiencing thumb arthritis, the second most common joint in the hand to develop this condition.

Arthritis at the base of the thumb usually starts early, around age 40, and becomes more prevalent in older people. It also tends to affect women 3-6 times more frequently than men and increases even more after menopause.

Squeeze in your mammogram

October is breast cancer awareness month, and if there’s one MYTH that we need to debunk is that mammograms cause breast cancer. The TRUTH is the opposite: mammograms save lives by catching cancer early, when it's most treatable.

Q&A: What is Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma?

In the United States, an estimated 79,320 new cases of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) will be diagnosed in 2026. While that number is alarming, there is still reason for hope after diagnosis: the five-year relative survival rate for NHL overall is 74.3%. Even more encouragingly, some slower moving forms of NHL have excellent long-term survival, while many aggressive types can be highly treatable—and, in some cases, curable—with modern therapies.

College schedules can be hectic and oftentimes students forego eating as they’re bouncing around from lecture to lecture, or spending hours studying. The right snacks can play a huge role in whether these kids have productive days or ones that are plagued with fatigue.

Some of the best summer memories are made with visits from the little ones in your life. If children are making a trip to see you this summer, kid-proofing your medicine cabinet is key to ensure everyone stays safe.

While the Center for Disease Control (CDC) shares that older adults over the age of 65 and children are most at risk for heat related illnesses, Jamil Rizqalla, DO, FACEP, FAWM, director of the Emergency Department at Montefiore Nyack Hospital, says the heat can impact anyone.

It’s important that we check on our family, friends, and neighbors who are at high risk during heat waves and just hot weather in general,” Dr. Rizqalla says. “You never know how the heat will affect them.

Fireworks Safety
There’s no question that summer fireworks spark excitement. But before you pull up your lawn chair to enjoy the show, consider the risk: According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in 2024, 14,700 people were treated in the emergency room for firework related injuries, of which 37% of these injuries were burns.