Cervical Cancer: Healthbeat Brooklyn

The statistics say the average age that women get cervical cancer is in the mid to late-40s.. Meet a vibrant young woman, who years before, contracted HPV (the virus that can lead to cervical cancer) and developed the disease. Now she’s determined to help other younger women avoid what she went through. For more information [...]

Bone Density: Healthbeat Brooklyn

Millions of Americans — mostly women, but not exclusively — are at risk of developing osteoporosis, a disease that makes bones more fragile and can lead to falls and fractures. Screening for bone density is easy and available; at Brooklyn Heights Imaging, we see a patient get screened and find out what else you can [...]

Children And Food Allergies: Healthbeat Brooklyn

Why does it seem like so many kids have food allergies these days? If your child is one of them, there’s a lot to learn from this discussion between Host Monica Sweeney, MD, and Michael Lanigan, MD, Medical Director at the Urgent Care Center at Downstate Bay Ridge. For more information about the Urgent Care [...]