As our surrounding communities have become increasingly diverse, we at Northwell Health have formalized our diversity, inclusion and health literacy strategy. Advancing cultural and linguistic ...

During a lumpectomy, a portion of the breast tissue is removed to treat a cancer or mass. The purpose of lumpectomy or breast conservation therapy is to treat the cancer or mass without having to ...

A clavicle fracture is a broken collarbone. The clavicle is the bone that secures the arm to the body and connects the breastbone (sternum) to the shoulder blade (scapula). Full use of the clavicle is ...

May-Thurner syndrome occurs when the left iliac vein, which carries blood from your legs and pelvis back to your heart, is compressed by the right iliac artery. When you have a healthy and normal ...

At Northwell, we don't just treat your esophageal disease—we treat you as a whole person. Our doctors and surgeons work together as a team to create a unique care plan for every patient depending on ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a condition in which there is scarring of the tissue in the lungs. This tissue gets thick and stiff. That makes it hard for you to breathe, and your blood may not get enough ...

A hiatal hernia is a common anatomical abnormality in which part of the stomach protrudes or herniates through the diaphragm and up into the chest. If the stomach gets stuck in the defect in the ...

Lung nodules are small masses of tissue in the lung that appear as spots on an X-ray or CT scan of the chest that may or may not be cancer-causing. With the increase in the use of CT scans, lung ...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a group of disorders in which the lungs develop significant and sometimes disabling inflammation, scar tissue or fibrosis within the tissues. This may be due to ...

Pleural effusion is extra fluid around the lung. This often causes shortness of breath as the lung gets compressed from the fluid. The reasons for effusion are many, and the specific diagnosis is ...

Esophageal cancer occurs when cancer cells form in the tissues of the esophagus. People don’t usually undergo routine screenings for esophageal cancer as they do for other cancers, such as colon ...

Lung cancer is cancer that usually starts in the lining of the bronchi (the main airways of the lungs), but can also begin in other areas of the respiratory system, including the trachea, bronchioles ...