Patient Care

Breaking bad news is one of the hardest parts of practicing medicine—and for the wellbeing of patients and even doctors, it’s essential to do it right.

Undergoing surgery can be stressful for anyone, especially small children. A Weill Cornell Medicine pediatric otolaryngologist has been making the experience easier for patients, thanks to a pair of miniature cars that kids can play with as they await surgery.

Dr. Robert Peck, an assistant professor of medicine and of pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded the 2019 Dr. Nathan Davis International Award in Medicine by the American Medical Association Foundation.

Dr. Joseph J. Fins, chief of the Division of Medical Ethics and the E. William Davis, Jr., M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics and professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, was among an elite group of scholars invited to attend the Pontifical Academy of Sciences’ workshop on personalized medicine on April 8 and 9 in Vatican City.

Dr. Jonathan Avery is working to combat stigma within the medical community against patients who struggle with substance use disorders.

A seminar challenges stereotypes about treating geriatric patients.

Comic actor Seth Rogen and his wife are open about how Alzheimer’s disease has affected their family: her mother suffers from its early-onset form, and by age 60 she could no longer speak.

High-need, high-care patients taking part in focus group discussions arranged by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified steps for reducing overuse of emergency departments and other hospital services to deliver effective care in less expensive ways.

How a patient and her doctor used precision medicine to fight her deadly uterine cancer.

After decades in pharmaceutical research, Dr. Bruce Reidenberg ’81, MD ’85, has found great satisfaction treating the developmentally disabled.

Neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Mosconi explores why women have a much higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease than men.

Gerontologist Dr. Sara Czaja studies how technology can help older adults live happier, healthier, more active lives.

The third annual NYC Health Hackathonbrought together nearly 200 students and faculty members from Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell’s Ithaca campus, and several local and national academic institutions, to develop high-tech healthcare innovations. 

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) is every parent’s worst nightmare: a rare and incurable type of brain cancer that affects young children. Dr. Mark Souweidane decided to make curing this cancer his “Holy Grail”—and his progress since then has been impressive.

How a soap opera inspired this leading breast cancer surgeon and researcher.

Researchers at WCM–Qatar hope to help Qatar curb its looming diabetes crisis.

When a pulmonologist developed a lung condition while mountaineering on everest, it deepened his connection to patients.

Dr. Carlo Canepa spent an Everest climbing season practicing emergency medicine at one of the world’s highest clinics

The death rate of children whose mothers have died from breast or cervical cancer may be as high as 30 percent in some developing countries, according to a new paper published Nov. 1 in Cancer by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers. 

Pediatrician Dr. Jeffrey Perlman has spearheaded simple, low-cost efforts to save newborns in Tanzania—with dramatic results.