Patient Care

Lupus can cause severe pregnancy complications — but a recent study offers hope for better outcomes

Turning a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure into an entertaining superhero adventure helps prepare young children for the test and reduces the need for sedation.

Dr. Kathryn Dupnik, an assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a 2019 Clinical Scientist Development Award by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

Dr. Silvia Formenti, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology and the Sandra and Edward Meyer Professor of Cancer Research at Weill Cornell Medicine and radiation oncologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, has been awarded the 2019 ASTRO Gold Medal by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers are working to combat the stark racial disparities in breast cancer outcomes

Dr. Laura Alonso has been named chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, effective Sept. 1. Dr. Alonso will also lead the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Center for Metabolic Health at Weill Cornell Medicine.

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.