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The WCCHR provides survivors of persecution or torture seeking asylum in the U.S. with objective forensic evaluations, which are psychological and physical assessments, including gynecological exams, that can last up to three hours. Since its inception, the center has evaluated more than 1,100 people.

Dr. Anca Dinu Askanase will serve as chief of the Division of Rheumatology at HSS as well as at Weill Cornell Medicine

The popular diabetes and weight-loss medication tirzepatide (brand name Mounjaro or Zepbound) may lower the risk of diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss, according to Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings may offer comfort to patients concerned about their eye health while taking the drug.

When food is scarce, stress hormones direct the immune system to operate in “low power” mode to preserve immune function while conserving energy, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Two Weill Cornell Medicine physician-scientists, Dr. Semra Etyemez and Dr. Jesse Platt, have been honored with prestigious early-career awards from the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) for 2026.

Dr. George Coukos, an internationally renowned expert on cancer immunology, is launching the Ludwig Laboratory for Cell Therapy at Weill Cornell Medicine.

A new study found that laws temporarily restricting access to firearms for individuals at high risk of harming themselves or others reduced firearm suicides without a shift to other suicide methods, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut can help determine whether the amino acid asparagine from the diet will feed tumor growth or activate immune cells against the cancer​, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of January. 

A chain of immune reactions in the gut—driven by a key signaling protein and a surge of white blood cells from the bone marrow—may help explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a higher risk of colorectal cancer, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Weill Cornell Medicine has received a $5.2 million, initial two-year award  from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Lymphatic Imaging, Genomics, and pHenotyping Technologies (LIGHT) program to develop a comprehensive and innovative approach to diagnosing lymphatic disease.

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups, according to a national survey conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. However, political differences over who is responsible may shape the country’s next phase of drug policy.

A new single-cell profiling technique has mapped pre-malignant gene mutations and their effects in solid tissues for the first time, in a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center.

Dr. Longman will lead a world-class, multidisciplinary team of women’s health specialists who provide comprehensive health care services, spanning prenatal and postpartum services, gynecologic cancer screenings, treatment of reproductive disorders, family planning and preventative care.

Using participant skin cells reprogrammed into neurons, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified genetic signatures associated with HIV infection that may contribute to the cognitive impairment that often occurs in people living with the disease, even when the virus is controlled.

A whole-genome sequencing approach shows early promise over current commercial methods for identifying more patients likely to benefit from PARP inhibitor cancer treatments, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.

On Dec. 10, first-year Weill Cornell Medical College students memorialized the 28 people who generously donated their bodies to the institution’s Gross Anatomy program.

Pain-sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine.

A class of ultrasmall fluorescent core-shell silica nanoparticles developed at Cornell is showing an unexpected ability to rally the immune system against melanoma and dramatically improve the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of December.