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Upwards of a million more people have been infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) than current estimates indicate.

Terminology used to describe patients with severe brain injury who are unresponsive to the world around them is overly broad and overlooks a subgroup of patients who have consciousness that is imperceptible at the bedside.

The medical community needs a better understanding of people suffering from severe brain injuries, a Weill Cornell Medicine medical ethicist argues in his new book.

Dr. Alvin Mushlin wins the 2015 Career Achievement Award from Society for Medical Decision Making and other awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Oct. 9 - Oct. 16.

Weill Cornell Medicine has received more than $10 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of substances of abuse on the developing brain.

Healthcare providers have the unique power and responsibility to discourage the use of e-cigarettes among teenagers, and should discuss the products when they counsel adolescent patients about substance abuse.

A common, nonsurgical form of birth control carries a heightened health risk for patients, a new comparative study finds.

In a new commentary, Dr. Mark Lachs advocates framing age-associated financial vulnerability as a possible clinical syndrome that warrants research, protective public policies and heightened awareness among physicians.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Oct. 2 - Oct. 9.

A $50 million endowment gift enhances research partnerships between biomedical engineers in Ithaca and scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Meet the Weill Cornell alumni who lead the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., where a nurse with Ebola was treated.

After two decades of growth that has transformed Weill Cornell Medical College into a global healthcare leader, the institution reveals a new name -- Weill Cornell Medicine -- which more comprehensively captures the full scope of its mission.

Patients whose doctors use electronic health record systems are increasingly confident that their health information will remain private and secure.

Dr. Louis Sullivan, first black resident at New York Hospital and former secretary of health and human services, visited Weill Cornell.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Sept. 25 - Oct. 2.

Dr. Leonard Girardi has been named chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and cardiothoracic surgeon-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Precision medicine nets early results -- with the promise of more to come.

A chemical reaction that affects the behavior of a gene crucial to the body's defense against pathogens mobilizes immune cells to effectively fight the invaders.

Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher wins the Steven C. Beering Award and other awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Sept. 18 - Sept. 25

Elizabeth Garrett, the 13th president of Cornell University, heralded a future of greater collaboration at her Sept. 21 introduction to Weill Cornell Medical College.