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The Weill Cornell Medical College community recognized four of its members June 17 for their outstanding service and leadership in promoting diversity at the Medical College.

Fear of malpractice is frequently mentioned as a cause of excessive health care spending. The theory is that to avoid being sued, physicians may practice "defensive medicine" -- ordering tests, procedures and referrals that may not be medically necessary.

Based on the experience of a large hospital in Tanzania, Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have discovered a "startlingly" high burden of hypertension in this sub-Saharan African country.

Two of Weill Cornell Medical College's medical students have earned coveted spots in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Medical Research Fellows Program

Dr. Laurie Glimcher speaks with Dr. Mohamed Al-Kazaz, a recent graduate of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and a resident in internal medicine at Weill Cornell and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

The 9/11 attacks on America appear to have caused about one million former smokers across the country to take up the habit again and maintain it, according to a Weill Cornell Medical College public health study.

An international team of investigators co-led by Weill Cornell Medical College is offering a new framework for evidence-based surgery and device research, similar to the kind of risk and benefit analysis used in evidence-based medicine.

A champion for affordable and quality health care around the globe, Chelsea Clinton visited Weill Cornell Medical College May 22 to share the achievements of the Clinton Health Access Initiative.

Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher is elected to the New York Blood Center Board of Trustees and other awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of May 31 - June 7.

The Headstrong Project, working in collaboration with Weill Cornell's Department of Public Health, offers free and confidential treatment for Afghanistan and Iraq veterans with PTSD from metropolitan New York and the Tri-State area.

Changes in an epigenetic mechanism that turns expression of genes on and off may be as important as genetic alterations in causing pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to a study led by scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College and published in the June 10 online edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, along with its affiliated medical schools, Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, today celebrated the dedication of its new Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, located at the hospital's Westchester campus in White Plains. Developed in collaboration with New York Collaborates for Autism, the 11,000-square-foot facility will provide comprehensive services to people with autism spectrum disorders at every stage of life, from infancy through adulthood.

The nation's leading brain tumor and biotech industry experts again joined forces Friday, June 7, in a bid to accelerate more effective treatments for brain tumors and promote funding for the latest emerging therapies, as the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center and Voices Against Brain Cancer hosted its second annual Brain Tumor Biotech Summit.

Dr. Orli Etingin receives the Maurice R. Greenberg Distinguished Service Award, Dr. Lorraine Gudas wins the 2013 Future of Health Technology Award and other awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of May 31 - June 7.

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have uncovered a mechanism that guides the exquisite wiring of neural circuits in a developing brain -- gaining unprecedented insight into the faulty circuits that may lead to brain disorders ranging from autism to mental retardation.

Nearly 200 students from Weill Cornell Medical College and the Graduate School of Medical Sciences representing the full scope of medicine -- from research to clinical practice -- crossed the renowned stage at the Carnegie Hall May 30 to receive their degrees.

Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College, addressed the Weill Cornell Medical College Class of 2013 during commencement May 30 at Carnegie Hall.

On the eve of graduation, outstanding students took center stage as they were honored with special awards recognizing their distinguished achievements.

Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher speaks with Bem Atim, an aspiring psychiatrist driven by his passion for health, wellness and teaching who was elected by the Class of 2013 to be Weill Cornell Medical College's student commencement speaker.

Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Medical Center has revealed the roots of a common type of childhood asthma, showing that it is very different from other asthma cases.