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Analysis of the DNA of Qatar's native population has discovered genetic variations that could help reduce the prevalence of a variety of debilitating hereditary disorders.

Dr. Matthew Fink, chairman of the Department of Neurology and the Louis and Gertrude Feil Professor of Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell, has been appointed assistant dean of clinical affairs -- a new position at the medical college.

Dr. Joseph Fins elected distinguished member of the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain, and other awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the weeks of Dec. 20 - Jan. 3.

A Weill Cornell pediatric urologist provides a comprehensive review of congenital adrenal hyperplasia and discusses the most recent treatment strategies.

Most participants in a study that combined a medication with virtual reality exposure therapy to treat PTSD went into remission and stayed that way through the six months of the study.

The students' idea was bold and ambitious: create a journal that would showcase the humanities in a Weill Cornell Medical College community focused more on medicine than media. Two years later, student editors and faculty advisors of Ascensus say the journal has created a dialogue through which students, residents and attending physicians can reflect on their experiences in medicine by creating works of art.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievement for the week of Dec. 13 - Dec. 20.

Dr. Rainu Kaushal, an expert in health care quality, patient safety and information technology, has been named chair of the Department of Healthcare Policy and Research at Weill Cornell Medical College and physician-in-chief of healthcare policy and research at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Formerly known as the Department of Public Health, the refocused Department of Healthcare Policy and Research will analyze health care delivery and find innovative ways to optimize the value and quality of health care for patients in New York and across the country.

Weill Cornell-led consortium awarded $7 million to develop New York City-wide data infrastructure to inform patient and provider decision making.

Academic medical centers face an uncertain future, especially as federal research funds continue to shrink, but Weill Cornell Medical College is poised not only to thrive, but to lead the way in providing excellent education, research and clinical care.

A common growth factor with a role in cell growth and metabolism uses cilia to tell a cell when it's time to replicate rather than differentiate and transform into a new kind of cell.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Dec. 6 - Dec. 13

Access to mental health care has become a prominent issue in Congress following mass shootings around the country. But a new study in JAMA Psychiatry, led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, suggests that unless those in need of help have deep pockets, they might have a hard time finding a psychiatrist that will provide the needed services.

Dr. Janey Peterson receives the Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research, Dr. Theodore Schwartz wins Gentle Giant Award and other awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 6

Michael A. Foley, PhD, has been selected to lead the Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, Inc. (Tri-I TDI), a pioneering collaboration of Weill Cornell Medical College, The Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center that is designed to expedite early-stage drug discovery into novel treatments for patients.

Weill Cornell Medical College and the American Austrian Foundation are celebrating 20 years of medical exchange through the Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminars.

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have shown that the presence of a particular protein in biopsied prostate tissue substantially increases the likelihood that cancer will develop in that organ. The discovery will likely help physicians decide how closely to monitor men potentially at risk for the cancer -- among the most confusing and controversial dilemmas in health care.