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Two new articles by Weill Cornell Medical College researcher Dr. Andrew Ryan and published in the New England Journal of Medicine and Health Affairs that examine pay-for-performance programs cast doubt that such incentive program will have any significant effect in advancing patient quality and care.

Administrators of Weill Cornell's Master of Science in Health Sciences for Physician Assistant Program are lauding the Class of 2014 -- for which 721 people applied -- as one of the best classes accepted in the 26-month PA program.

A physician and geneticist at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) has had his research into head size published in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics. Dr. Dennis Mook-Kanamori's research identified genes that influence head size and are related to Parkinson's disease and dementia.

Sanford I. Weill, chairman of the Board of Overseers at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Dr. Joseph J. Fins, chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell, have both been elected new fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Academy membership is one of the most prestigious honors for excellence, extraordinary achievements and leadership in mathematical and physical sciences, biological sciences, social sciences, humanities and the arts, and public affairs, business and administration.

Dr. Andrew Schafer, chairman of the Department of Medicine, has announced that Dr. John P. Leonard, the Richard T. Silver Distinguished Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology, has been appointed vice chair for clinical research in the Department of Medicine and that Dr. David J. Christini, professor of medicine (in cardiology) has been appointed vice chair for basic research in the Department.

More than 50 postdocs at Weill Cornell presented their research during the Medical College's seventh annual Postdoctoral Research Day April 10, a four-hour long event that offers postdocs the opportunity to share their research with their colleagues, faculty and other investigators. Nearly 300 people packed Griffis Faculty Club to learn about the work being done at Weill Cornell, including Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College.

Dr. William Zoghbi, Weill Cornell Medical College professor of medicine and cardiologist at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, recently took the helm of the world's largest society of cardiologists with a goal of creating and expanding programs that directly help patients.

Take extra care this Fourth of July and at all of your summer celebrations by ensuring that accidents do not interfere with summer fun.

Every spring and summer, millions of Americans dread the trip to the park or the playground and will do anything to avoid activities that trigger outdoor allergies.

The summer is a great season for getting in shape. Whether by playing a sport, doing an aerobic exercise routine, or just returning to that familiar running path -- this is the time for activity.

An international research team led by Weill Cornell Medical College investigators have discovered two inherited-genetic deletions in the human genome linked to development of aggressive prostate cancer. The findings, published online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), indicate a man's risk of developing prostate cancer either triples or quadruples, depending on the genetic variant they inherit.

A new Center established at Weill Cornell and directed by Dr. Rainu Kaushal, who is also the executive director of the Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative for New York State, has the promise to transform the healthcare system for the 21st century.

On April 4th, key stakeholders and elected officials, alongside Weill Cornell Medical College leadership, packed the gymnasium of the building that will soon become the new Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell & Columbia to watch as the Center's leaders kicked off construction of the new facility with a groundbreaking ceremony.

To help recognize Autism Awareness Month, Dr. Catherine Lord, Director of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell & Columbia and a leading authority on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), offers families guidance and tips following a child's diagnosis within the ASD.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, along with its affiliated medical schools Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, today celebrated the start of construction on the new Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at the Hospital's Westchester campus in White Plains. Developed in collaboration with the New York Center for Autism, the 11,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility is slated to open in early 2013. The Center's mission is to provide cutting-edge research, education, and comprehensive services to people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) at every stage of life, from infancy through adulthood.

An international team of investigators from centers in the United States and the United Kingdom, including Weill Cornell Medical College, have been awarded a grant for $10 million over a three-year period to study the molecular underpinnings of metastatic prostate cancer while creating a comprehensive testing system to optimize personalized treatments. The award was announced Sunday, April 1, during a press conference at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2012 Annual Meeting, held in Chicago from March 31 through April 4, 2012.

Weill Cornell Medical College announced today the establishment of the Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy (CHiP) to improve health and healthcare through informatics and technology. To commemorate the official opening, New York State Commissioner of Health Dr. Nirav R. Shah gave the keynote address.