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Husband-and-Wife Team of Psychiatrists Helps Couples Keep the Love Alive NEW YORK (February 2010) — Love is in the air, but Valentine's Day shouldn't be the only time to express love for your partner; rather, it should serve as a...

Book by Weill Cornell Medical College Chairman of Medicine Outlines Challenges and Solutions to the Issue of the Diminishing Role of Physicians in Biomedical Research NEW YORK (Jan. 29, 2010) — Practicing clinicians have traditionally played a central role in...

NEJM Article Describes Conditions at GHESKIO Clinic in Port-au-Prince NEW YORK (Jan. 28, 2010) — An article published in yesterday’s online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine describes the success and the challenges in medical care that doctors...

Dr. David Skorton, president of Cornell University, commenting on the recent earthquake in Haiti prior to making a Grand Rounds presentation on the topic of global health at Weill Cornell Medical College in NYC on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010....

Grant Funds Creation of Comprehensive Center of Excellence in Disparities Research and Community Engagement NEW YORK (Jan. 22, 2010) — Weill Cornell Medical College has established a new research center to improve medical care in ethnically diverse and medically underserved...

Weill Cornell Medical College Study Lays Groundwork for New Treatments for Cardiovascular Disease and Other Conditions NEW YORK (Jan. 20, 2010) — In a significant step toward restoring healthy blood circulation to treat a variety of diseases, a team of...

Mice and Humans With Same Human Gene Abnormality Behave Similarly According to Study in Journal Science NEW YORK (Jan. 14, 2010) — Studying animals in behavioral experiments has been a cornerstone of psychological research, but whether the observations are relevant...

In a World First, Researchers Identify and Define Dopamine Agonist Withdrawal Syndrome, or DAWS NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Study Explains Difficulties in Tapering Parkinson's Drugs in Patients With Side Effects Such as Compulsive Eating, Pathological Gambling, Compulsive Buying and Hypersexuality NEW YORK...

Epigenetic Diagnosis and Therapies, a New Strategy For Treating Cancer NEW YORK (Jan. 7, 2010) — A tumor's genetic profile is often useful when diagnosing and deciding on treatment for certain cancers, but inexplicably, genetically similar leukemias in different patients...

Through "systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution," the Nazi regime, during World War II, executed an estimated 6 million Jews, as well as hundreds of thousands of other people thought to be a threat to the German superpower. Dr. David A. Hamburg...

  Dr. Javaid I. Sheikh Dr. Javaid I. Sheikh has been named dean at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q), effective Jan. 1, 2010. Dr. Sheikh has served in the capacity of interim dean at WCMC-Q since Jan. 1,...

New England Journal of Medicine "Perspective" Article Argues That Information About the Effectiveness of Medical Treatments Should Be Central to Policy Decisions Research Will Provide Guidance for Changes in Health Care Reform NEW YORK (Jan. 6, 2010) — The current...

Students and Residents Benefit From Classes at Weill Cornell Medical College Addressing System's Inner Workings and Issues, Including Current Reform Efforts NEW YORK (Jan. 5, 2010) — While medical students are required to know the names of every body part...

NEW YORK (Jan. 4, 2010) — Dr. Joseph J. Fins has been elected president of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) in recognition of his major contributions to bioethics and broad expertise in the field. He will assume...

  Dr. Shari Midoneck Dr. Shari Midoneck, The Ehrenkranz Family/Orli R. Etingin, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in Women's Health and associate professor of clinical medicine, has been appointed to the position of associate dean of academic affairs at...

From the world-class education, patient care and research breakthroughs that have been part of our legacy, Weill Cornell Medical College has a lot to be proud of — not the least of which are the hundreds of faculty and staff...

89th Annual Meeting of Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease (ARNMD) Co-Organized by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell NEW YORK (Dec. 16, 2009) — War is hell, as the old saying goes — with loss of life and limb, destruction of...

  Dr. Roger Yurt (center) is presented with the 2009 Outstanding Service Award by Dr. Frank Chervenak, CAC president (right), and Dr. Vinod Malhotra, chair of the CAC Awards & Nominations Committee. The Lifetime Dedication Award is presented to Dr....

Diet and exercise. The Cornell Center for Behavior Intervention Development aims to study behavioral interventions to reduce obesity and related morbidity. For the obese and overweight, that's the traditional route to slimming down and heading off certain medical ailments —...

Weill Cornell Joins With Cornell's College of Human Ecology, Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health, and Others Center to Reach More Than 300,000 Metro-Area Seniors Via Extensive Community Partnerships, Including Through the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System NEW YORK (Dec. 3, 2009)...