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NEJM Study Casts Doubts on Interest or Ability of Specialists to Coordinate Care for Patients NEW YORK (April 21, 2010) — The passage of the new health care reform bill has spurred renewed interest in patient-centered medical homes (PCMH), a...

President Jakaya Kikwete of the United Republic of Tanzania spoke at Weill Cornell Medical College today. In his Global Health Grand Rounds lecture, President Kikwete discussed the most significant challenges facing Tanzania, with a particular focus on health care and the advances made during his first term.

Weill Cornell Medical College Team Shows That Macroketone Can Prevent Cancer Spread, and Describes How It Works Research May Lead to New Class of Anti-Cancer Drugs NEW YORK (April 14, 2010) — Like microscopic inchworms, cancer cells slink away from...

Experimental Compound Designed by Weill Cornell Researchers Being Developed for Clinical Testing NEW YORK (April 13, 2010) — Researchers from the Sackler Center at Weill Cornell Medical College have designed a new class of drugs that target BCL6, a master...

18-Month Phase II Study Is First to Show Combined Benefits of IGIV on Clinical Outcomes and Brain-Imaging Measures TORONTO (April 13, 2010) — An investigational intervention using naturally ocurring antibodies in human blood has preserved the thinking abilities of a...

Like many preschool children, the daughters of Dr. Robert Min would eagerly bring home crayon portraits of the family they drew for mom and dad to look at. And in those pictures, Dr. Min could see his daughters — Olivia...

NewYork-Presbyterian Is Nation's First Hospital to Broadly Use Artis Zeego Imaging System in Treating Conditions of the Brain, Heart, and Vascular and Colorectal Systems Goal Is Enhancing Safety and Outcomes While Stimulating Innovation NEW YORK (March 30, 2010) — In...

ThisCaringHome.org Helps Caregivers Navigate Unique Challenges of Adapting a Home for Persons With Alzheimer's and Other Types of Dementia Weill Cornell Medical College Gerontologic Researcher Creates Award-Winning Site NEW YORK (March 26, 2010) — It is estimated that Alzheimer's disease...

$100,000 Award Will Be Granted Jointly Every Two Years to Honor the Contributions of Mortimer D. Sackler, M.D., to Understanding the Biology of Psychiatric Illness NEW YORK (March 29, 2010) — Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill...

Served as Interim Dean Since January 2009, Following Retirement of Dr. Daniel R. Alonso NEW YORK (Mar. 24, 2010) — Dr. Javaid I. Sheikh, professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, has been named dean at Weill Cornell Medical...

NEW YORK (Mar. 19, 2010) — One of the nation's foremost vascular biologists, Dr. Timothy T. Hla, has been appointed as the new director of the Center for Vascular Biology and professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Weill Cornell...

If becoming a doctor is a series of small, incremental steps, then Match Day is one where medical students dare to take a moment, look back, and see how far they've come. The name of the hospital on that sheet...

Warm Up Without Burning Out Tips for Exercising Safely During the Summer The summer is a great season for getting in shape. Whether by playing a sport, an aerobic exercise routine, or just returning to that familiar running path —...

$6 Million NHLBI Grant Creates Collaborative Center Between Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in Ithaca, Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx and Renaissance Health Systems in Manhattan NEW YORK (March 11, 2010) — A $6 million grant from the National...

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, was appointed to the position of associate dean of academic affairs at Weill...

Promises Broad Clinical Benefits, From Bone Marrow Transplantation to Therapies for Heart, Brain, Skin and Lungs NEW YORK (March 4, 2010) — In a leap toward making stem cell therapy widely available, researchers at the Ansary Stem Cell Institute at...

In the national debate over the necessity and feasibility of significant health care reform, changes to insurance coverage, payment rules, health services delivery, and possibly malpractice laws have emerged as the basic framework of a new health care system....

Robotic Surgical Technology's 3-D HD View Gives Surgeons Compensatory Illusion of Tactile Sensation New Study Describes "Intersensory Integration" Phenomenon and Compares Surgical Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Using Robotic Technology With Traditional Invasive Surgery NEW YORK (March 1, 2010) — Robotic...

Dozens of students presented 30 posters and five oral presentations at Weill Cornell Medical College's Medical Student Research Day, held Feb. 24 at Uris Auditorium and the Weill Greenberg Center. Sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, the daylong event...