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NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Study Uses SmartPill Capsule in Ulcerative Colitis Patients, Finding Acidic Conditions in Their Colons NEW YORK (June 3, 2009) — An electronic diagnostic tool called the SmartPill is swallowed by patients in order to take measurements as it...

NEW YORK (June 2, 2009) — Weill Cornell Medical College announced today that it has received a US$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support an innovative global health research project conducted...

Using the Nintendo Wii to Interpret Radiology Exams NEW YORK (June 1, 2009) — The popular Nintendo Wii videogame system is helping radiology students reach new levels! Faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College have coupled the motion-sensitive Wii remote with...

NYP/Weill Cornell Experts Also Available for Commentary on Other News From ATC Meeting NEW YORK (May 29, 2009) -- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center physician-scientists are presenting exciting new research at the 2009 American Transplant Congress in Boston from May...

Leading Robotic Urologic Surgeon Dr. Ash Tewari Named Director of Robotic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center NEW YORK (May 28, 2009) — A $3 million gift from the Richard S. and Karen LeFrak Charitable Foundation will establish the...

Landmark Horizons-AMI Study Led by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center in Collaboration With the Cardiovascular Research Foundation NEW YORK (May 26, 2009) — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center, together with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), announced...

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Researchers Discuss Combined Approach to Maximize Benefits and Minimize Risks of Stem Cell Therapy NEW YORK (May 21, 2009) — Once placed into a patient's body, stem cells intended to treat or cure a disease could end up...

Non-Hormonal Method Avoids Side Effects and Cancer Risk NEW YORK (May 19, 2009) — Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have published results showing that a new contraceptive device may also effectively block the transmission of the HIV virus. Findings...

Dr. Arnold Cooper (center) with the Blumenthal Memorial Award, with Dr. Jack Barchas (left), chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, and Dr. Samuel Klagsbrun (right), chairman of the UJA–Federation of New York's Mental Health Professionals Division. Dr. Arnold Cooper,...

Dr. Antonio M. Gotto Jr. Dr. Antonio M. Gotto Jr., provost for medical affairs and dean of Weill Cornell Medical College, will give his annual presentation on the "State of the Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences"...

Physicians take their titles very seriously. The long years of work and tireless dedication it takes to finally be called "doctor" are nothing to be shrugged off. Dr. Carol McIntosh, the medical director at Carriacou Health Services in Carriacou,...

"The word 'business' mentioned in the same sentence as medicine often solicits a sense of frustration or dismay among clinicians," says Adam Hill, an MD-MBA student at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Johnson Graduate School of Management at...

Todd Evans, Ph.D., Will Lead Collaborative Efforts Aimed at Advancing Breakthrough Treatments NEW YORK (May 18, 2009) — An internationally renowned researcher in the burgeoning field of regenerative medicine, Todd Evans, Ph.D., has been appointed vice chair for research and...

Physicians Spend The Equivalent Of Nearly Three Work Weeks On Health Plan Interactions NEW YORK (May 14, 2009) — As policymakers consider ways to cut health costs as a part of health reform, a new national survey of physician practices...

Advice From Top Docs at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Physicians Offer Practical Tips on Preventing Strokes and Their Lasting Effects NEW YORK (May 13, 2009) — It takes less than a minute for a stroke to change a person's life forever, but...

Ongoing ACT III Clinical Research Trial Studies CDX-110 Vaccine; Aimed at Training Immune System to Kill Cancer Cells NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University Medical Center Help Lead Phase II Multicenter Trial NEW YORK (May 11, 2009)...

Dr. David Lyden, the Stavros S. Niarchos Associate Professor in Pediatric Cardiology, an investigator in the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, and associate professor of cell and development biology at Weill Cornell Medical College, has been named one...

Dr. Stephanie Joan Woolhandler Stephanie Joan Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and one of the nation's leaders in health care reform, will be the 2009 Lubin Distinguished Visiting Professor at Weill Cornell...

Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi honored as an Official of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy, April 20. Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi, the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery, was honored as an Official...