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Catheter-Based Interventions May Be Considered a First-Line Therapy Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University Medical Center Researchers Lead Study at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital NEW YORK (Oct. 19, 2007) — Minimally invasive catheter-based interventions are increasingly used to treat the estimated eight...

Testes Have Second Purpose Besides Sperm Production NEW YORK (Oct. 17, 2007) — Two reports from physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center shed new light on male infertility. A first report shows that a common cause of male infertility—varicoceles,...

Dr. Ira Jacobson (left) receiving the Physician of the Year award from Dr. Douglas Dieterich, chairman of the American Liver Foundation Greater NY Chapter Medical Advisory Board, Sept. 27. Dr. Ira Jacobson, the Vincent Astor Distinguished Professor of Clinical...

Live Interactive Panel Discussion Featuring: Owen O'Connor, M.D., Ph.D. John P. Leonard, M.D. October 17, 2007 7:00 PM EDT Panelists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center will discuss the evolving treatment choices for...

Leonard Bernstein Dr. Richard Kogan Leonard Bernstein, who died in 1990 at the age of 72, was one of the greatest musicians and composers America ever produced. An extremely gregarious and energetic man, he was also prone to sweeping...

Two Studies of Once-Promising Idraparinux in New England Journal of Medicine Highlight Necessity of Large, Randomized Trials, Weill Cornell Researcher Says DOHA, QATAR (October 8, 2007) — Patients hoping for an easier alternative to conventional blood thinners may be disheartened...

Isolation of Specialized Subsets of Spermatogonial Stem Cells Help Generate a Wide Range of Cell and Tissue Types, Weill Cornell's Ansary Stem Cell Institute Reports in Nature NEW YORK (Sept. 20, 2007) — Easily accessed and plentiful, adult stem cells...

On October 4-7, 2007, the 14th International Symposium on Drugs Affecting Lipid Metabolism will be held in New York City. Jointly sponsored by Weill Cornell Medical College and the Lorenzini Foundation, the conference will explore current challenges and recent...

Renowned Hematologist and Leader in Academic Medicine Named Chairman of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and Physician-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Dr. Andrew Schafer NEW YORK (Sept. 24, 2007) — A renowned hematologist and leader in academic medicine, Dr. Andrew...

Dr. Mary Charlson, the William T. Foley Distinguished Professor of Medicine and professor of complementary and integrative medicine, will oversee quality of life and functional status issues of participants at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell for the Cardiothoracic Surgery Investigations Network—a program...

Adelino Guimaraes has worked at the Weill Cornell Medical College bookstore in some capacity since 1986, and in that time he has seen the school's logo stamped on just about anything that would hold ink. Now working as the...

Dr. Roger Yurt (left), CAC president, and Dr. Mark Pasmantier, chair of the CAC Fundraising Committee, unveil the Medical Center Circle Donor Wall. Drs. Barry Brause, Mark Pasmantier, Morton Coleman and Gerald Loughlin were the Medical Center Circle donors...

Effort Aimed at Advancing and Expediting New Patient Treatments and Preventive Interventions New Clinical and Translational Science Center Will Be Site of Multidisciplinary Collaboration Between Research Institutions on NYC's Upper East Side Weill Cornell Is Recipient of Prestigious $49 Million...

NEW YORK (Sept. 14, 2007) — How can a medical center foster a culture of ethics in research? An article published in the September issue of Academic Medicine, titled "Developing a Research Ethics Consultation Service to Foster Responsive and Responsible...

IMPACT Is Joint Initiative of Weill Cornell Medical College and Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences First Phase of IMPACT Study Will Focus on Cancer, In Collaboration with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society NEW YORK (Sept. 13, 2007)...

Findings Question Insurance Industry's Refusal to Cover Reduction Mammoplasties of Less Than 1,000 Grams NEW YORK (Sept. 13, 2007) — Smaller-framed women reap significant health and quality-of-life benefits from breast reductions that involve the removal of under 500 grams of...

New Study in Nature Suggests Timing of Electrical Pulses Is Key to Understanding How Brain Cells Communicate NEW YORK (Sept. 11, 2007) — Decoding the complex electrical signals that brain cells use to "talk" to each other is a new...