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The Garden Café in the basement level of 1300 York Avenue was turned into a 1950s sock-hop on March 1 as Weill Cornell Medical College honored its employees during its annual Employee Appreciation Day. As a DJ played "golden...

Class of 2007 students Marnie Nussbaum, Kathleen Forcier and Katharine Lampen. A toast to Gonzalo Perez del Puerto from Dr. Carlyle Harvey Miller. Ronald Charles celebrates his match in general surgery at the Cleveland Clinic with his family. Ida...

Physiology, Immunology, Pathology and Biophysics Receive High Marks NEW YORK (March 19, 2007) — The graduate program faculty in four medical science research specialties at Weill Cornell Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences are ranked in the top...

Collaborative Effort Between Cornell-Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medical College ITHACA/NEW YORK (March 14, 2007) -- In order to address some of the world's pressing health challenges such as HIV/AIDS and malnutrition in developing nations, Cornell has established the unique and...

Phase 2 Trial of VEGF Trap to Assess Drug's Ability to Slow Tumor Growth; Phase 1 Trial of hLL1(IMMU-115) Looks at Safety of Molecule Designed to Inhibit Proliferation of Multiple Myeloma and B-Lymphoma Cells NEW YORK (March 14, 2007) —...

In Recognition of Weill Cornell Professor's Major Contributions to Educating Physicians in Field of Global Health NEW YORK (March 12, 2007) — Dr. Jean W. Pape, an internationally recognized infectious disease expert and professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical...

Leader in Treatment of Diabetes-Related Eye Disease NEW YORK (March 12, 2007) — An internationally recognized leader in the treatment of macular degeneration, disorders of the retina and diabetes-related eye disease, Dr. Donald J. D'Amico has been appointed chairman of...

Multi-Site Long-Term National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-Funded Initiative Will Explore Two Early Intervention Therapeutic Approaches for the Serious Eating Disorder Participation of Parents Is Key Component of Approaches Studied White Plains, N.Y. (March 12, 2007) — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Westchester...

Too Little National Data on This Form of Brain Injury NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Physician-Scientists Report on Institutes of Medicine (IOM) Exploratory Meeting on Disorders of Consciousness NEW YORK (March 9, 2007) — Headline-grabbing news stories involving severely brain-damaged patients such as...

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Study Turns Conventional Wisdom on Its Head NEW YORK (March 9, 2007) — After being diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer, many men are told that their disease is untreatable and that less aggressive treatment is best. Often this...

Seventh Major Joint Appointment Since Affiliation Agreement Between The Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell in 2004 NEW YORK (March 9, 2007) — A noted authority in health services research, critical care and geriatric medicine, Dr. Marc D. Silverstein has been...

Immune Cell Manipulation Protects Insulin-Producing Cells from Harm; Approach Should Also Work for Other Transplant Types NEW YORK (March 9, 2007) — Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College may have reached a breakthrough in the search for a lasting cure...

Innovative Solution Advanced by Weill Cornell Scientist Would Create New Patent Track to Reward Discovery of Drugs for Neglected Diseases Call for Reform Published in Current Issue of Nature Medicine NEW YORK (March 7, 2007) — Weill Cornell Medical College...

  Dean Gotto (left) extending his thanks to the generosity of Arthur and Myra Mahon at the Myra Mahon Patient Resource Center dedication, Feb. 28. More than a hundred friends of Weill Cornell Medical College and members of the Medical...

Developed and Offered Exclusively in NYC by Surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center NEW YORK (March 2, 2007) — A small number of patients diagnosed with polyps in their large intestine have extensive or difficult-to-remove polyps, such as those...

Simple Steps to Reducing Your Colorectal Cancer Risk From The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health NEW YORK (March 2, 2007) — Many Americans are aware of which foods are heart-healthy, but they often don't think about cooking for their...

Beyond the "Waiting Room" — Unique and Innovative Center to Provide Patients with Health-Care Library and Customer Service Reception Celebrates Generosity of Arthur and Myra Mahon; Combined Gifts Total $9 Million NEW YORK (February 28, 2007) — A reception was...