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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...

NEW YORK (Feb. 27, 2007) — Alan Paau has been named to the newly created position of vice provost for technology transfer and economic development at Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical College. He has also been named executive director...

First Study of Its Kind to Develop a Tool to Identify Patients Who Are Most at Risk NEW YORK (February 26, 2007) — Chronic kidney disease (CKD), a serious and progressive medical condition, has been and remains under-identified. While it...

Ongoing Clinical Research Study of "Corkscrew" Device Gives Hope to Patients Who Arrive at Hospital Outside 3-Hour Window for Drug Treatment NEW YORK (February 26, 2007) — If more than three hours pass between the time a patient experiences a...

Work by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell's Surgeon-in-Chief Focuses on Preventing and Reducing Bowel Stricture Recurrence NEW YORK (Feb. 20, 2007) — Decades of painstaking research has yielded the most in-depth look ever at the management of bowel stricture recurrence in patients who...

Two Genes Interact to Control Iron Absorption Manipulating Iron Sensor Protein Levels in Blood Could Safeguard Patients NEW YORK (Feb. 13, 2007) — Led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, an international group of scientists...

Dr. Cynthia Pfeffer, professor of psychiatry, has been named to receive the Mortimer J. Blumenthal Memorial Award from the UJA Federation of New York's Mental Health Professionals Division, at the organization's annual reception on March 8 in New York...

Dr. Richard Granstein, chairman of the Department of Dermatology, welcomes press and attendees of the Clinique Skin Wellness Center at the Weill Greenberg Center, Jan. 25. From left: Lynne Greene, global president of Clinique; Dr. Granstein; Dr. John Carucci;...

Dr. Antonio Gotto (left) and Dr. Joseph Fins at the special medical ethics seminar on Feb. 3. Dean Gotto moderates a mock ethics-committee meeting. The act of a graduating medical student taking the Hippocratic Oath is considered a time-honored...

Dr. Claudia Henschke will lead the FAMRI-IELCAP Collaborative Network projects to study secondhand smoke on never-smokers. Dr. Antonio Gotto From left: Elizabeth Kress, Executive Director of FAMRI; and former flight attendants and advocates Patty Young, Lani Blissard, Bland Lane...

From left: Dr. Warren Johnson, chief of the Division of International Medicine and Infectious Disease; Dr. Peter Hotez, director of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Disease Control; and Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of Weill Cornell Medical College, at...

Phase I Trial Confirms Targeting Ability of PSMA Antibody Treatment, a Potentially Major Advance in Cancer Care NEW YORK (February 12, 2007) — For the first time, physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City have demonstrated...