Discovery Promises New Strategies for Treating Neurodegenerative and Demyelinating Diseases, as well as Stroke and Trauma New York, NY (March 13, 2003) — In the latest issue of Nature Medicine, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College report the discovery of...
First Academic Medical Center To Use eICU® Technology To Improve Care, Lower Cost, and Reduce Medical Errors New York, NY (March 13, 2003) — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital announced today the launch of a next-generation intensive care unit (ICU) system, which will...
Weill Cornell Medical College has completed the Institutional Self-Study in preparation for the LCME (Liaison Committee on Medical Education) accreditation site visit scheduled for March 23-26. The LCME accredits the educational programs leading to the M.D. degree at medical...
Weill Cornell's Humanities and Medicine Program presents "Positive Exposure," a presentation in which former fashion photographer Rick Guidotti joins Dr. Diane McLean, Dr. Jessica Davis and Dr. Ronald Crystal in a unique collaboration to investigate the social and psychological...
Dr. LaSalle Leffall Jr., the 2003 David S. Speer Lecturer at Weill Cornell. Dr. LaSalle Leffall Jr., the Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery at the Howard University College of Medicine, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department...
Dr. Jeffrey Cohen Weill Cornell's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced the appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Cohen as associate dean for responsible conduct of research. Dr. Cohen joins Weill Cornell from the U.S. Department of Health and...
Medical Information Management Is Critical for Complex HIV Care New York, NY (March 10, 2003) — Weill Cornell Medical College's Department of Public Health has been awarded an impressive $1.6 million Ryan White Grant to study the benefits of information...
Andrew Solomon Weill Cornell's Humanities and Medicine Program will present "Noonday Demon," a discussion by writer Andrew Solomon, to be held on Wednesday, March 5, at 5 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. In the program, Mr. Solomon, who has lectured...
At the January 13 reception celebrating the Topkins-Van Poznak Distinguished Professorship in Anesthesiology are (from left) Dr. Stephen Thomas, the first Topkins-Van Poznak Professor; Dr. Marjorie Topkins; Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of the Medical College; and Dr. Alan Van...
Unique Suite Characterized by "High Touch — High Tech" Care New York, NY (February 12, 2003) — Weill Cornell Medical Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has opened a new, state-of-the-art Endoscopy Suite in order to promote and practice gastrointestinal health. The...
Aids Diagnosis in Small Intestine Patient Can Go to Work — Even Eat — with Device Inside Body New York, NY (February 26, 2003) — Like the film "Fantastic Voyage," physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center can now...
Weill Cornell Medical Center First In NYC-Area to Offer Treatment Patients are Currently Being Enrolled For Study — Early Results Promising New York, NY (February 14, 2003) — A new laser technology has shown promising early results for the reversal...
New York, NY (February 12, 2003) — Our brains are the basis of who we are — our intellect, our personality, and our emotional states. At the same time, diseases of the brain rank at the top of the list...
New York, NY (February 13, 2003) — A team headed by a Weill Cornell Medical College scientist has shown that a virus-inhibiting antibody applied vaginally as a topical microbicide can prevent SHIV infection in a monkey model. A National Institutes...
Elizabeth Wilson-Anstey Elizabeth Wilson-Anstey, who has been senior administrative manager in the Office of Student Affairs, has been appointed assistant dean for student affairs, a newly created position at the Medical College. For the past 26 years, Ms. Wilson-Anstey,...
Big Buddies strike a pose with the "little buddies." This past December, Weill Cornell medical students met with children and their parents in the Alumni Lounge of Olin Hall for a Sunday afternoon of fun. The event was sponsored...
11% of Women Studied Had Microbe Present — Of Those, 59% Had Preterm Labor New York, NY (February 12, 2003) — A scientist at Weill Cornell Medical College has discovered that the presence of the microorganism Ureaplasma urealyticum in the...
NewYork Weill Cornell will be holding its first blood drive for 2003 starting Feb. 24. Employees are encouraged to sign up online at the link provided on NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Infonet. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are preferred. All blood...
Faculty members and students at the Griffis Faculty Club. From May 31 to June 14, a group of eight Cornell graduate students met at the Biodiversity Laboratory in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, for an intensive two-week course titled "The...
Dr. Richard Kogan Weill Cornell's Humanities and Medicine Program will present "Music and Illness (Part 2): Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky," with Dr. Richard Kogan, clinical instructor in psychiatry and director of the Human Sexuality Program in the Department of Psychiatry...
