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Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the month of July.

Until very recently, face masks were seldom seen in the United States outside of doctors’ offices, operating rooms and sometimes beauty salons. Now, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing a mask or face covering in public, particularly in situations where social distancing is not possible. 

Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering investigators find that most people with cancer don’t fare any worse if they get COVID-19 than other people who are hospitalized for that infection.

Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna has been appointed chief of neurological surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Dr. Ramakrishna, who is also the Alvina and Willis Murphy Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, will now lead the growing neurosurgery department in Brooklyn.

Dr. Sallie Permar, a physician-scientist who investigates the prevention and treatment of neonatal viral infections, and Dr. Stephen Patrick, a neonatologist focused on the impact of the opioid epidemic on pregnant women and infants, have been jointly awarded the fifth annual Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research.

Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian clinicians shared strategies that have been implemented at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center to meet the unprecedented need for critical care and recovery from COVID-19 in two recently published papers.

A common ear, nose, and throat (ENT) office procedure that involves examining a patient’s throat, known as a laryngoscopy, does not produce aerosol droplets any more than speaking or breathing, according to a study published by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.

In early March, Dr. Shetal Shah, MD ’00, was in Albany along with other doctors to lobby for important regulations to protect children’s health. As president of New York State Chapter 2 of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Shah had been there many times before, including last summer as the state grappled with the largest measles outbreak in decades. 

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is ranked No. 4 in the nation and No. 1 in New York, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings, published online today. This is the 20th consecutive year NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is the top-ranked hospital in New York.

Certain patterns of injury may help doctors distinguish physical elder abuse, which is rarely reported, from unintentional falls

Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators examined patient data to determine how obesity and inflammatory bowel disease affect SARS-CoV-2 infection and the course of COVID-19.

The study of human pluripotent stem cells, which can develop into any cell type in the body, is providing Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators with new insights into the virus that causes COVID-19 and how it may infect organs such as the pancreas and liver.

Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian have realigned the Department of Healthcare Policy and Research to address the intersection of research and practice. The newly named Department of Population Health Sciences, led by distinguished health services researcher, information scientist and leader Dr. Rainu Kaushal, aims to improve the health of populations through data-driven research, innovative technology and novel education programs.

A code discovered in DNA packaging proteins enables the rapid expression of genes needed to fight immediate threats, a finding that may pave the way for new treatments for cancer and inflammatory diseases.

Weill Cornell Medicine is honoring 15 faculty members, trainees, students and staff this year for their outstanding service and leadership in promoting diversity at the academic medical institution.

Medical students at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have answered a call from the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) for volunteers to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

With cases of COVID-19 spiking in many areas of the United States, and a greater resurgence expected in the fall, whether and how to reopen schools is the subject of strong national interest.

Clinicians and investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian offer guidance on protecting older adults and building a stronger partnership between the medical and public health systems in two recently published papers on COVID-19.

One method for coronary artery bypass surgery is linked to a significantly lower risk of death, heart attack, or the need for a new surgery compared to the most commonly chosen one, according to an international study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian heart surgeons.

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have published guidance on how physicians working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic can compassionately inform family members of the painful news that their loved one has died.