NYP and WCM Recognized with National Emergency Medicine Wellness Center Excellence Award
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine have received the Emergency Medicine Wellness Center of Excellence Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians for their commitment to the personal wellness and resilience of its emergency medicine department staff.
Antiviral-Resistant Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Can Emerge in Immunocompromised People
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University and the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have found that immunocompromised patients fighting persistent COVID-19 infections can harbor drug-resistant variants of SARS-CoV-2, which have the potential to spread to the general population.
New Prostate Biopsy Technique Lowers Infection Risk
A multi-institutional clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators showed that a newer technique for collecting prostate biopsy samples reduced the risk of infection compared with traditional biopsy approaches.
NYP Dalio Center Launches Sickle Cell Awareness Campaign with Special-Edition Basketball
The NewYork-Presbyterian Dalio Center for Health Justice announced the launch of the Sickle Cell Awareness Ball campaign, introducing a special-edition basketball designed with one crescent-shaped red panel to represent a sickle cell and stand out against minimalist black panels.
Dr. Lewis Silverman to Lead Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at NYP MSCH and Columbia
Dr. Lewis Silverman has been appointed director of the Hope and Heroes Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy App Improves Anxiety in Young Adults
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian found that a self-guided cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) app, called Maya, significantly reduced anxiety in young adults struggling with mental health challenges.
Large Study Confirms Significant Frequency of Undetected Responsiveness in Severe Brain Injury
With surprising frequency, patients with severe brain injury can show clear signs of cognitive function on brain scans in response to requests to carry out complex mental work, even when they can’t move or speak, according to an international study co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.
Routine Blood Test May Guide Use of Multiple Myeloma Immunotherapy
A simple blood test that measures the number of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell in the body, may predict whether people who have relapsed multiple myeloma are going to respond well to CAR-T immunotherapy, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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