Female collegiate athletes are more likely to experience a concussion than their male counterparts during their tenure, according to a recent study conducted at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The study is the largest from a single institution to compare concussion rates in men and women who play collegiate contact/collision sports.

Building on research that established the first large-scale normative cardiac data set for basketball players (and athletes of similar size as elite basketball players), cardiologists at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center compared electrocardiographic findings among National Basketball Association (NBA) athletes with other published athlete groups in a new study.

Acupuncture decreased joint symptoms in women with early-stage breast cancer treated with aromatase inhibitors, according to a randomized, multicenter clinical trial led by researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The findings were presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 5 – 9.

NewYork-Presbyterian has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, which recognizes the Best Places to Work in 2018. The Employees’ Choice Awards program, now in its 10th year, relies solely on the input of employees, who elect to provide feedback on their jobs, work environments and companies via Glassdoor.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center celebrated the renovation and expansion of the Morgan Stanley Adult Emergency Department (ED) on Monday, Dec. 4. This marks the completion of the four-year renovation project made possible by a generous donation from Morgan Stanley and other donors that transformed and updated the space to accommodate patients’ needs and maintain the Hospital’s position at the forefront of emergency medicine.

NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital is pleased to share a feature story in the November 2017 edition of MD News Magazine that highlights our ColumbiaDoctors Orthopedics program. Learn about new and expanded orthopedics services, meet our nationally renowned leadership team, and discover how you can find high-end musculoskeletal care close to home here in Southern Westchester County.

Michael Wayne, DO, recently joined the Department of Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. In his new role, Dr. Wayne concentrates on surgical oncology with a focus on treating patients with liver, pancreatic and stomach cancer.

NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital has been named an accredited center of care by the Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF), a national nonprofit committed to improving the health outcomes and quality of life for children with cardiomyopathy.