Strengthening state laws regulating firearms could help reduce the rates of both suicide and homicide, and the benefits could extend across state lines, a new study from an investigator at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine suggests.

NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital is pleased to welcome surgeon Justin Steele, MD, to its Department of Surgery. Dr. Steele specializes in robotic surgery, hepatobiliary-pancreatic and complex abdominal hernia surgery.

Blood transfusions are historically one of the most common—and most overused—hospital procedures in the United States. But a new study published in JAMA by Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and Johns Hopkins Medicine investigators reveals that blood transfusions are declining nationally, underscoring the success of hospital programs aimed at reducing the procedure’s usage.

NewYork-Presbyterian, one of the nation’s most comprehensive, integrated academic healthcare delivery systems, is launching a “Meatless Monday” initiative at a number of the Hospital’s onsite retail locations beginning February 26. NewYork-Presbyterian’s Meatless Monday initiative, a collaboration between the Department of Food & Nutrition, NYPBeHealthy, NYPgreen and The Monday Campaigns, aims to educate Hospital employees, students, patients and visitors on the benefits of consuming less meat.

The days of summer are dwindling, which means it’s time for families to prepare their children to go back to school. Dr. Joseph J. Abularrage, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens offers tips to prepare their children for a healthy and safe school year.

The trauma center at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens has been verified as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). A Level I verification is the organization’s highest distinction and recognizes the trauma center’s dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients. The ACS verification is a prerequisite for Level I Trauma Center designation by New York State.

May marks Women’s Health Month, a time to raise awareness about ways for women to maintain a healthy lifestyle and the many conditions that disproportionately affect the female population. It is important for women to take precautions against diseases like breast cancer, ovarian cancer and osteoporosis, while also protecting their reproductive and mental health.

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens has announced its "LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader" designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization.