News

2017 May 05

Collaborative startup will monitor pathogens in hospital settings

Feature about Biotia, a startup offering microbial surveillance for hospitals, is a joint venture between Christopher Mason and colleagues at Cornell Tech. Read more

2017 May 02

Delaying starting age for mammography won’t reduce overdiagnoses

A survey of almost six million breast exams found not one case of untreated cancer had regressed by the next mammogram—refuting the notion that overdiagnosis could be reduced by delaying the starting age for mammography screening or increasing the interval between exams. Read more

Manish Shah, M.D., gastrointestinal oncology expert at the Meyer Cancer Center of Weill Cornell Medicine

2017 May 02

The difference in treatment of left- and right-sided tumors in CRC

Manish A. Shah, M.D., discusses the difference in treatment of left- and right-sided tumors in colorectal cancer (CRC). Read more

David Nanus, M.D., discusses cancer drug prices

2017 May 02

Ongoing studies in the neoadjuvant setting for RCC

David M. Nanus, M.D., discusses ongoing studies in the neoadjuvant setting for patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Read more

2017 May 01

Needle in a Haystack

Video series follows Gail Roboz, Monica Guzman, Duane Hassane and the leukemia team as they tackle AML. Read more

2017 Apr 28

Hitting Her Stride

Profile of Lisa Roth, M.D., as an oncologist, cancer survivor and distance runner Read more

Drs. Jeffrey Greenfield and Prajwal Rajappa

2017 Apr 28

Immune cells play crucial role in brain cancer development

Brain tumors recruit immune cells derived from bone marrow to transform what began as benign masses into deadly malignancies, according to studies led by Jeffrey Greenfield, M.D., Ph.D. Read more

Igor Tulchinsky, Dr. Christopher Mason and Dr. Olivier Elemento

2017 Apr 28

WorldQuant Initiative for Quantitative Prediction established at Weill Cornell Medicine

A $5 million gift will establish a new initiative to use predictive tools to enhance Weill Cornell Medicine’s precision medicine efforts. Read more

2017 Apr 26

Five Weill Cornell medical students win prestigious Howard Hughes Fellowships

Several cancer projects will get a boost thanks to prestigious research fellowships from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Read more

Lorraine Gudas and John Blenis at the NYC March for Science

2017 Apr 21

This professor will march to remind the world why government should support scientific exploration

Harold Varmus, M.D., explains "the profound need to reassert public support for rational thought." Read more

Dr. Adrienne Phillips. Photo credit: John Abbott

2017 Apr 20

We Are Weill Cornell Medicine: Dr. Adrienne Phillips

Profile of Adrienne Phillips, M.D., as part of the #WeAreWCM campaign. Read more

2017 Apr 18

Obinutuzumab vs. rituximab weighed as follicular lymphoma therapy

John Leonard, M.D., discusses the optimal follicular lymphoma treatment. Read more

2017 Apr 17

New study challenges diagnostic approach for common urological condition

Combining kidney ultrasound with a visual examination of the bladder and urethra appears to be the most cost-effective way to screen for cancers of the genitourinary tract in people with microscopic amounts of blood in their urine, according to Weill Cornell urologists Read more