Researchers evaluate Physician Quality Reporting System

A survey of the national Physician Quality Reporting System that assesses the quality of patient care is more comprehensive than earlier iterations, but there is still room for improvement.

Shortened URLs may open a window on your life

By computer-generating strings of characters, hackers can discover short Web addresses and mine them for private information.

End-of-life talks aid in Latino advance care planning

Without discussions, Latinos are less likely than whites to sign a DNR, a form of advance-care planning that helps ensure better quality of life for patients who are dying.

Inside Medicine video series: Dr. Erica Jones

Cardiologist Dr. Erica Jones started an internship at Weill Cornell Medicine in 1992 and never left. She directs the institution's Heart Health program.

Moms can transmit psychiatric trouble to kids: study

Anxiety, avoidance and a heightened response to stress can be transmitted from mother to child by multiple nongenetic mechanisms, a new study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine shows.

Inside Medicine video series: Bench to Bedside

In the second season of the Inside Medicine online video series, Weill Cornell Medicine chronicles three stories emblematic of the institution’s dedication to translational research.

Cornell and Iceland team to model geothermal energy

With an aim to create clean, renewable geothermal energy projects, and to cooperate in research and education, Cornell and Geothermal Resource Park Iceland have signed a memorandum of agreement.

Cardiovascular Research Institute opens at Weill Cornell

Dr. Geoffrey Pitt, a leading cardiologist and scientist, will direct Weill Cornell Medicine's new Cardiovascular Research Institute.

Huttenlocher gives update on Cornell Tech campus

Dan Huttenlocher, founding dean and vice provost of Cornell Tech, talked to Ithaca area business leaders on May 3 regarding the state of the school's campus, under construction on Roosevelt Island.