Physician assistant students launch educational journeys

A group of 34 earned their short white coats as the newest class in Weill Cornell Medicine’s Master of Science in Health Sciences for Physician Assistants program.

Access to opioid meds tougher for communities of color

Non-white communities had significantly less access to opioid medications commonly prescribed for moderate to severe pain than white communities over the decade beginning in 2011, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

Students can attend hackathons on AI, health, animals and digital ag

Students can apply to take part in one of four hackathons this semester — two on campus and two in New York City.

Around Cornell

Research highlights prevention efforts in fentanyl overdoses

The overwhelming majority of those in New York City who obtained a naloxone kit to counteract opioid overdose had a high need for the drug, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Weill Cornell anesthesiologist named HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellow

Dr. Jim Castellanos, Ph.D. ’18, M.D. ’20, an instructor in anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been selected as a 2024 Hanna H. Gray Fellow by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

GLP-1 drugs may reduce surgery complications in patients with diabetes

People with diabetes who were taking GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs had significantly lower rates of hospital readmission, wound reopening and hematoma after surgery, according to new study.

Surges in estrogen promote binge drinking in females

The hormone estrogen regulates binge drinking in females, causing them to “pregame” – consume large quantities of alcohol in the first 30 minutes after it’s offered, according to a preclinical study led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine.

New device’s radio waves reveal lead contamination in soil

A Cornell Tech-led research group is in the early stages of developing a portable, inexpensive device that uses radio frequency signals and machine learning to measure lead contamination levels in soil.

Putting the brakes on prostate cancer cells

Prostate cancer hijacks the normal prostate’s growth regulation program to release the brakes and grow freely, according to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.