Hurricane Sandy linked to lasting heart disease in the elderly

The study found heart failure rates were higher in flooded areas, especially in New Jersey, and that the risk persisted for four to five years – not just weeks or months – after the storm.

First-year medical students celebrate their new white coats

Surrounded by friends and family, 106 students in the Class of 2029 participated in Weill Cornell Medical College’s annual White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 12, officially marking the beginning of their medical education.

Immunological study provides new insights into post-pandemic return of respiratory viruses

COVID-19 prevention methods such as masking and social distancing also suppressed the circulation of common respiratory diseases, leaving young children lacking immunity to pathogens they otherwise would have been exposed to, a new study reveals. 

Brain imaging may identify patients likely to benefit from anxiety care app

By understanding differences in how people’s brains are wired, clinicians may be able to predict who’d benefit from a self-guided anxiety care app, according to a clinical trial co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Not all low-grade prostate cancers are low risk

A new study reveals that some men who are diagnosed with “Grade Group one” prostate cancer may actually be at higher risk than biopsy results suggest.

Taking on a tropical parasite, with women in mind

Dr. Jennifer Downs of Weill Cornell Medicine is collaborating with Tanzanian researchers to treat schistosomiasis, a parasitic worm infection affecting 250 million people worldwide.

AI and mental health focus of latest Cornell ‘Summit’

At the Cornell Thought Summit, Everyday AI & Mental Health: Navigating a Tipping Point, experts gathered to discuss the use of artificial intelligence to improve mental health care for patients.

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Fei Wang named senior faculty fellow in clinical AI at Cornell Tech

Wang's newly established role will strengthen Cornell Tech’s leadership in digital health and artificial intelligence, while also expanding interdisciplinary collaboration between Cornell Tech and Weill Cornell Medicine.

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Immune tolerance to gut microbes is initiated by a key bacterial sensor

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have found that an immune “tolerance” to gut microbes depends on an ancient bacterial-sensing protein that is normally considered a trigger for inflammation.