Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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J&J vaccine pause a sign of ‘super cautious’ health agencies

April 13, 2021

Cornell University experts says the pause is a sign that health agencies are taking appropriate precautions.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Cynthia Leifer
Professor in Cornell University’s Department of Government

Pfizer vaccine for kids may play ‘critical role’ in return to normalcy

March 31, 2021

Issac Weifsue, medical epidemiologist at Cornell University, says this new data could signal a shift in efforts to battle the coronavirus pandemic.

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
Isaac Weisfuse

New CDC guidelines don’t cut need for masks, distancing

March 9, 2021

Isaac Weisfuse, medical epidemiologist at Cornell University, says coronavirus variants may threaten the efficacy of current vaccines and travelers should not assume it is 100 percent safe, even if vaccinated.

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
Isaac Weisfuse
Professor at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration

Tips for recognizing heart disease in pets

February 16, 2021

Dr. Bruce G. Kornreich, Director of the Cornell Feline Health Center, shares some tips about heart disease in your pets.

Veterinary Medicine
Bruce Kornreich

WHO report shows perils of human disregard for wildlife

February 9, 2021

Steve Osofsky says there is much to be learned from the ways humans encounter new pathogens from wildlife.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Immunologist: NY must expand, incentivize COVID vaccine distribution

January 5, 2021

Concern is growing given the sluggish rollout of the coronavirus vaccination distribution in New York. Cynthia Leifer, associate professor of immunology at Cornell University, says vaccines need to be given quickly as possible and rather than disqualifying sites from getting future distributions, expanding the number of distribution locations and incentivizing rapid use is a better solution.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
New York State
New York City
Cynthia Leifer

Cornell experts available to discuss coronavirus vaccine

November 16, 2020

Cornell experts are available to discuss the potential of a coronavirus vaccine from multiple angles, including the science of vaccines, why people choose not to be vaccinated, health care systems, insurance companies and policies. 

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
Professor in Cornell University’s Department of Government
Sean Nicholson
Cynthia Leifer

Vaccine developers to heed FDA rules, despite White House

October 6, 2020

Colleen Carey, an expert health care economics and federal regulations of health care policy, says vaccine developers will likely follow FDA guidance despite the White House’s efforts to block it.

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

NYC hotspot interventions ‘wise’ — but are they too late?

October 6, 2020

On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered new restrictions on COVID-19 hot spots in New York City, including the closure of all private and public schools in the nine city ZIP codes with upticks in coronavirus transmissions. Isaac Weisfuse, a medical epidemiologist at Cornell University says the restrictions are a wise decision to stop the spread of coronavirus but is concerned the interventions may be too late.

New York City
New York State
Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
Isaac Weisfuse

Preparing pets for post-quarantine life

May 8, 2020

Dr. Katherine Houpt, professor emeritus of behavior medicine, offers advice on how to prepare pets for post-quarantine life.

Arts and Sciences
Katherine Houpt