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• Dec 31, 2008 Straight to the Heart: Minimally Invasive Procedure for Heart Disease Available at NYM

• Dec 29, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian Tops List for Employee Satisfaction and Concern for Patient Care Among Academic Medical Centers

• Dec 24, 2008 New York Methodist Hospital Hosts Disaster Drill

• Dec 16, 2008 New York State Office of Mental Health Names Psychiatric Institute Building in Honor of Dr. Herbert Pardes

• Dec 15, 2008 Reducing the Damage of a Heart Attack

• Dec 15, 2008 1,000th Liver Transplant Celebrated at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

• Dec 8, 2008 Potential Breakthrough for T-Cell Lymphoma Patients With Drug That Mimics Folic Acid

• Dec 4, 2008 Dr. Sheldon Feldman Appointed Chief of Breast Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

• Dec 3, 2008 New York Methodist Offers MRI Stress Test

• Dec 1, 2008 New Stapling Treatment May Help Reverse Scoliosis

• Nov 26, 2008 New Approaches Make Retinal Detachment Highly Treatable

• Nov 26, 2008 Avon Foundation Awards NewYork-Presbyterian Grant to Help Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

• Nov 25, 2008 Presence of Gum Disease May Help Dentists and Physicians Identify Those at Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

• Nov 20, 2008 Dr. Herbert Pardes Honored by New York Academy of Sciences

• Nov 18, 2008 Crohn's Disease Surgeries Make Steady Advances

• Nov 17, 2008 Weill Cornell Science Briefs: October-November 2008

• Nov 11, 2008 New York Methodist Hospital ‘Reaches Out’ for Perioperative Nurses Week

• Nov 10, 2008 First Trial of Gene Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure Shows Promising Results

• Nov 7, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center Fertility Experts Present the Latest Research at Reproductive Medicine Meeting

• Nov 7, 2008 "Innovations in Pediatric Medicine" International Conference Brings Together Pediatrics Experts Nov. 8, 9 in New York

• Nov 6, 2008 Disaster Experts from NewYork-Presbyterian Go to India and Sri Lanka to Improve Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Nov 5, 2008 New Procedure to Treat Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Available at NYM

• Nov 4, 2008 Dr. Lawrence P. Casalino Appointed Chief of Outcomes and Effectiveness Research in Public Health at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

• Nov 3, 2008 Surgical Weight Loss Support Group

• Nov 3, 2008 Chronic Fatigue Support Group

• Oct 30, 2008 Nutrition Advice for Cancer Patients and Survivors Available in New DVD

• Oct 29, 2008 Division of Urology at NYM to offer Green Light Laser Therapy

• Oct 29, 2008 New Infusion Center for NYM Patients

• Oct 28, 2008 Lang Youth Medical Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Welcomes Next Class for Its Unique Hospital-Based Mentoring Program

• Oct 27, 2008 NYP Nurses Featured on NOW on PBS

• Oct 14, 2008 "Innovations in Pediatric Medicine" CME Conference Brings Together National Pediatrics Experts Nov 8th, 9th in New York

• Oct 10, 2008 Identical Triplets Born at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

• Oct 2, 2008 HIV Drug Maraviroc Effective for Drug-Resistant Patients

• Oct 2, 2008 New Catheter-less Technique May Ease the Pain and Discomfort of Prostate Cancer Recovery

• Oct 2, 2008 Psychology Services Expand at NYM

• Oct 2, 2008 Percutaneous Tumor Ablation: A New Treatment for Tumors at NYM

• Sep 23, 2008 New York Methodist Pioneers New Cancer Treatment

• Sep 12, 2008 Emphysema Treatment Trial at New York Methodist: An Update

• Sep 10, 2008 Multiple-Organ Transplant Specialist Appointed to NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

• Aug 27, 2008 Expansion in Gynecologic Oncology at NYM

• Aug 26, 2008 New Prenatal Center Opens

• Aug 25, 2008 NYC Area's First Patient Receives New Incision-Free Weight-Loss Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

• Aug 7, 2008 Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist Joel Stein, M.D., to Head Combined Program in Rehabilitation Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College

• Aug 5, 2008 Altruistic Donor Makes NYC's First 4-Way Kidney Transplant Possible

• Aug 4, 2008 First NY-to-LA Living-Donor Transplant Chain Results in Three Lifesaving Kidney Transplants at UCLA

• Aug 1, 2008 Disparities in Prostate Cancer Treatment Suggest Ways to Improve Care

• Jul 30, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Announces Results of 9-Month Phase II Study of GAMMAGARD Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IGIV) in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

• Jul 30, 2008 Robotic Surgery Extends Benefits to Bladder Cancer Patients at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

• Jul 30, 2008 NYM Welcomes Transradial Cardiac Catheterization Specialist

• Jul 28, 2008 Gallbladder Removed Without External Incisions

• Jul 28, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Leads Research Into Robotic Surgery for Kidney Cancer

• Jul 11, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian Ranks #1 in NYC Metro Area and 6th in the Nation in U.S. News' 2008 Edition of America's Best Hospitals

• Jul 7, 2008 NYC First: Complex Aneurysm Treated Using New Fenestrated Endograft Stent

• Jul 1, 2008 Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Balanced Nutrition Saves Lives

• Jul 1, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian Ranks as One of Nation's Best Places to Work in IT

• Jul 1, 2008 Gender Differences and Heart Disease

• Jun 30, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian Goes Clean & Green

• Jun 30, 2008 New York Methodist Hospital Welcomes New Chief of Urology­

• Jun 26, 2008 Some Patients Using Fosamax Over the Long-Term May Be at Risk for One Type of Fracture

• Jun 26, 2008 New Clinical Trial for Patients With Asbestos-Associated Lung Cancer

• Jun 25, 2008 NYM Offers Comprehensive Treatments For Atrial Fibrillation

• Jun 18, 2008 Minimally Invasive Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Health of Morbidly Obese Teens

• Jun 18, 2008 First Gene Therapy for Heart Failure Offered at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

• Jun 17, 2008 Families Converge on Capitol Hill to Demonstrate Support for Children's Hospitals

• Jun 6, 2008 Dr. Robert Min Appointed to Top Radiology Post at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

• Jun 4, 2008 New York Methodist Hospital Expands Its Hand Surgery Services

• May 30, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian Is Only New York Hospital to Rank in All Clinical Areas by U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Children's Hospitals" Survey

• May 30, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center Physician-Scientists Present at American Society of Clinical Oncology 44th Annual Meeting

• May 30, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Physician-Scientists Present Latest Cancer Findings at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Meeting

• May 15, 2008 Nintendo Wii and DVD Kiosk to Entertain Patients at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Courtesy of the Starlight Foundation

• May 13, 2008 45 Families Graduate From NYC Childhood Asthma Program

• May 13, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian Appoints Leader of International Initiatives

• May 13, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Gene Therapy Clinical Trial Yields Promising Results for Batten Disease, Fatal Neurological Condition

• May 12, 2008 NYM Recognizes Volunteers For Their Outstanding Devotion

• Apr 28, 2008 Senior Moments: Age Related Memory Changes

• Apr 25, 2008 FDA Approves HeartMate II Mechanical Heart Pump for Heart-Failure Patients Waiting for Organ Transplantation

• Apr 25, 2008 Pregnant With a Job? Your Top 10 Questions Answered

• Apr 24, 2008 One of the Nation's Largest Portfolios of New Lymphoma Therapies Targets Diverse and Difficult Cancer

• Apr 21, 2008 New York Methodist Hospital Gala Pays Tribute to Three Distinguished Honorees

• Apr 17, 2008 Weill Cornell Science Briefs: April 2008

• Apr 16, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian Announces Relationship With Bronx Bombers as the Official Hospital of the New York Yankees

• Apr 16, 2008 NYM’s Center for Swallowing & Speech-Language Pathology: First of Its Kind in Brooklyn

• Apr 14, 2008 Dr. Alfons Pomp Named Chief of Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

• Apr 14, 2008 Innovative Leader in Advancing Transplant Medicine Appointed Chief of Transplantation Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

• Apr 10, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Creates Program Dedicated to Treating Facial and Skull Malformations in Children

• Apr 9, 2008 JAMA Article Looks at Data-Sharing in Clinical Trials for Heart Disease

• Apr 7, 2008 EPA Honors NewYork-Presbyterian With ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence

• Apr 3, 2008 Pollin Pediatric Research Prize Awarded for Discovery of Lifesaving Treatment of Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome

• Apr 2, 2008 NYM’s Surgical Weight Reduction Program Provides Top Treatment for Diabetes

• Mar 27, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center Physician-Scientists Present at American College of Cardiology's 57th Annual Scientific Session

• Mar 27, 2008 MS Symposium

• Mar 26, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Launches Concierge Service for Employees

• Mar 26, 2008 NYM Offers Carotid Artery Stenting

• Mar 20, 2008 Preventing Suicide Among College Students

• Mar 19, 2008 Diabetes Treatment and Research at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Bolstered by $28 Million Donation from The Russell Berrie Foundation

• Mar 18, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Auxiliary Celebrates Centennial by Presenting "Art of Caring" Awards

• Mar 6, 2008 Dr. Antonio M. Gotto and Dr. Herbert Pardes Awarded Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art

• Mar 5, 2008 Type 2 Diabetes May Be Caused by Intestinal Dysfunction

• Mar 5, 2008 NYM Offers Advanced Treatment for Sinusitis Sufferers

• Feb 28, 2008 $50 Million Gift to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

• Feb 27, 2008 NYM Opens New Institute for Women’s Health

• Feb 26, 2008 Study Looks at New Bladder Cancer Therapy for Patients Unresponsive to Standard Treatment

• Feb 22, 2008 Osteoarthritis Updates

• Feb 20, 2008 Kidney Transplant Chain Initiated at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

• Feb 13, 2008 NYM Offers Advanced Prenatal Tests For Expecting Parents

• Feb 6, 2008 NYM’s Total Joint Replacement Recognized For Its High Quality Care

• Feb 5, 2008 NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Creates World-Class Cancer Center

• Jan 23, 2008 NYM’s Surgical Advancements for Treatment of Childhood Pneumonia

• Jan 17, 2008 Research Pioneer in the Developmental Origins of Psychiatric Illness is Awarded the Mortimer D. Sackler, M.D., Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Developmental Psychobiology

• Jan 16, 2008 $50 Million Gift to Expand and Enhance Emergency Care at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

• Jan 14, 2008 Teens Successfully Perform "Candy Surgery" Using NYC's First Updated Robotic Surgical System

• Jan 9, 2008 New York Methodist Offers New Surgical Services Through Its Institute for Advanced and Minimally Invasive Surgery

• Jan 9, 2008 New York Methodist Launches Clinical Trial for New Emphysema Treatment