The first Pollin Prize for Pediatric Research, the sole international award for advances in children's health care, has been awarded to four clinician-scientists who made seminal contributions to the discovery and implementation of a simple, inexpensive, and dramatically effective therapy to combat one of the most common life-threatening pediatric illnesses -- infectious diarrhea.

Ten exceptional physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital have been named the inaugural Samberg Scholars in Children's Health, a newly endowed appointment made possible by the generous donation of $25 million from hospital trustee Arthur Samberg and his wife, Rebecca. The scholars were officially appointed at a ceremony yesterday at the hospital, attended by Mr. and Mrs. Samberg and about 100 colleagues and supporters of the new scholars.

It's never too early to start protecting yourself against sun damage — and if you are a teenager, this advice is especially important.

Super Bowl Sunday seems like the perfect opportunity to overindulge in our favorite junk foods. But for those who suffer from digestive issues, including heartburn, acid reflux, and irritable bowel syndrome, making food choices at half time can be a challenging ordeal.

To help reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease, the nation's leading killer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College have created the Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging. Raymond T. Dalio, a life trustee of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, has made a gift of $20 million through his Dalio Foundation in support of the institute.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center today broke ground on its Morgan Stanley Adult Emergency Department. The new facility will provide patients with expanded treatment space, improved triaging, upgraded infrastructure and equipment, and an enhanced physical environment. The Morgan Stanley Adult Emergency Department, an expansion and renovation of the current emergency department located at 168th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, will open in stages over the next four years.

Katie Couric, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and its Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health, and the Entertainment Industry Foundation's (EIF) National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (NCCRA) want you to "Make That Call" to your doctor for colon cancer screening if you are 50 or older or otherwise at high risk for colon cancer.

Researchers at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center have linked a gene associated with Alzheimer's disease to the neurological impairment suffered by active professional football players, who, like boxers, often experience head trauma during the course of play.