Pediatric urologists at Weill Cornell Medical Center of New York-Presbyterian Hospital have performed among the first minimally invasive kidney removals in children and infants in the metropolitan area. Such laparoscopic nephrectomies, as they are known, result in shorter hospital stays, less post-operative pain, and less scarring.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that Medicare will begin paying for lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) for certain people 65 and over who have severe emphysema with specific traits that make them likely to benefit from the surgery.

Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian is now equipped with a new operating room, dedicated to pediatric minimal access surgery (MAS). The new OR-1™ integrated operating room, along with other minimal access technologies and expertise makes Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital one of the most comprehensive and child-friendly MAS programs in the nation.

Most people have fond memories of their camping experiences. For parents, the anxiety of preparing for those days can be agonizing.

As many as 3 percent of all pregnancies result in the birth of a baby with chromosomal anomalies like Down syndrome or structural anomalies such as congenital heart disease. Expectant mothers whose sonogram or other screening test turns up an abnormality are often referred for specialized prenatal assessment and care. The Center for Prenatal Pediatrics at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian is the only comprehensive program in the New York metropolitan area, providing a seamless progression of specialized care for complex, high-risk pregnancies from diagnosis to birth and beyond.

A team of scientists and physicians at Weill Medical College of Cornell University has won a major international competition for a five-year, $7.5 million grant from The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to study the fundamental causes of multiple myeloma, one of the most difficult and intractable cancers.

In recognition of his distinguished contributions in preventive medicine, epidemiologist Dr. Lewis Drusin of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has been selected by the American College of Physicians to receive the prestigious James D. Bruce Memorial Award, one of 17 awards in internal medicine for 2008.

Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian is the first hospital in the United States to offer the Sneaky Chef's meals to its young patients, providing the healthy ingredients children's bodies need in the foods they already love. Missy Chase Lapine—a.k.a. the Sneaky Chef—adds vegetable and fruit purees that boost the nutrient quotient of the dishes while remaining completely imperceptible in taste and texture.