A study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, and Yale University demonstrates that safety signals activate different circuits in the brain from those involved in typical anxiety therapy.

In May 2021, Vivian B. Pender, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and Lecturer in Psychoanalysis at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeon, will assume the role as President of the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

The new clinical integration system at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center’s level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is ringing all the right alarms.

Critically-ill, preterm infants with rare, genetic diseases are a notoriously difficult group to diagnose. Genome-wide testing during the newborn period may have a profound impact on clinical decision-making, which may make all the difference for a family with a sick baby.

PCOS is a particular clinical and research focus of Sharon E. Oberfield, MD, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Aviva B. Sopher, MD, MS, a pediatric endocrinologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Pediatric and adult endocrinologists at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center are collaborating on a new transition clinic to ease the passage for pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes to adult care, a program vitally important both for maintaining continuity and quality of care as well as reducing complications.

Comprehensive GI Clinical Cancer Genetics programs at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital are furthering understanding of inherited cancer syndromes such as Lynch syndrome to facilitate early screening and prevent the development of colorectal cancer.

To assist intensive care unit survivors in their recuperation, the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center established a Post-ICU Recovery Clinic.