Patient Care Blog

NewYork-Presbyterian and Walgreens Collaborate To Bring World-Class Care Through Telemedicine

NewYork-Presbyterian and Walgreens are collaborating to bring convenient access to NewYork-Presbyterian’s world-class care through new telemedicine services, now available through Walgreens digital properties and at self-service kiosks at select Duane Reade drugstores in New York.

We Are Weill Cornell Medicine: Dr. Fernando Martinez

Learn more about pulmonologist Dr. Fernando Martinez, who has dedicated his career to helping others.

WCM Surgeon Leads in New Treatment for Subdural Hematomas

Nearly 50 patients have been successfully treated with middle meningeal arterial (MMA) embolization, the success of which provides evidence for a startling new finding about subdural hematomas

We Are Weill Cornell Medicine: Brooke Crawford O'Neill

Learn more about Brooke Crawford O'Neill, the program coordinator for the Lung Cancer Screening Program at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine.

NYC Dad Saves His Daughter's Life with Liver Donation

When Peter McKay and his husband, Chris, brought home their daughter from the hospital, they were overjoyed.But two months after bringing Darcy to their Crown Heights apartment, she began to show signs of liver failure. Peter and Chris soon learned that their baby, Darcy, had a rare genetic disease called progressive intrahepatic cholestasis type 2, or PFIC2, which prevents liver cells from properly flushing out bile and forcing it into the bloodstream instead. If left untreated, doctors told... Read More

Physician Spotlight: Dr. Michael Sein

Learn more about Dr. Michael Sein, who specializes in rehabilitation medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and our patient-centered approach to care.

WCM Oncologist Receives $6M NIH Research Award

The National Institutes of Health will fund neuro-oncologist Dr. Howard A. Fine's innovative research at Weill Cornell Medicine.

WCM Researcher Finds Bone Marrow Biopsies May Not Be Needed for Clinical Trials

Dr. Sarah RutherfordWhen patients with follicular lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, participate in clinical trials, they are often required to undergo bone marrow biopsies at the beginning of the trial, as well as later on if they respond to the treatment being evaluated.But the information gathered during this process does not affect outcomes and may not be necessary, according to research conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine’s Dr.... Read More

4 Ways Caregivers Can Better Care for Themselves

We asked Kelly Trevino, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian for some ways that caregivers can better care for themselves while they care for the patient they love.

We Are Weill Cornell Medicine: Dr. Jim Cheung

Dr. Jim Cheung knows about rhythm. When he's not treating patients with abnormal heartbeats, you may find him playing '80s New Wave on his electric guitar.