Patient Care Blog

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A Spoonful of Sugar Keeps Your Doctor Busy

Americans consume far too much added sugar, and outdated nutrition labels aren’t helping. The result? Poor dietary health and a high incidence of disease.

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Dad Raises Money to Fight Rare Pediatric Cancer and Support WCM's Search for a Cure

For the past eight years, a father has helped Weill Cornell Medicine in the fight against a rare brain tumor that killed his son.

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Volunteer Makeup Artists Pamper Weill Cornell Medicine Cancer Patients

A group of volunteer makeup artists are pampering Weill Cornell Medicine cancer patients to help them cope with the physical and emotional side effects of chemotherapy.

Ear Buds

Dear Science: Is listening with ear buds bad for your ears?

I just got a new iPhone and can't decide what kind of headphones I should be using. I read somewhere that ear buds are worse for you than headphones that fit over your ear.

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Patient Story: Remission Without Admission

A revolutionary new treatment put patient Ralph Hills' aggressive blood cancer into remission — all while keeping him out of the hospital.

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Pioneering Drug Discovery Company Bridge Medicines Launched to Advance Promising Early Technologies in Major Academic Institutions through Human Proof of Concept

Bridge Medicines is a groundbreaking initiative that completes a seamless, fully funded and professionally staffed path from concept to drug candidate to efficiently and rapidly develop innovative therapeutics for treating human diseases.

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Beating Cancer: Understanding the Prevention Guidelines

Should you avoid processed meats like the plague? Should you eat a handful of garlic with every meal? Will taking supplements increase or decrease your risk of cancer? When should you see your physician to discuss possible risk factors?

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WCM Physician Honored for Work Against Elder Abuse and Neglect

Dr. Mark S. Lachs, the co-director of the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, was recently named one of Next Avenue's 2016 Influencers in Aging for his work against elder abuse and neglect.

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CBS Highlights WCM Physician's Breast Cancer Research

CBS News recently highlighted the work of Dr. Linda Vahdat, whose research is focused on treating stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.

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#WeAreWCM: Dr. Leonard Girardi

As a star high school football player, Dr. Leonard Girardi considered a college athletic career. Instead, he chose to practice cardiothoracic surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, where his team in the operating room must be on their game every day to ensure each patient's surgery is a success.