December 2004
Dr. Norman G. Levinsky:
A Great Teacher Remembered Forever
By Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
Recently a memorial service was held at Boston University for Dr. Norman Levinsky, a great medical school professor, teacher, clinician, and researcher. READ ARTICLE
BEYOND THE STETHOSCOPE
Clear Screen
By Donald A. Feinfeld, M.D.
READ ARTICLE
November 2004
Medical
Memories of the Marathon
By Dr. Hugh J. Carroll READ
ARTICLE
July 2004
Autistic Spectrum
Disorder: Part II
by Cecelia M. McCarton, M.D.
READ
MORE
Institute to Bring
Economic Benefits to New Jersey, Medical Miracles to World
READ
MORE
Unique National Collaboration
Enhances Patient Care, Research & Medical Ed.
READ
MORE
50-State Study on
Women’s Health Finds Small Gains, Key Setbacks
READ
MORE
June 2004
Penn Research Finds Error
in Children's Growth
READ
MORE
Silver
Hill Hospital Launches New Transitional Programs
by Nancy S. Helle
READ
MORE
Weill Cornell Begins New Stem
Cell Center
READ
MORE
May 2004
The Ultimate Gift
of Life
by Khalid M.H. Butt,
M.D., FRCS, FACS READ
MORE
Kidney Donor
Speaks Out
by Sybil Maimin READ
MORE
Independent
Voter Support
for Ending Bush Limits on Stem Cell Lines is Strong
READ MORE
Dr. Lishan
Aklog
Is Named As One of New York's Top Black Doctors
READ
MORE
Children's
Defense Fund & Aetna
Eliminate Disparities
April 2004
April: Alcohol Awareness
Month
by Richard J. Frances, M.D. & Avram
H. Mack, M.D.
Thanks to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence,
April is Alcohol Awareness Month with a special focus on
the prevention of underage drinking. READ MORE
A
Better Way to Treat Children With Cancer READ MORE
Match
Day at NYU Med READ
MORE
Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health Opens
by Herman
Rosen, M.D.
The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health opened at
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Named in honor of the late husband of NBC co-anchor Katie Couric,
who...READ MORE
March 2004
Ethical Challenges in Pediatrics
by Joanna R. Leefer
Developments in genetics, reproductive technologies and
other disciplines have brought new challenges in every
area of medicine. This is particularly true in pediatrics.
New advances in all areas of treatments have created complex
ethical questions for the provision of care and for research
with children. . . READ
MORE
Weill Cornell Faculty Elected to Institute of Medicine
Two outstanding physician-scientists at Weill Cornell Medical
College have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of
the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors
bestowed by the scientific community. They are Dr. Flint
Beal, Chairman and Anne Parish Titzell Professor of Neurology
and Neuroscience and Dr. Jean Pape, Professor of Medicine
in the Division of International Medicine and Infectious
Diseases at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Pape serves
as Director of the Cornell University Infectious Diseases
Research and Training Unit in Haiti. . . READ
MORE
The National Museum of Health and Medicine
by Janet M. Burns
Museums play a vital role in public education, awareness, and
understanding. The National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM)
has a particularly long history of serving the public in this
capacity in its 142-year tenure as the nation’s only
medical museum. In fact, the NMHM’s specimens and artifacts
were the first museum collection in the country and are currently
the only in Washington, D.C. to be registered by the U.S. Department
of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark. Since it’s
founding, the museum has remained dedicated to documenting
the evolution of health and medical issues in American society,
and to sharing its collections with as many people as possible.
. . READ
MORE
Latest Preventive Tests for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment
at Beth Israel
by Gina Pozadas
Continuing their commitment to early detection of cardiovascular
disease, the Center for Preventive Cardiology at the Heart
Institute at Beth Israel offers cutting-edge screenings that
identify new risk factors as key to assess the risk of developing
heart disease, which remains the nation’s number one
killer. The EBT heart scan and advanced cholesterol testing,
used to test those with an intermediate risk level, can predict
and prevent up to 95% of heart attacks and are often covered
by health insurance. . . READ
MORE
Attorney General Demands More Private Medical Records of Women
In an ominous attack on women’s reproductive health and
their right to privacy, the Justice Department first demanded
that at least six hospitals across the country turn over patient
medical records on certain abortions performed there. Now U.S.
Attorney General John Ashcroft is demanding that Planned Parenthood
affiliates in Pennsylvania, Kansas, mid-Missouri, New York
City, Los Angeles, San Diego and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan
area turn in hundreds of private medical records from the clients
they serve. . . READ
MORE
Women Physicians Honored in New Web Site
A new Web site from the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
promises to become an invaluable resource for students, educators
and anyone else with an interest in medical history. . . READ
MORE
January 2004
Columbia
and Vanderbilt University Nurses Plan Emergency Response
by Jocelyn K. Egyes
With the increasing rise of terrorism threats and everyday
man-made emergencies world wide, nurses are at the forefront
of helping to save lives. Usually first on the scene or
first to respond to a patient, they need to think fast
and perform quickly. And thanks to Columbia University's
and... READ MORE
Center
for Research & Treatment
of Childhood Diabetes Expands
The world's premier center for the research and treatment of
childhood diabetes is about to get a new $32 million home,
tripling its original size and making it the largest pediatric
diabetes facility in the country, if not the world. READ
MORE
New
Center for Osteoporosis Treatment,
Research & Education
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center at New York-Presbyterian
Hospital announced the completion of the Toni Stabile Osteoporosis
Center, a new standard for treatment, research, and education
relating to the disease. The Center, the largest in the New
York City metropolitan area and one... READ
MORE
Two Weill Cornell Faculty Elected to the
Institute of Medicine
Two outstanding physician-scientists at Weill Cornell Medical
College have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of
the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors
bestowed by the scientific community. They are Dr. Flint
Beal, Chairman and Anne Parish Titzell... READ
MORE
December 2003
AAAS Urges United Nations to Endorse Cloning for Research Purposes
AAAS, the world's largest general science society, urged
the United Nations to support embryonic cloning for research
or "therapeutic" purposes,
but ban all efforts to use cloning for human reproduction. READ
MORE
Children's Hospital that
Wall Street Built
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian,
the only children's hospital in Manhattan and one of
the largest in the country, opened its doors recently. READ
MORE
NYU School of Medicine Faculty Member
Receives France's Highest Scientific Honor
The French Academy of Sciences selected Dr. David Sabatini
as the recipient of its highest honor for 2003, the Grande
Medaille D'Or (the Grand Gold Medal), in recognition of his
scientific contributions to Cell Biology. READ
MORE
November 2003
Bristol-Myers Squibb Awards $5.6 Million in Unrestricted Grants
Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) recently hosted the ?gFreedom
to Discover?h awards ceremony, an event-recognizing scientists
who have made significant contributions to biomedical researcre READ
MORE
Hospital Launches Joint Emergency Medicine Residency Program
New York-Presbyterian Hospital has inaugurated an innovative
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, one of the first emergency
medicine residency programs between two academic... READ
MORE
Innovative Holistic Nursing Program at Bellevue Hospital Center
Through an unprecedented state grant award, New York College
of Health Professions will offer its innovative Holistic
Nursing program at Bellevue Hospital Center, the first in-hospital... READ
MORE
Gov. Opens Cancer Center in South Jersey
Continuing his personal commitment to make New Jersey a national
leader in cancer care and research, Governor James E. McGreevey
formally opened the state?fs first and only multidisciplinary...
READ
MORE
Women's
Health Symposium at Weill Cornell
Medical College
by Jocelyn K. Egyes
Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women,
said Dr. Lisa Callahan to an auditorium full of women at the
21st Annual Women's Health Symposium in New York. ?gIf you
are not worried...
READ
MORE
October 2003
National Depression Screening Day is October 9th
Your youngest son comes into your room at 6:00 a.m. to
let you know that his big sister is having cookies and
soda for breakfast. Meanwhile, your seven-year-old has
been up all night with a stomach bug. And thus your day
begins. READ
MORE
October is Lupus Awareness Month: Mystery Illness Strikes
Young Women
No doubt learning that one's unexplained symptoms, including
extreme fatigue, joint pain, sun-sensitivity or a rash, are
caused by the disease lupus is a frightening experience for
a young woman. But, for many, awareness is the first step
toward healthier living. READ
MORE
New Study Distinguishes Anthrax from Flu in Event of Bioterrorist
Attack edited
by Herman Rosen, M.D.
Doctors in the Department of Public Health at Weill Cornell
Medical Center have identified key symptoms that may help distinguish
flu and other common respiratory conditions from more serious
inhaled anthrax in the event of a bioterrorist attack. READ
MORE
Estee
Lauder & Poly Prep Students
Make a Difference
Starting October 1, motorists traveling across the Verrazano-Narrows
Bridge may wonder why Poly Prep?fs clock tower has turned
pink. Brooklyn?fs 85-year-old landmark will be in good company:
Niagara Falls, The Empire State Building, The National Assembly
in Paris, the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden in London,
and Poly?fs tower will be among the many buildings illuminated
in pink light during the month of October?\as part of the
Global Landmarks Illumination Initia-tive that heralds Breast
Cancer Awareness Month. READ
MORE
Acute Nursing Shortage in US
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National
Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) praised Senators Barbara
Mikulski (D-MD) and Susan Collins (R-ME) for their continued
leadership in passing an amendment in the U.S. Senate to
increase funding for the Nurse Reinvestment Act and other
key Title VIII nursing workforce development programs by
$50 million, thereby bringing total funding for these efforts
to almost $163 million. READ
MORE
Innovative Spinal Surgery in Live Webcast
A new minimally invasive approach to spinal surgery will be
broadcast live on the Internet at 5 pm EDT on Tuesday, October
7 from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. READ
MORE
September 2003
Live Heart Surgery on the Internet
Surgeons at Brigham and Women?fs Hospital (BWH) in Boston
recently replaced a patient?fs aortic valve during a
live Internet broadcast. The web cast, which is the third
in a series, is intended to educate medical students,
cardiac surgeons, and the general public about the latest
minimally invasive techniques now available for such
a procedure.
READ
MORE
A Smoking Gun:
Speaking to 9.8 Million Women & Girls of NYS
by Antonia
C. Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.h.
I am writing to you about a product that each year kills
more New Yorkers than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, murder,
suicide, car accidents, fire and AIDS combined. I am speaking
of tobacco.
READ
MORE
Back to School Vaccines
As our nation prepares for Back to School time, there is
one school supply parents and children cannot go without:
vaccinations. Taking your child to a doctor's office isn't
the easiest thing to do, but it could save his or her life.
In many states, the law requires a certain number of doses
of mandated vaccines before the first day of classes.
READ
MORE
August 2003
What Color is Your Summer?
A visit to The New York Botanical
Garden Saturday, August 9, 2003, Chinese Garden: The Cheung
family takes you on a special guided tour of their garden.
See bitter melon, tomatoes, and Chinese celery.
READ
MORE
New Study Supports Adding Nutrients to
Infant Formulas
The results of a new study show that Enfamil LIPIL with Iron
which is supplemented with the fatty acids DHA (docosahexaenoic
acid) and ARA (arachidonic acid) helps to significantly improve
the visual development of infants compared to non-supplemented
formula. READ
MORE
Vital Role of Nursing Assistants Acknowledged
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National
Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) urge all Americans to salute
the dedicated work of nursing assistants throughout our nation
who, under the most challenging of circumstances, provide
compassionate, selfless service to our nation's most vulnerable
seniors and persons with disabilities.
READ
MORE
College Provost will Lead State Medical
School Association
Ralph A. O'Connell, M.D., New York Medical College provost
and dean of its School of Medicine, has been elected president
of the Associated Medical Schools of New York. READ
MORE
Four CCNY Grads Receive Salk Scholarships for Medical School
A Brooklyn resident whose goal is to find a cure for lupus,
a Pakistani immigrant involved in a complex cancer research
project, and a soon to be wed graduate with an interest in
DNA are City College?fs 2003 Jonas E. Salk Scholarship recipients. READ
MORE
July 2003
Protect your Eyes During Long, Summer Days
There's so much to see and do in the summer. At the same
time, there are many things about summer that could
get in the way of seeing anything all year around. READ
MORE
Reflections of New Physicians
Close to one in four newly trained physicians would select
a field other than medicine if they could begin their careers
again, according to a survey by Merritt, Hawkins, & Associates,
a Dallas-based physician search and consulting firm. READ
MORE
Silver
Hill Hospital Names New President
& Medical Director
Sigurd H. Ackerman, M.D. has been named President and Medical
Director of Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, CT. In announcing
the appointment, Steve Stillerman, Board Chairman of the
nationally recognized psychiatric hospital, noted Dr. Ackerman?fs
distinguished career in the practice of psychiatry. READ
MORE
June 2003
Dental
Professor wins County College?fs Top
Teaching
Award
A dental professor recognized as a role model in teaching,
departmental leadership and dentistry has won the top instructional
award available to Camden County College faculty. READ
MORE
Dog Bite Prevention
Children make up 60 percent of the 4.7 million bitten by dogs
each year. Dog bite attacks occur year round and can be harmful
and sometimes deadly. READ
MORE
Ludwig W. Eichna, M.D., 94, Medical Educator
and Innovator
by Herman Rosen, M.D.
Dr. Ludwig W. Eichna, former Professor and Chairman of the
Department of Medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in
Brooklyn, was memorialized at a recent ceremony at Downstate
Medical Center. READ
MORE
Mount Sinai School of Medicine: Fastest Growing Research Program
in NYS
Mount Sinai School of Medicine is ranked 22nd among the nation?fs
125 medical schools in receipt of funds from the National Institutes
of Health (NIH). NIH awards to Mount Sinai School of Medicine
in Government FY02 totaled $142.2 million. READ
MORE
Mothers Giving Birth Donate Record Number of
Life-Saving Umbilical
Cord Bloods
Mothers giving birth at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill
Cornell Medical Center and The Brooklyn Hospital Center, both
members of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, voluntarily
donated a record number of life-saving umbilical cord bloods
to New York Blood Center's National Cord Blood Program last
year, representing 41 percent of the Program?fs one-year cord
blood donations. READ
MORE
May 2003
The Barnard Summit: Women and Health
by Kim Brown
Barnard College hosted a daylong forum on women's health
trends worldwide, The Barnard Summit: Women and Health. READ
MORE
NY Presbyterian Hospital Launches Science Education for Teens
New York Presbyterian Hospital has joined forces with philanthropist
Eugene M. Lang to create a pilot program designed to both
foster academic success for low-income neighborhood youth
and to facilitate their entry into health careers. READ
MORE
April 2003
A Discussion of the Hippocratic Oath
by Herman Rosen, M.D.
?gThe Hippocratic Oath and Its Role In Modern Medicine?h
was the topic of a recent conference under the auspices of
the Onassis Public Benefit Foundation in collaboration with
the Hellenic Medical Society of N.Y. . . READ
MORE
Can Cancer be Prevented?
by Cynthia Stein, M.D., M.P.H.
Special to Education Update
Can cancer be prevented? Yes. In fact, at the Harvard Center
for Cancer Prevention, we estimate that more than half of all
cancers in the US could be prevented. . . . READ
MORE
Addiction
Psychiatry & Pain
Management Focus of Silver Hill Seminar
The latest developments in Addiction Psychiatry, the use of
painkillers and the management of chronic pain, are the focus
of the Spring Seminar at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan,
Conn. . . . READ
MORE
March 2003
Panel Investigates Deaths of 3 Students
by Tom Kertes
During the first week of January, three public school students,
19 year-old Kimario Green, 16 year-old Katherine Bodden
and 13 year-old Randy Charlotte, died of cardiac-related
problems on school grounds within seven days. The tragic
irony? Each child?fs life might have been saved by a defibrillator,
and the New York State Legislature passed a law requiring
that all 1200 New York City Public schools be equipped
with defibrillators (AEDs) by December 1, 2002. Why the
noncompliance? The City Council, in a joint oversight public
hearing by the Committees of Education and Health, looked
into the unacceptable situation. READ
MORE
Governor McGreevey Backs Stem Cell Legislation
Continuing his commitment to make New Jersey a national leader
in cancer care and research, Governor James E. McGreevey
pledged to support legislation which would authorize stem
cell research in the state. READ
MORE
Pace University Creates Institute for Healthy Aging
The Lienhard School of Nursing of Pace University has recently
established the Institute for Healthy Aging (IHA) on its
New York and Pleasantville campuses. The Institute will provide
education and research geared toward individuals 40 years
of age and older and to health care professionals servicing
this population. Initial funding for the IHA was provided
by grants from the Mary and Milton B. Rosenbach Foundation.
READ
MORE
February 2003
Two Teen Deaths in NYC
by Andrew Schiff
Despite a state law signed by Governor Pataki that required
local school districts to have defibrillators on hand at
all times, two deaths recently... READ
MORE
A Clarion Call for Action for School Health Centers
by April
Lee, M.D.
School health centers offer unique alternatives to the traditional
medical office setting in providing health care for children
and youth. If the health center is school-based, it is located... READ
MORE
Rockefeller University Names Sir Paul Nurse, President
Paul Nurse, a British Nobel laureate and head of Cancer Research,
UK, is taking over as Rockefeller's 9th president. Dr. Nurse
shared the Nobel prize in 2001 for his work... READ
MORE
Was Kennedy Too Sick to be President?
Humanities and science
mesh in program at Weill Cornell Medical College.
by Alexandra
Shimo-Barry
In a lecture at Weill Cornell Medical College, Boston University
historian Robert Dallek discussed Kennedy's secret life of
sickness and medication. Dallek was granted exclusive access... READ
MORE
January 2003
Beyond
the Stethescope - Donald Feinfeld, M.D.
READ
MORE
Lasers: State-of-the-Art
in Dermatolog
by Sybil Maimin
Ever wonder what happens to Westinghouse (now Intel) Science
Talent Search winners? Well, one, Dr. Arielle N.B.
Kauvar, board certified dermatologist and a fellow of... READ
MORE
Optimal Therapy for High Blood Pressure
by Herman Rosen, M.D.
Results of the largest study ever to determine the optimal
treatment of hypertension were published December 18, 2002
in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The... READ
MORE
Weill Cornell Medical Advances:
First Robotic Urologic Surgery Done on Child in NYC
Edited
by Herman Rosen, M.D.
Dr. Dix Poppas, Chief of Pediatric Urology at New York-Presbyterian
Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the first
robotic urologic surgery on a child in... READ
MORE
December 2002
Treating Adolescent Addiction: An Ongoing Challenge
by Drs. Richard Frances & Avram
Mack
The use, abuse and treatment of substance abuse in children
and adolescents has been a major focus of attention for
parents, school personnel, law enforcement officers and
mental health professions. The prevalence of Substance
Use Disorder... READ
MORE
Drug Use Condoned on College Campus
by Hope Glassberg
I got here with a little drug experience, I'll leave with
a lot more. I'd never hallucinated before I got here; I?fd
rarely done a line of anything, definitely never dropped
any E. I have now,said Mark*, a student at a private college
in New York City. READ
MORE
Pro-Drug Websites Pose a Danger for Students
by Sandra S.
Bennett
Last year physicians at Boston's Children's Hospital used
the Internet to search for information about street drugs.
They found that the most popular sites are those that condone
and promote drug use. Gravely concerned, the physicians published
an... READ
MORE
Ecstasy Is Agony
by Kevin A. Sabet
It was a crowded Saturday night at a local rave. Having passed
out over 4,000, This Is Your Brain on Ecstasy, post-cards
to ravers waiting to get into the club, I moved over to one
side of the line and saw what appeared to be a 22-year old
man... READ
MORE
Beyond the Stethescope:
THE SYCOPHANT (Pachyderma adulans)
by Dr. Donald Feinfeld READ
MORE
November 2002
Keys
to Beating Breast Cancer: Awareness & Education
by Marie Holmes
On the eve of New York City?fs annual Race for the Cure
in Central Park, a fundraiser so successful that it has
practically become a national event, women gathered at
the Hotel Pierre on Manhattan?fs East Side to hear about
recent developments in the treatment of breast cancer from
speakers representing non-profit, surgical, pharmaceutical
and financial perspectives... READ
MORE
White Coat Ceremony
at Mount Sinai School
of Medicine
White Coat ceremonies are ?grites of passage?h for beginning
medical students and are designed to reinforce the need
for physicians to incorporate sensitivity and compassion
as well as medical knowledge into their future endeavors... READ
MORE
New Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health Center To Be Established
At New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell
The New York Presbyterian Hospital announced plans to establish
the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health at the Hospital?fs
Weill Cornell Medical Center site... READ
MORE
October 2002
Columbia Nursing Dean Hopes to
Transform Profession
by Merri Rosenberg
To hear Mary O’Neil Mundinger, Dean of the Columbia
University School of Nursing and the Centennial Professor
in Health Policy, explain it, the much discussed nursing
shortage has less to do... READ
MORE
September 2002
Vaccines
Required for School
by
Herman Rosen, M.D., F.A.C.P.
With the school year about to begin, it is useful to review
the New York City Department of Health?fs requirements
for school children...
READ
MORE
Colleges Endorse Meningitis Vaccine
by Priya Athiappan
This Fall, thousands of college students will be vaccinated
against meningococcal meningitis... READ
MORE
August 2002
Teachers,
Students and Researchers Work
Side-by-Side at Rockefeller
University
by Marie Holmes
Leslie Vosshall, Annenberg Assistant Professor at Rockefeller
University, is delivering a lecture on the groundbreaking
work done by researchers... READ
MORE
Weill Cornell Medical College Advance
Recovery of Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells for Tissue Regeneration
Edited By Herman Rosen, M.D. READ
MORE
Take Steps to Protect Eyes From Harmful UV Rays
by Betsy van
Die
Are you a sun worshipper who cannot wait to hit the beach once
summer arrives? READ
MORE
The
Bee's Knees: Common Childhood Knee Injuries and Their Treatment
by Dr. Fred Cushner READ
MORE
Cal State University, L.A.
School of Nursing Expands Baccalaureate Program
The School of Nursing at California State University, Los Angeles
has received a pledge of $178,500 from Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center for the education of two cohorts of 10... READ
MORE
July 2002
Talking with Pioneer Dr. Ira Black About
Parkinson's Disease
by Joan Baum
It's hard to believe that this internationally known clinical
neurologist and neuroscientist, at the cutting edge of
research, wasn't thinking of medicine when he was in college. READ
MORE
Choices: Perspectives of a Patient With
Parkinson's Disease
by Harvey K. Friedland, J.D., B.E.E.
It started with a twitch in one of my fingers. It pulsated
then quickly abated. For reasons then beyond my comprehension,
it started again. READ
MORE
Risky Teen Behavior
by Richard Frances, M.D.
Early detection and treatment of major psychiatric disorders
that afflict young people, including addiction, depression,
bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, attention deficit disorder,
and schizophrenia can be the best way to prevent the serious
consequences of mental illness, including suicide. READ
MORE
Depression in Teenagers
by Glenn S. Hirsch, M.D.
Adolescence and the beginning of adulthood is a developmental
phase burdened with stressful events: high school, starting
college, pursuing career goals, forming relationships with
friends and significant others, coping with changing family
roles. READ
MORE
June 2002
Athletes and Drugs...The High Price of Success
by Dr. Richard Frances and Nancy Helle
The widespread use by athletes of performance enhancing
drugs, many of which are sold over the counter, was discussed
at the recent seminar on Addiction Psychiatry at Silver
Hill Hospital in New Canaan, CT.
READ
MORE
Rockefeller
U. Fellow Aspires To Make a Difference in Society & Science
by Marylena Mantas
For Tshaka Cunningham, a graduate fellow at Rockefeller University
and a recipient of the prestigious David Rockefeller fellowship,
quality time with his grandmother transcended visits to the
local playground.
READ
MORE
Weill Cornell Medical College Advances Edited
by Herman Rosen,
M.D.
Study of Cardiac Scarring That Leads to Heart Failure READ
MORE
May 2002
Playing
with matches: Medical students learn
their fates READ
MORE
Beyond The Stethoscope
by DA Feinfeld READ
MORE
1.1 Million Books To Needy Children:
Dr. Perri Klass & Dr. Brian McDonough Celebrate
by Pola
Rosen, Ed.D. READ
MORE
Patients
Urged to "Speak Up" for
Safety
Edited by Herman Rosen, M.D. READ
MORE
April 2002
Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards,
2001
by Edward D. Harris, Jr., M.D. READ
MORE
Dr. Aram Chobanian: Dean, Boston U. School
of Medicine
by Joan Baum, Ph.D. READ
MORE
March 2002
Beyond The Stethoscope Poems
by D. A. Feinfeld, M.D. READ
MORE
Weill Cornell Medical College Advances
Newborns Learn to Distinguish Speech Sounds
While Asleep
Edited By Herman Rosen, M.D. READ
MORE
Harold Koplewicz, M.D.
Advocate & Champion of Child Mental Health
by Bruce Myint
One look at the warm lights and pastel colored interior of
the New York University Child Study Center and all the images
you have about mental-health facilities begin to fade away. READ
MORE
February 2002
Weill Cornell Medical College Advances
The Immune Deficiency Causing Type 1 Diabetes
Edited by Herman Rosen, M.D.
An article recently published in the Journal of Clinical
Investigation by lead authors Drs. Noel Maclaren and Anjli
Kukreja of the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell
Medical College investigates 60 patients with immune-mediated
type 1 diabetes. READ
MORE
Interview with Dr. Herbert Pardes,
President, NY Presbyterian Hospital
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
He seems to know everyone?|the operative words are ?gknow?h
and ?geveryone?h?| ?gknow?h because Dr. Herbert Pardes has
been a distinguished psychiatrist and department... READ
MORE
MD-PhD Training Program for Minority
Students Receives $500,000 Challenge Grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has pledged a $500,000 challenge
grant over the next three years to help create a $1 million
endowment for the Gateways to the Laboratory Program, a joint
endeavor of the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. READ
MORE
January 2002
Dean
Ralph A. O'Connell: New York Medical College
by Joan
Baum, Ph.D.
Though not as well known perhaps as some other medical
schools in the New York City area, the School of Medicine
at New York Medical College in Valhalla, in Westchester
County, is hardly a well-kept secret.
READ
MORE
Weill Cornell Medical College Advances Edited
by Herman Rosen,
M.D. READ
MORE
December 2001
Sloan-Kettering Researcher Makes Difference in Lives of Three
HS Students
by Marylena Mantas
Last winter Dr. Sat Bhattacharya, a research scientist
at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City,
ventured into inner-city, public high schools searching
for students who possessed a certain motivation and something
that he calls ?gthe initial spark. READ
MORE
November 2001
Columbia
University College of Physicians and Surgeons: Dean Gerald
Fischbach
by Jacob M. Appel
If good marriages depend upon a combination of something
old and something new, then the match between recently
appointed Dean Gerald D. Fischbach and Columbia University?fs
College of Physicians and Surgeons seems promising. READ
MORE
Rita Kaplan Fights For What She Believes In: Honored at NYU
School of Medicine
by Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
It was a grand turn-out for "Tea with Our Doctors," an
innovative approach to disseminating information about women's
health, honoring an individual whose... READ
MORE
HealthWise Tips for Travelers
by Louise Merriman, MS, RD
In order to begin your trip feeling more energetic, try eliminating
or at least limiting alcohol and caffeine-containing beverages
for two or three days before your flight. READ
MORE
October 2001
Lung Transplant Survivor Writes Patient Guide
Karen Couture, diagnosed with a rare lung disease called
lymphangioleiomyomatosis at the age of 32, was the recipient
of a double-lung transplant in 1996. READ
MORE
Advertising Campaign Seeks to Recruit Future Nurses
Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow, a coalition of 32 leading
nursing and health care organizations addressing the nursing
shortage, is launching a national advertising campaign to
recruit young people into the nursing profession and encourage
existing nurses to remain. READ
MORE
Dean Robert Glickman:
NYU School of Medicine Continuing a Family Tradition
by Jacob
M. Appel
Medicine is under attack these days, says Dr. Robert Glickman,
the Dean of the New York University School of Medicine. READ
MORE
Verifying
Physicians' Credentials
Medversant Technologies has released a powerful (on line) credentials
verification tool for the health care industry. WebCVO 3.0
lets a practitioner create a single, centralized credentials
verification application that may be accessed by multiple
users, including health plans, hospitals and medical groups,
for verification of credentials information. READ
MORE
Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
Most people need eight hours of sleep each night, say the experts.
Until you get enough sleep, you won?ft function as efficiently,
your health will be at risk and even your job may be in jeopardy. READ
MORE
September 2001
Surgeon Titles: Dr. vs. Mr.
by Mr. Rodney Croft
Special to Education Update
While surgeons carry the appellation ?gDr.?h in the USA
and other parts of the world, in the UK they are referred
to as ?gMr.?h How has this anomaly arisen? READ
MORE
The Noblest Roman of Them All: Dean Stanford Roman
by Jacob
M. Appel
An old joke tells aspiring high school students how to gain
admission to medical school: have parents with high SAT scores.
If a great number of the physicians in New York City are the
children and grandchildren of physicians-including, incidentally,... READ
MORE
Shy People Are Not Born That Way, According
To IU Researcher
People are not born shy, according to Bernardo Carducci, a
professor of psychology at Indiana University Southeast.
In a recent paper, Carducci, director of IU Southeast's
Shyness Research Institute, argues that people are not born
shy. READ
MORE
Smith
Abbot Law Firm Brings Broad Experience and Dedication To
The Seriously Injured
Smith Abbot, L.L.P. of New York City, has built a national
reputation in complex toxic tort and product liability lawsuits
with trial experience in courts across the country. READ
MORE
Researcher Awarded $450,000 For Study
Jay Edelberg, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiovascular researcher and
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College
of Cornell University, has been named a 2001-2004 Paul Beeson
Physician Faculty Scholar by the American Federation for
Aging Research (AFAR) and the Alliance for Aging Research. READ
MORE
Laparoscopic Surgery The Technique
Video technology has entered the operating room in the form
of laparoscopic surgery, a technique used to treat many abdominal
conditions. READ
MORE
August 2001
Promoting Lifelong Physical Activity
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has compiled Guidelines
for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical
Activity Among Young People. READ
MORE
Study Probes Cancer in Minorities
The American Cancer Society reported that African-Americans
are more likely to develop cancer than all other racial and
ethnic groups.
READ
MORE
Dean Dominick Purpura:
Breaking Down Barriers at Albert Einstein
by Joan Baum, PH.D.
An almost life-size sculpture of Albert Einstein, with his
hands folded and legs crossed, looks over Dr. Dominick P. Purpura,
Dean of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
(AECOM), when he is in his office. READ
MORE
Overweight Children and Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent) has been most commonly
associated with adults. However, the phenomenon increasingly
affects overweight children. READ
MORE
Women:
Heart Disease Facts READ
MORE
Choosing
a Quality Hospital READ
MORE
Lung
Cancer Patients Sought for Study READ
MORE
Soy
Protein Wins FDA Approval READ
MORE
Getting
the Facts on STDs READ
MORE
July 2001
Downstate's
Dean Eugene Feigelson:
Professionalism in a New Curriculum
by Joan Baum, Ph.D.
As the Dean of the College of Medicine, one of the five
major divisions of The State University of New York Health
Science Center at Brooklyn, known simply as Downstate,
Dr. Eugene B. Feigelson holds an understandably responsible
position: Downstate is the borough?fs only academic medical
center. READ
MORE
The Healing Power of Laughter
by Tom Kertes
Helping sick children feel better is no joke. But for the over
300 third-grade kids at Manhattan's PS 128, learning that
they can help others feel better through humor has been serious
business. READ
MORE
Mt.
Sinai Graduates' High School Students
by Joan Baum,
Ph.D.
This is unique, there's nothing else like it, beamed Dr.
Nathan Kase, Dean Emeritus of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
(MSSM), captivated by the graduation of the latest group of
youngsters from the Secondary Education Through Health (SETH)
program and the Bioscience Studies Institute. READ
MORE
Two Problems, One Innovative Solution
by Dr. Richard Frances
and Nancy Helle
Bipolar disorders affect more than 5 million Americans and
about 60 percent of the patients with these psychiatric problems
or mood disorders also have alcohol or drug problems. READ
MORE
Know Your Diabetes Facts
Diabetes has no cure but can be controlled. It is the seventh
leading cause of death in the United States, affecting people
of all ages and ethnic groups. READ
MORE
Remember that Children Need Calcium
Children and teens need calcium for bone growth, yet many are
not getting enough, according to the International Food Information
Council. READ
MORE
June 2001
Buying Prescription Drugs Online? Caveat Emptor
With hundreds of drug-dispensing websites in business,
how can consumers tell which sites are legitimate?
The FDA warns of the dangers of purchasing medical
products online. READ
MORE
Pain
Killers, Addiction & Pain
Management
by Dr. Richard Frances and Nancy Helle
While only about two to three percent of the 34 million people
who have chronic pain develop a major addictive problem from
pain medication, there are many more who are addicts; several
million who abuse painkillers when they can get them for any
reason. READ
MORE
Interview: Dean Arthur Rubenstein,
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
A Curricular Face-Lift at Mount Sinai
by Jacob M. Appel
For years the faculty at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
thought of their 33-year old institution as young, at least
in relation to the 149-year old Mount Sinai Hospital. Arthur
H. Rubinstein felt otherwise. READ
MORE
May 2001
Innovator:
Cornell's Medical Dean, Antonio Gotto
by Jacob
M. Appel
Much humor has developed surrounding the relationship between
physicians and attorneys. From the medical man's point
of view, doctors heal the poor and the sick, while lawyers
sue them.
READ
MORE
Ask
The Eye Care Specialist READ
MORE
Relief for Teaching Hospitals
Congress has enacted the Benefits Improvement and Protection
Act of 2000 (BIPA) which will lessen the burdens imposed
on teaching hospitals by the balanced Budget Act of 1997
(BBA) during the next five years. READ
MORE
Music
Therapy for People with Alzheimer's or Parkinson's Disease
Music may benefit the four million Americans suffering from
Alzheimer's and could potentially help many of the one million
Americans with Parkinson's disease, according to several studies
that have looked at music therapy's effect on memory and other
mental activities.
READ
MORE
April 2001
NYU Medical Students Open Their Envelopes
Students at NYU School of Medicine had their share of Oscar
week drama at 12 Noon on March 22, when graduates learned
where they would serve their residencies. Relief at
Alumni Hall followed anxiety as 155 students simultaneously
opened their envelopes to find out where they were
matched. READ
MORE
Preparing For the Summer
by Warren M. Seigel, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Spring is here and summer is coming. After a long winter indoors,
parents often start to ask that age-old question: What
am I going to do with the kids this summer?? A little advance
planning can go a long way towards guaranteeing a fun and
safe summer for all. READ
MORE
Bills Offer Relief from Medical School Debt
by Tanya Albert
Med school graduates drowning in student loan debt could see
a bigger income tax return if legislation proposed in the
House and Senate is successful. READ
MORE
TV's
Becker Learns Bedside Manners at
NYU Medical School
by Sybil Maimin
Ted Danson, the star of Becker, the Monday night television
sitcom about a brash, tough-talking doctor, went to school
at Bellevue Hospital last week. READ
MORE