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Anemia Drug Shows Promise for Treating Leukemias

March 26, 2019

By Jim Stallard

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most common blood cancers in adults. The disease is difficult to treat with chemotherapy and usually proves fatal. However, researchers have identified a potential chink in the armor: AML cells have a greatly reduced ability to export iron compared with normal blood cells, leaving them at risk for iron induced death.

Now, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Sloan Kettering Institute have found a way to exploit...

Physician Assistants Program Prepares Graduates for Critical Role in Healthcare

March 8, 2019

Melissa Steadman is not new to healthcare: The Massachusetts native attended pharmacy school for a year and worked as an EMT after college. But it was a volunteer job at a free clinic that made her realize that she wanted a more hands-on role in patients’ lives as a physician assistant.

“At the clinic I saw that I made a real impact on people’s lives,” she said. “I realized that I want to work directly with patients, be there for them. PAs make a real connection with patients, so this...

50 Years of Excellence: Travelers Summer Research Fellowship

February 22, 2019

Historical photo of students in a classroom

Video of 50 Years of Excellence | Travelers Summer Research Fellowship | Weill Cornell Medicine

On the heels of the civil rights movement, a small, Ivy League medical school in New York City, long committed to advancing diversity in medicine and science, launched a summer fellowship program designed to do just that.

Since its founding in 1969,...