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Generation Gap

May 22, 2019

One morning last fall, a group of second-year medical students watched an uncomfortable situation unfold. Having recently experienced some chest pain, a woman in her 80s had come to see a geriatrician, accompanied by her daughter. In a misguided attempt to help, the daughter kept interrupting and talking over her mother, who was becoming visibly anxious. After an initial assessment, the doctor asked to speak to the patient alone—and only then did he discover a...

Comic Relief

May 15, 2019

Comic actor Seth Rogen and his wife are open about how Alzheimer’s disease has affected their family: her mother suffers from its early-onset form, and by age 60 she could no longer speak. In 2012, the couple founded Hilarity for Charity, a nonprofit devoted to raising funds for research and engaging millennials in the fight against the disease. And last year, the group partnered with the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-...

Commentary: Global Oncology Achievements Should Be Considered for Academic Promotion

May 2, 2019

From left: Dr. Silvia Formenti and Dr. Onyinye Balogun. Photo credit: Ashley Jones

The work of global oncologists – whose insights and innovations reduce the burden of cancer around the world – has demonstrated value that academic medical leadership should consider when assessing these physicians for professional advancement, according to a commentary by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

The paper, published May 2 in JAMA Oncology, advocates for the...