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Medicine Grand Rounds Spotlights Hospital Medicine Clinical Scholars Program and Professional Identity Formation

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The Hospital Medicine Clinical Scholars Program (CSP) in the Division of General Internal Medicine, a renowned faculty-led initiative with an outstanding 97% retention rate, is excited to welcome its largest-ever cohort for 2025-2026, with 11 new clinical scholars joining the program.

Pictured left to right: Drs. Justin Choi and Alice Tang

Recently highlighted during a Medicine Grand Rounds, Dr. Alice Tang, Assistant Chief for Hospital Medicine Education, Co-...

New Strategy May Enable Cancer Monitoring from Blood Tests Alone

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A new, error-corrected method for detecting cancer from blood samples is much more sensitive and accurate than prior methods and may be useful for monitoring disease status in patients following treatment, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Genome Center investigators. The method, based on whole-genome sequencing of DNA, also represents an important step toward the goal of routine blood test-based screening for early cancer detection.

In the study, published...

Head-to-Head Trial Compares Weight Loss Drugs

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A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine led by Dr. Louis Aronne, director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Center and the Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic Research in the division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, shows tirzepatide (trade name Zepbound) promoted greater weight loss in individuals with obesity than did semaglutide (trade name Wegovy) in a 72-week clinical trial that compared the safety and efficacy of the injectable drugs. When both drugs are...

The 8th Annual Primary Care and Hospital Medicine Innovations Symposium Highlights Healthcare Innovation in Action

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Pictured left to right: Drs. Kenneth Goodman, Monika Safford, Fred Pelzman

The Division of General Internal Medicine’s 8th Annual Primary Care and Hospital Medicine Innovations Symposium opened with a call to action: the pursuit and defense of scientific knowledge is more important than ever. Dr. Robert A. Harrington, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean and Dr. Myles Wolf, Chair of Medicine, delivered opening remarks that underscored the importance of innovation in...

Immune Tolerance to Gut Microbes Is Initiated by a Key Bacterial Sensor

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Thousands of bacterial and other microbial species live in the human gut, supporting healthy digestion, immunity, metabolism and other functions. Precisely how these microbes are protected from immune attack has been unclear, but now a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has found that this immune “tolerance” to gut microbes depends on an ancient bacterial-sensing protein called STING—normally considered a trigger for inflammation. The surprising result could lead to new...

Dr. Warren Johnson Honored with Weill Award

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Dr. Warren Johnson, a professor emeritus of medicine and founding director of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Center for Global Health, has been awarded the institution’s Joan and Sanford I. Weill Exemplary Achievement Award.

Weill Cornell Medicine established the Weill Award in 2018 in honor of the institution’s preeminent benefactors, Joan and Sanford I. Weill, and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the institution’s renaming. The award, which carries a $50,000 cash prize, is presented to...

Dr. Arnab Ghosh Selected as an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine Scholar

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Dr. Arnab Ghosh, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, has been selected as an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine Scholar. The program, part of the National Academy of Medicine, provides opportunities for future health care leaders to collaborate with its members and the other selected Scholars, address persistent challenges and drive transformative change.

“Dr. Ghosh's multi-faceted expertise as a clinician, social scientist and policy-...

Study Underscores the Case for Universal, Suicide-Specific Screenings for Young People

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Dr. Alexandra Huttle

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Alexandra Huttle, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics and an Instructor in Medicine in the Weill Department of Medicine, saw a striking number of her young patients presenting suicidal ideation (SI), notably three cases of recent suicide attempts (SA) by children under the age of 12 in a single week. Dr. Huttle was halfway through her pediatrics...

Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Poster Symposium and Grand Rounds Celebrate Collaborative Innovation in Patient Care

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Quality Improvement Academy Class of 2025

The Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Poster Symposium took place on May 21, 2025, at the Griffis Faculty Club. The event has brought together institutional leaders, clinicians, researchers and staff across all disciplines to celebrate the impactful and collaborative advancements in patient care for over a decade

This year’s symposium was supported through the co-sponsorship of the Quality...

Dr. Arnab Ghosh Discusses Climate and Health Policy at Annual Colloquium

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Pictured left to right: Drs. Arnab Ghosh, Oliver Fein

At the David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium, which is a forum for invited speakers to present their research, clinical programs, or demonstration projects, followed by a discussion with students, faculty and staff, Dr. Arnab Ghosh, an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, gave a presentation titled “Climate and Health Policy: Where to from here?” urging policymakers,...

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