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With state budget negotiations concluding April 1, researchers across New York are urging Albany leaders to invest in biomedical research, an effort led by the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY). We encourage you to contact Governor Hochul, your...
Prior exposure to one strain of influenza virus may weaken children’s ability to mount an effective antibody response against their subsequent exposure to a different flu strain, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The analysis of the pediatric response to H3N2 and H1N1 influenza A viruses, two of the most common causes of flu, provides insight into the concept of “immune imprinting,” and supports the idea that childhood vaccination, if...
In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Drs. Angela Kadenhe-Chiweshe and Adriana Perez discuss biliary atresia, a serious life-threatening liver disease that affects approximately one in 10,000 children. The doctors discuss the symptoms to look out for in...