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Finding Hope for the Smallest Patients: Eva's Story

April 13, 2018

Dr. Virginia Pascual is on a mission to help sick kids. As the Drukier Director of the Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children’s Health at Weill Cornell Medicine, that means fostering a passion for unconventional thinking. Children are not little adults. In one Drukier Institute research project, Dr. Pascual and her team -- investigated a disorder called systemic onset juvenile arthritis, which causes joint inflammation, rashes and other symptoms in young children and has no effective therapies. Through basic research, a collaboration with Hospital for Special Surgery, and a pilot clinical trial, the team was able to improve the life of one little girl.

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New Pilot Study Finds Low-Cost “Care Bundle” Associated with Significant Reduction in Preterm Infant Mortality in Tanzania

March 7, 2018

A pilot study led by Jeffrey M. Perlman, MB, ChB involving 11 Tanzanian Physicians and Midwives found that new ways of approaching care in Tanzanian hospitals led to a significant reduction in preterm mortality. The study, which has implications for most global resource-limited settings, was published today in PLOS ONE. Dr. Perlman, a professor of pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and Chief of Newborn Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital, and his research team explored ways to improve birth rates by providing midwifes and other members of the healthcare team with a low cost “care bundle.” The results are an overall 26% reduction in premature infant mortality and up to a 70% reduction in premature infant mortality when infants are exposed to all components of the care bundle.

Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research Awarded to Dr. Vijay Sankaran

February 28, 2018

Harvard Physician-Scientist Honored for Research on Genetic Blood Disorders

Dr. Vijay Sankaran, a physician-scientist who investigates the molecular underpinnings of pediatric genetic blood disorders, has been awarded the 3rd Annual Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research at Weill Cornell Medicine.

The Drukier Prize honors an early-career pediatrician whose research has made important contributions toward improving the health of children and adolescents. Dr. Sankaran is a pediatric hematologist and oncologist at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He was recognized for his innovative research on red blood cell disorders, using genetic studies. Full Story

New Study Reveals Nonsurgical Premature Menopause Affects Fertility in Female Childhood Cancer Survivors

February 9, 2018

The study by Dr. Jennifer Levine and colleagues, which is published in Cancer, found that women who survived childhood cancer faced an increased risk for nonsurgical premature menopause, resulting in lower rates of live birth for female survivors in their 30s. Learn more

Childhood concussions can have a lasting impact according to pediatric neurologist Dr. Barry Kosofsky

January 23, 2018

Dr. Barry Kosofsky spoke on concussion impacts for teens.