CODA appendicitis trial shows risks and benefits of treating appendicitis with antibiotics

Antibiotics may be a good choice for some, but not all, patients with appendicitis, according to results from the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) Trial reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The findings indicated that antibiotics were not worse than surgery when measuring overall health status, allowing most people…

Weill Cornell Medicine receives third consecutive HEED award for diversity and inclusion

For the third year in a row, Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, in recognition of its outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. INSIGHT Into Diversity, the largest and oldest diversity-focused publication in higher education, plans to highlight the winners…