Like the film Fantastic Voyage, physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center can now take a journey through a patient's body. They aren't inside a miniaturized submarine but rather watching images taken by a tiny camera inside a pill-like device that is swallowed by the patient. The procedure, called capsule endoscopy, has proven to be effective in aiding diagnosis of previously undetectable abnormalities in the small intestine that commonly result in gastrointestinal bleeding.

Each year millions of men and women are told by their physicians that they need surgery, yet many are looking for more information to help them determine their best treatment option. Why not consult surgeons at one of the nation's leading medical institutions?

Tourette syndrome is a rare neuropsychiatric disorder in which the patient is subject to random physical and vocal tics. At times, a patient may suddenly utter obscenities -- in a manner that is both embarrassing and frightening. Generally beginning in childhood, the disorder can disrupt normal life and can give rise to chronic misunderstandings.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has officially launched InnovateNYP Open Challenge, a 10-week challenge to develop innovative technology solutions to enhance patient care and provider communication open to both the general public and hospital employees.

Dr. Claudia Henschke, Chief of the Chest Imaging Division of the New York Weill Cornell Medical Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, is leading a statewide consortium of medical institutions in a large-scale study of early CT (computerized tomography) screening of smokers for lung cancer.

A new study cautions patients about to undergo cardiac surgery on the risk for potential adverse reactions from the use of alternative and complementary medicines. The study suggests that because the use of complementary and alternative medicine is so prevalent, health care providers should be aware of the serious implications for patient safety, especially in acute care situations.

Reflecting the growing national interest in such bioethical health policy issues as cloning, physician-assisted suicide, managed care, and the regulation of clinical research in genetic engineering and the neurosciences, Weill Cornell Medical College is establishing a Division of Medical Ethics in the Departments of Public Health and Medicine.

A new procedure has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to correct farsightedness. Laser Thermal Keratoplasty (LTK) takes less than three seconds per eye and involves no cutting or removal of corneal eye tissue.