Eighteen WCM-Q Students Join MOPH Volunteer Programme to Fight COVID-19
Medical students of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) bravely joined the volunteer programme of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighteen WCM-Q students and…
WCM-Q Holds Webinar on Impact of Physical Distancing on Mental Health
Dr Javaid Sheikh, Professor of Psychiatry and Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q), recently gave a live webinar on ways to minimise physical contact but maximise social contact during the…
WCM-Q Research Sheds Light on Genetic Heritage of Arabian Horse
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) helped probe the genetic diversity and origins of the Arabian horse, prized all over the world for its beauty, grace and athletic endurance. Renowned…
HH Sheikha Moza Attends Inauguration of WHO Collaborating Centre at WCM-Q
HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, attended an event marking the official designation of a research group at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar…
Adults and Young People in MENA Need More Physical Activities: WCM-Q Study
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) published a comprehensive study on the status of sedentary behaviour and physical activity of people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The…
Four Students Win in the Annual Healing Hands Essay Contest at WCM-Q
Four talented high school students won in the annual Healing Hands essay competition at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q). Students Aisha Hassan Alabdulmalik and Moza Fahad Alkaabi of Al Bayan Independent…
Protecting the Tiniest of Lives: VCUarts Qatar Creates Infant Face Shields
Protecting vulnerable groups of people from contracting COVID-19 is a challenge facing healthcare professionals across the globe – especially when some of them barely weigh three kilogrammes. During the last…
COVID-19 Brings Great Responsibility to New Wave of Healthcare Professionals
For the health professionals of the future who are graduating from Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) this year, their step into the next stage of their lives is being taken in…
WCM-Q Researchers Publish Paper on Lessons Learned from COVID-19
The faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q) have collated information about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) – and suggested lessons that humanity could learn from the current crisis. Led…
WCM-Q Researchers Help Landmark Study on Bacteria Cells for Anti-Cancer Drug
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have taken part in a landmark international study in which bacteria cells were reprogrammed to synthesize and deliver a potent anti-cancer drug. The WCM-Q…