NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER

A former employee at NYU Langone Medical Center sued the New York City hospital on Friday, claiming it illegally fired him because he refused on religious grounds to obtain a mandatory flu vaccination. Andrew Frisch, a lawyer at Morgan & Morgan representing Weiner, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Weiner is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages for alleged religious discrimination and retaliation that violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case is Weiner v NYU Langone Hospitals, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. For plaintiff: Andrew Frisch of Morgan & MorganFor NYU Langone: Not known

CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook and Dr. Mark Pochapin, head of gastroenterology at NYU Langone Medical Center, join “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss a new study examining the link between exercise and cognitive decline in older adults. Also, March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; and a long-running Harvard study may provide an answer to what keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life.

In 2001, volunteer firefighter Patrick Hardison was severely burnt while answering a call for a house fire. A team of more than 100 medical professionals at NYU Langone Medical Center performed a 26-hour transplant surgery on him in August, and Hardison was about to reunite with his children weeks after the surgery. Elaine Quijano reports.

A new survey from NYU Langone Medical Center finds a surprising number of people with tattoos experience skin problems that can last for months or even years. Hena Daniels reports.

Palm scans "100% more accurate than fingerprints" Some hospitals are turning to biometric technology to verify patients' identities and keep their medical records secure. The chief information officer at NYU Langone Medical Center tells CBS News how their palm scanning system works.

New York doctors save patient with 20-pound tumor Doctors at NYU Langone Medical Center saved a man with a liposarcoma, a rare cancer. The patient had a 20-pound tumor and didn’t even know it. Craig Boswell reports this story from Staten Island, New York.

Alzheimer's blood test may predict who gets disease In a new study, researchers report 87 percent accuracy in predicting who will get Alzheimer's disease within a year. Dr. James Galvin, neurologist at NYU Langone Medical Center, joins the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts to talk about the race to develop a simple test for the incurable disease.