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A new intrauterine device rapidly controlled bleeding in women with postpartum hemorrhage, a leading cause of maternal death, Columbia researchers have found.
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Medicaid expansion improved the stability of insurance coverage for low-income women in the months leading up to and right after the birth of their babies, Columbia researchers found.
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Experts on convalescent plasma discuss why randomized clinical trials of the treatment in COVID-19 patients are more important than ever.
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After the pandemic forced many scientists to put studies on pause, VP&S and other CUIMC researchers are back on campus with a renewed sense of purpose.
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In The Media
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Bloomberg NewsSeptember 15, 2020“If you do these types of phased reopenings, there are going to be increases in transmission,” said Jeff Shaman, who is part of a team working with the city to predict the path of the outbreak.
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The New York TimesSeptember 12, 2020Jeffrey Shaman, a public health expert at Columbia University, calculated that more than 90 percent of Covid-19 deaths could have been avoided through early May.
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The New York TimesSeptember 10, 2020Editor's Note: Robert Klitzman is a professor of psychiatry and the director of the bioethics masters program at Columbia University.
Browse by Topics
COVID-19
- September 8, 2020
Experts on convalescent plasma discuss why randomized clinical trials of the treatment in COVID-19 patients are more important than ever.
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- September 4, 2020
After the pandemic forced many scientists to put studies on pause, VP&S and other CUIMC researchers are back on campus with a renewed sense of purpose.
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- September 3, 2020
Mailman's ICAP has harnessed the partnerships made in combating HIV in Africa, Asia, and the Americas to meet the threat of COVID-19.
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Cancer
- August 26, 2020
The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center has been redesignated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the NCI, the federal government’s principal agency for cancer research, care, and training.
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- August 20, 2020
A study of cancer patients with COVID-19 finds mortality is significantly higher than in the general population and Black patients are half as likely to receive the antiviral remdesivir.
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- July 31, 2020
A breast cancer patient explains how her treatment team unflinchingly continued her care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Neuroscience
- July 13, 2020
Multiple neurons in the brain must fire in synchrony to create persistent memories tied to intense emotions, new research from Columbia neuroscientists has found.
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- June 29, 2020
New eye drops could prevent vision loss after retinal vein occlusion, a major cause of blindness for millions of adults, a study by Columbia University researchers has found.
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- June 24, 2020
Scientists at Columbia University have captured a near complete snapshot of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) B receptor, a protein that regulates neuronal activity.
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Heart Health
- July 24, 2020
Heart transplants, donor hearts, and transplant waitlists all fell sharply at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Columbia University researchers have found.
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- June 24, 2020
A new study from Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian provides physicians with valuable information on how the heart adapts to intense physical training in elite female athletes in the WNBA.
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- February 19, 2020
This July, Columbia neurologist Mitch Elkind will become president of the American Heart Association, only the second time a neurologist has led the organization.
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Public Health
- September 14, 2020
Medicaid expansion improved the stability of insurance coverage for low-income women in the months leading up to and right after the birth of their babies, Columbia researchers found.
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- September 3, 2020
Mailman's ICAP has harnessed the partnerships made in combating HIV in Africa, Asia, and the Americas to meet the threat of COVID-19.
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- August 20, 2020
An online COVID-19 course on Aug. 24 and 25 offered by the Mailman School of Public Health will introduce participants to a variety of topics about the novel coronavirus.
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Campus News
- January 2, 2020
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has launched new initiatives to expand the number of women and underrepresented minorities among the medical school's faculty and leadership.
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- June 9, 2020
On June 8, hundreds of members of the CUIMC community observed 9 minutes of silence to demonstrate a shared commitment to making Black lives matter at Columbia and beyond.
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- June 12, 2020
A recent faculty webinar explored the public health impacts of systemic racism and violence with Dean Linda P. Fried, Charles Branas, Raygine DiAquoi, Robert Fullilove, and Goleen Samari.
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