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The first CUIMC Grand Rounds, launched by the four deans of Columbia University Irving Medical Center schools, was presented by David Ho, MD, on new variants of the coronavirus.
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Spread of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant in the New York City region that shares worrisome similarities with other recent variants has been identified by scientists at Columbia University.
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center is sharing the stories of some of the many women who are spearheading innovation through research, patient care, and education.
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Monica L. Lypson, MD, has been named vice dean for education and Jonathan Amiel, MD, has been appointed senior associate dean for innovation in health professions education.
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In The Media
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The Washington PostMarch 2, 2021Eric Kandel, 91, in his lab at Columbia University. When he was 71, Kandel won the Nobel Prize for discovering the role of neurons in storing memories.
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The Wall Street JournalFebruary 28, 2021The EDC is expected to announce that a team from Columbia University, led by Dr. David Ho, is the first awardee in a continuing competition to develop a point-of-care or at-home Covid-19 test.
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The New York TimesFebruary 25, 2021“As doctors, we need to ask those who come to us: ‘Tell me about yourself,’” explained Dr. Rita Charon, who founded Columbia University’s pioneering narrative medicine program in 2000.
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COVID-19
- March 3, 2021
The first CUIMC Grand Rounds, launched by the four deans of Columbia University Irving Medical Center schools, was presented by David Ho, MD, on new variants of the coronavirus.
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- March 3, 2021
A 15-minute COVID-19 test that can be used at home to identify infectious people is under development in David Ho’s laboratory and has received support from the NYC Economic Development Corporation.
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- February 26, 2021
People who took statins to lower cholesterol were about 50% less likely to die if hospitalized for COVID-19, a retrospective study by Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian physicians has found.
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Cancer
- March 1, 2021
Using a new technique that uncovers the hidden tricks cancer cells use to resist immunotherapy, Columbia and MIT researchers have discovered why some melanoma patients do not respond to the therapy.
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- February 24, 2021
By deploying CRISPR to make the smallest mutations, researchers are learning how subtle changes to genes contribute to disease.
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- February 18, 2021
New research may lead to the development of drugs to prevent the nerve damage and pain many cancer patients experience during chemotherapy.
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Neuroscience
- February 26, 2021
A new study from Columbia neuroscientists reveals the power of novelty to boost the brain’s problem-solving abilities.
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- December 18, 2020
Uncertainty about the future has a way of taking over the mind, and a new study from Columbia neuroscientists is starting to reveal what changes take place in the unsure brain.
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- November 20, 2020
Columbia researchers have found a potential neurobiological mechanism for hallucinations and delusions that fits within the hierarchical model of psychosis and can explain their clinical presentation.
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Heart Health
- February 19, 2021
Physicians at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons are exploring disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women.
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- October 26, 2020
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 cause of maternal mortality in the United States, but a new study suggests specialized cardio-obstetrics teams may improve outcomes.
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- October 16, 2020
People with congenital heart disease had a lower-than-expected risk for severe symptoms from COVID-19, a new study has found.
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Public Health
- February 26, 2021
A new study found a strong association in the U.S. between jail incarceration and death rates from infectious diseases, chronic lower respiratory disease, drug use, and suicide.
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- February 11, 2021
New videos from Hip Hop Public Health, a community organization founded by a Columbia neurologist, are using the power of music to help increase COVID-19 vaccine coverage in communities of color.
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- February 9, 2021
Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 120 million people in the United States may have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, according to researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health.
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Campus News
- March 3, 2021
The first CUIMC Grand Rounds, launched by the four deans of Columbia University Irving Medical Center schools, was presented by David Ho, MD, on new variants of the coronavirus.
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- March 1, 2021
Columbia University Irving Medical Center is sharing the stories of some of the many women who are spearheading innovation through research, patient care, and education.
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- March 1, 2021
View the CUIMC Update, a weekly e-newsletter featuring medical center news and the accomplishments of our faculty, staff, and trainees.
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