“The era of ‘just go out and diet and exercise’ is now gone,’” said Dr. Rudolph Leibel, a professor of diabetes research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
“It’s a story of inequality on a large scale,” said Robbie Parks, a co-author of the paper and an assistant professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University.
“Our most unequivocal evidence is that private equity is associated with increased costs,” says Alexander Borsa, a Ph.D. candidate in sociomedical sciences at Columbia University.
Volunteers taking the drug reported marijuana had less of an effect, without experiencing withdrawal, said Meg Haney, director of the Cannabis Research Laboratory at Columbia University.
Editor's Note: Susannah Hills, the author of this opinion piece, is an assistant professor of otolaryngology head and neck surgery at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Cryptosporidium, a parasite, is another common cause of gastrointestinal illness, said Victoria Lynch, an environmental epidemiologist at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
Cecilia Sorensen, an associate professor of emergency medicine at Columbia University, talks about how kids, parents, and everyone else can protect themselves during the heat wave.
Joshua Willey, a stroke specialist at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, said the risk-benefit calculation would differ for each patient.
Dr. Carolyn Westhoff, who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University, said that when they’re used as directed, progestin-only pills are just as effective as combination pills.
But extreme heat, especially in locales not accustomed to them, has the potential to become a “mass casualty event,” said Christopher Tedeschi, director of emergency preparedness at NYP-CUIMC.
