“Almost all SUID deaths have at least one unsafe sleep risk factor. More than 95% of them,” said Rebecca Carlin, a pediatrician at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
“We can and should use nursing assessment data from our health records in novel ways,” says Sarah C. Rossetti, associate professor of biomedical informatics and nursing at Columbia University.
Most people do not develop a tolerance to prescribed stimulant medications, and many stay on the same, stable dose for years, said Dr. Frances Levin, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University.
Katrina Armstrong, dean of the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, said, “The Vagelos Institute for Biomedical Research Education will harness the power of science to transform clinical care.”
Dr. Marc Eisenberg welcomed the new research. “This is an exciting study, but at this time statins are still the best treatment for most people with high cholesterol and cardiovascular risk factors.”
Some men shy away from seeing doctors because they fear receiving bad news, said Dr. Joseph Alukal, urologist and director of Men’s Health at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia.
Editor's Note: Millie Embree, interviewed for this piece, is the Dr. Edwin S. Robinson Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine (Orthodontics) at the College of Dental Medicine.
Katherine Keyes, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University, said the push into hard sodas appeared to target women, whose alcohol intake has been catching up to men’s in recent years.
Editor's Note: David Rosner, a co-author of this opinion piece, is the Ronald H. Lauterstein Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health.
