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Is the Wealth Gap Creating a Health Gap?

December 5, 2012

Elaine Mayer of The 2X2 Project explores inequality and a rising health underclass in America.

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Public Health
New York’s Medical Schools Urge Congress to Preserve Funding for Scientific Research

December 3, 2012

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Research
Restructuring Conflict of Interest Disclosures -- New IOM Report

November 28, 2012

An IOM report proposes a new system for disclosing potential conflicts of interest. Columbia's Dr. Susan Chimonas was a co-author.
Public Health Goes Viral—Online

November 28, 2012

In this new era, a tweet from a farm of infected pigs during a swine flu outbreak can help prevent the spread of H1N1, and an Instagram photo from a flooded parking lot in Lower Manhattan can warn people of where to avoid during a hurricane. --from The 2X2 Project

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Public Health
The New York Times: Beating the Odds, and a Storm, to Get a Transplant

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The New York Times

November 28, 2012

Columbia University Medical Center transplant team's efforts to secure a liver transplant for a 4-yr-old girl during Hurricane Sandy.
How to Prepare Children for Surgery

November 23, 2012

No parent welcomes the idea of a child having surgery. But there are ways to lessen the toll on both you and your child.

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Surgery
The New York Times: When Robotic Surgery Leaves Just a Scratch

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The New York Times

November 21, 2012

The robotic system designed by Drs. Dennis Fowler and Peter Allen of Columbia University enters the body through a remarkably small incision.
The Wall Street Journal: The True Cost of Sleeplessness

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The Wall Street Journal

November 21, 2012

Dr. Carl Bazil says older people don’t fall into as deep a sleep as younger people do.
Is the Downfall of Hostess a Win for Public Health?

November 21, 2012

Why solving obesity is more complicated than a couple of Twinkies. By Abdul El-Sayed, The 2X2 Project

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Public Health
The Diet-Proof Holiday Meal: Seven Ways to Stay on Track this Season

November 21, 2012

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