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Huffington Post: 50 Women Who Shaped America's Health

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Huffington Post

March 18, 2013

Columbia's Virginia Apgar, Nancy Wexler, and Wafaa El-Sadr are featured in this list of 50 women who have had the greatest impact in medicine and health research.
The New York Times: Radiation Raises Women’s Risk of Heart Disease Only Slightly

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The New York Times

March 14, 2013

A history of breast irradiation should be added to the list of heart disease risk factors, and taken into consideration by doctors treating such patients, said CUMC's Lori Mosca.

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Heart Health
NPR: Hear That? In A Din Of Voices, Our Brains Can Tune In To One

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NPR

March 11, 2013

Brain areas are constantly fine-tuning their reception of a selected voice, says Charles Schroeder, a neuroscientist at CUMC.

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Neurology
The New York Times: Internet Search Data Reveals Unreported Drug Side Effects

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The New York Times

March 11, 2013

Search engine queries detected evidence of unreported drug side effects -- new research from scientists at Microsoft, Stanford and Columbia University.

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Public Health
Depressed Heart Disease Patients Benefitted From Active Treatment in Clinical Trial

March 7, 2013

A clinical trial, led by CUMC's Dr. Karina Davidson, found that treating heart disease patients for symptoms of depression is effective and may provide long-term cost-savings.

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Heart Health
New York Times: Questions About Robotic Hysterectomy

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The New York Times

February 26, 2013

The JAMA paper compared outcomes in 264,758 women who had either laparoscopic or robotically assisted hysterectomy at 441 hospitals between 2007 and 2010.

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Cancer
The Wall Street Journal: Study Raises Doubts Over Robotic Surgery

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The Wall Street Journal

February 25, 2013

"There are so many options for hysterectomies now that patients should discuss the pros and cons of all of them with their doctors," said the study's lead author, CUMC's Dr. Jason Wright.

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Cancer
ASCO Post: Hematology/Oncology Team Joins NY-Presbyterian/Columbia

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ASCO Post

February 25, 2013

5 new leukemia clinician-scientists have joined the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NYPH/CUMC: Drs. Mark Frattini, Mark Heaney, Joseph Jurcic, Nicole Lamanna, & Todd Rosenblat.

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Cancer
For Robotically Assisted Hysterectomy, Outcomes Are Similar, But Cost Is Higher

February 19, 2013

When compared with laparoscopic hysterectomy, the robotically assisted hysterectomy appears to offer little short-term benefit and is accompanied by significantly greater costs, according to a study published in the February 20 issue of JAMA.

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Surgery
The New York Times: DNA Test for Rare Disorders Becomes More Routine

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The New York Times

February 19, 2013

Dr. Wendy K. Chung, professor of pediatrics and medicine at Columbia University, says DNA sequencing is beginning to transform life for patients and families who have often spent years searching for answers.

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