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In Astounding Test, Scientists Revive Damaged Lungs for Transplant

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The New York Times

July 13, 2020

The project began when surgeons at Columbia paid a visit to Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, who directs the university’s stem cell and tissue engineering lab, to talk about lung transplant patients.
Why Are Memories Attached to Emotions So Strong?

July 13, 2020

Multiple neurons in the brain must fire in synchrony to create persistent memories tied to intense emotions, new research from Columbia neuroscientists has found.

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Neuroscience
Severely Damaged Human Lungs Can Now Be Successfully Recovered

July 13, 2020

The health of donated human lungs judged too poor for transplantation can be recovered using a cross-circulation technique designed by biomedical engineers at Columbia University.

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Transplantation
Columbia Physicians Provide First Comprehensive Review of COVID-19’s Effects Outside the Lung

July 10, 2020

Based on their experience treating COVID-19, Columbia physicians have assembled critical information about the coronavirus’s effects on organs outside the lungs.

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Infectious Diseases
U.S. Passes 3 Million Cases; Virus Spiking in 35 States

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CNN: Don Lemon

July 9, 2020

Editor's Note: Director of global health in emergency medicine Craig Spencer sees a pattern of a deliberate undermining of science and public health by the Trump administration.
Video Chronicles Medical School’s COVID-19 Response

July 8, 2020

A video that chronicles the medical school’s response to COVID-19 illustrates how the entire Columbia community came together to confront the most challenging health crisis of our time.

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Campus News
New Modeling Examines Effect of School Capacity on Future COVID-19 Infections

July 8, 2020

A new study compares different NYC reopening scenarios and suggests that keeping all industries, including schools, at 50% capacity may keep COVID-19 at relatively low levels through May 2021.

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Public Health
In NYC, COVID-19 Fatality Rate Is Double Earlier Estimates

July 8, 2020

Mailman researchers estimate that the overall COVID-19 fatality rate in New York City is 1.45%, twice that of estimates from other countries, and older adults have the greatest mortality risk.

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Public Health
Algorithm Predicts Risk for PTSD After Traumatic Injury

July 6, 2020

With high precision, a new algorithm predicts which patients treated for traumatic injuries in the emergency department will later develop post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Mental Health
'Almost like a social pandemic': As states pause reopenings, experts warn of more confusion, isolation, agitation

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USA Today

July 6, 2020

“The U.S. has not invested in a lot of the social protections that leave people feeling like they have a safety net,” Dr. Linda Fried told USA TODAY.

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