A new study found that women with cervical cancer who had a radical hysterectomy with minimally invasive surgery had a significantly higher risk of death than those who had open surgery.
The grieving process can be a long one, but psychiatrist M. Katherine Shear says there are several things people need to do to move forward in their lives after a loss like this.
It’s really important to look at people’s emotional health on this global scale, says Jeffrey Borenstein, MD, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University.
A biopsy test that helps transplant centers select kidneys for transplantation is often inaccurate, a new study has found, suggesting that reliance on the biopsy should be reduced.
Dr. Deborah Hasin, professor of epidemiology at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, told UPI that users were asked to explain certain physical and mental symptoms.
"Gastrointestinal problems ... can have profound effects on a child's behavior," Dr. Kara Gross Margolis, an associate professor of pediatrics at Columbia University, said in a press release.
Though they can be difficult to detect, gastrointestinal disorders are common in kids with autism, sometimes causing anger, aggression, and other behavior problems.
