“I have no doubt in saying that smoking and vaping could put people at increased risk of poor outcomes from Covid-19,” said Dr. Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, a pediatric pulmonologist at Columbia.
"Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, but it's easy to assume that if you only smoke a little, the risks won't be too high," said study co-leader Pallavi Balte, of Columbia University.
After the pandemic forced many scientists to put studies on pause, VP&S and other CUIMC researchers are back on campus with a renewed sense of purpose.
“If the child has no immunization and is healthy, get their first shot right away,” said Dr. Anne Gershon, M.D., a pediatric infectious disease specialist and researcher at Columbia University.
Columbia psychiatrists are developing a financial wellness program to help New Yorkers buffer the mental health impact of unemployment, financial loss, and eviction.
To help answer your road trip questions, I spoke to Sandra Albrecht, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.
People with gluten sensitivity have an antibody profile that differs from that of people with celiac disease, which could help doctors diagnose gluten sensitivity.
