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End-Of-Life Care During a Pandemic: How Do You Get It Right?

April 23, 2020

A new guide from Shunichi Nakagawa, MD, published just as COVID-19 arrived in New York, is helping physicians prioritize the wishes of patients as they confront difficult decisions about their care.

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COVID-19
Latest Modeling Predicts Spring Peak of COVID-19

April 23, 2020

New COVID-19 cases in the United States will begin to decline in late April, according to the latest projections from Columbia University, but only if a certain level of physical distancing remains.

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Public Health
A mysterious blood-clotting complication is killing coronavirus patients

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The Washington Post

April 22, 2020

Although acute respiratory distress syndrome still appears to be the leading cause of death in COVID-19 patients, blood complications are not far behind, said Behnood Bikdeli, a fellow at CUIMC.
Could a New Ultraviolet Technology Fight the Spread of Coronavirus?

April 22, 2020

A technique that zaps airborne viruses with a narrow-wavelength band of UV light shows promise for curtailing the person-to-person spread of COVID-19 in indoor public places.

Topic

Infectious Diseases
How Scientists Could Stop the Next Pandemic Before It Starts

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The New York Times Magazine

April 21, 2020

In late March, Vincent Racaniello, host of the podcast “This Week in Virology” and a professor at Columbia University, conducted an interview with pediatric infectious-disease expert Mark Denison.
In New York City, 1 in 7 Expectant Mothers Test Positive for Coronavirus

April 20, 2020

About 15% of pregnant women admitted to two maternity wards in northern Manhattan in late March and early April were already infected with the new coronavirus; the vast majority had no symptoms.

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COVID-19
Africa in the Path of COVID-19

April 20, 2020

Writing in NEJM, Wafaa El-Sadr and Jessica Justman urge countries around the world to take concrete steps to assist Africa in staying ahead of the curve, even as they confront their own epidemics.

Topic

Global Health
Why Do Artificial Sweeteners Fail to Satisfy?

April 20, 2020

Unlike artificial sweeteners, real sugar sends signals to the brain when it enters the gut, a new study by Columbia neuroscientists has found.

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Neuroscience
Seizures Caused by Brain Cancer May Also Fuel Cancer's Spread

April 20, 2020

Seizures are usually considered a side effect of brain cancer, but a new Columbia University study of mice suggests they may also fuel the further growth of brain tumors.

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Brain Cancer
"Faces of the Frontline" Created by Columbia Medical Student

April 20, 2020

The brainchild of Vibhu Krishna, a medical student at Columbia’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, "Faces of the Frontline," shares stories on Instagram from the COVID-19 front line.

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Infectious Diseases

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