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CUIMC Employee Makes Big Difference at Commencement with Small Act of Kindness

May 26, 2022

While volunteering at a CUIMC graduation ceremony, Patty Conde, a human resources staff member, provided special assistance to a visiting family.

Topic

Campus News
Lung Cancer Screening Program Launches at Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian

May 24, 2022

The program brings together physicians and nurse practitioners from multiple disciplines to provide care for smokers and ex-smokers who are at high risk for lung cancer and other complications.

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Cancer
Missing Link Between Alzheimer’s and Vascular Disease Found?

By Meeri Kim

May 24, 2022

A gene called FMNL2 may explain why people with hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, or obesity have a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

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Neurology
Mental Health Care in AAPI Communities: Overcoming Language, Stigma, and Other Barriers

May 23, 2022

Language differences, stigma, and the "model minority" myth prevent many people in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities from getting mental health care.

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Mental Health
Transient Ischemic Attacks May Be Brief But Need Serious Attention

May 23, 2022

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a stroke that usually lasts under five minutes and resolves on its own, but just because the symptoms disappear, does not mean a TIA should be ignored.

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Neurology
Alzheimer’s Researchers Probe New Treatment Paths

Source:

The Wall Street Journal

May 22, 2022

“It was so compelling that it triggered the pharmaceutical industry to act,” said Scott Small, director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Columbia University.
Medical School Celebrates 2022 Graduates at In-Person Ceremony

May 19, 2022

A ceremony on May 18 honored 148 students who earned MD degrees from VP&S and 77 students who earned PhD degrees from Columbia’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Topic

Medical School
As Fentanyl Overdoses Rise, How to Keep Loved Ones Safe

Source:

The New York Times

May 19, 2022

You have a much shorter window of time to intervene and save a person’s life during a fentanyl overdose than a heroin overdose, said Jermaine Jones, a behavioral neuroscientist at Columbia University.
Let’s Talk About Sex… and Cancer

May 19, 2022

Sexual dysfunction is common among female cancer patients but infrequently addressed. Columbia oncologist Christine Chin is working to change that.

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Cancer
Major Uptick in Cannabis Vaping Reported Among Adolescents

May 19, 2022

Vaping is becoming an increasingly popular way among youth to use cannabis, a trend that is concerning because of the high levels of THC delivered through vaping devices.

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Public Health

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