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VP&S Students Host Conference for Student-Run Clinics

February 27, 2019

More than 120 students from 10 medical schools attended a 2019 conference focused on “Free Clinics as Safe Spaces for Vulnerable Populations.” Danny Neghassi, MD’11, gave the keynote address.

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Campus News
What Do Breast Cancer Survival Rates Tell Us?

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U.S. News & World Report

February 27, 2019

In the simplest terms, these rates describe "the number of people that have lived once they've been diagnosed with the disease," says Dr. Dawn L. Hershman.
Too Often, Opioid Abuse Runs in the Family, Study Shows

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U.S. News & World Report

February 25, 2019

This is the first study to look at those patterns when it comes to prescription opioid abuse, said senior researcher Denise Kandel.
Teaching Medical Students the Art of Uncertainty

February 25, 2019

Critically examining art can help medical students come to terms with the role uncertainty plays when physicians make clinical decisions, a new study from Columbia medical educators suggests.

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Education
5 Questions with William Turner on Diversity in Medicine

February 22, 2019

Columbia physician William Turner, MD, received a VP&S Award for Excellence for his efforts to recruit residents from underrepresented groups to Columbia’s internal medicine residency.

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Campus News
Memory Stored in Unexpected Region of the Brain

February 22, 2019

New research provides evidence that learning and memory are not relegated to a few select regions, but instead may permeate the brain.

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Neuroscience
Heart Disease: Six Things Women Should Know

February 21, 2019

Historically considered a man’s disease, heart disease now claims the lives of more women than men. But symptoms between the sexes can differ, and men and women are treated differently.

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Heart Health
For Schizophrenia, Some Drug Combinations May Be More Effective Than Others

February 20, 2019

A new study suggests that antidepressants may control symptoms of schizophrenia better than other types of psychiatric drugs when combined with antipsychotic drugs.

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Mental Health
New “Smart Drug” Shows Promise for Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

February 20, 2019

A clinical trial at Columbia and other centers found that patients responded to a new “smart drug” for women with an aggressive form of breast cancer.

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Cancer
Having Anesthesia Once as a Baby Does Not Cause Learning Disabilities, New Research Shows

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The New York Times

February 18, 2019

Dr. Lena S. Sun is the chief of the Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Columbia University.

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