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More COVID-19 Cases, Deaths in Nursing Homes with More Black Residents

May 14, 2021

Nursing homes with Black residents had higher rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths during the pandemic's first wave compared to homes with no Black residents, Columbia Nursing researchers have found.

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Nursing
VP&S Class of 2021: Lauren Fields

May 14, 2021

At Columbia, Lauren Fields has delved deep into medical training to find an interest in psychiatry while nurturing a love of poetry. She is among the first cohort of VP&S Equity and Justice Fellows.

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Campus News
VP&S Class of 2021: Stephanie Granada

May 14, 2021

Stephanie Granada is the first in her family to graduate from college and medical school. She was drawn to Columbia by a desire to be a doctor-in-training in an urban, Spanish-speaking community.

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Campus News
With Busy Airports and Restaurants, U.S. Moves Closer to Full Reopening(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The Wall Street Journal

May 13, 2021

“The vaccine is doing what it’s supposed to do,” said Jeffrey Shaman, an infectious-disease modeler at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in New York City.
Squirrels Help Scientists Understand How We Sense Heat

May 13, 2021

Scientists at Columbia took high-res images of a heat-sensing molecule in ground squirrels that could help researchers understand how we sense temperature and lead to the design of new pain relievers.

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Neuroscience
Scientists Warn U.S. Lawmakers About the Continued Threat of Coronavirus Variants.(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

May 12, 2021

The funding is needed urgently, said Salim S. Abdool Karim, a professor of clinical epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.
CUIMC Update - May 10, 2021

May 10, 2021

View the CUIMC Update, a weekly e-newsletter featuring medical center news and the accomplishments of our faculty, staff, and trainees.

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CUIMC Update
Do Statins Really Cause Muscle Aches?(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

May 10, 2021

“These studies are difficult to do,” said Dr. Henry N. Ginsberg, a professor of medicine at Columbia who was not involved in the work.
Esophageal Cancers Resurrect Ancient Retroviruses Hidden in Our Genome

May 10, 2021

Scientists have found that many esophageal cancers turn on ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, a finding that could lead to improvements in immunotherapy.

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Cancer
Silver Nanoclusters Inhibit DNA Replication

May 10, 2021

A new study shows that silver nanoclusters—which could be applied to the treatment of cancer in the future—block an early step of DNA replication.

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Research