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E. Sander Connolly Jr. to Head Neurological Surgery

July 30, 2020

E. Sander Connolly Jr., MD, has been named chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Columbia University and neurosurgeon-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian.

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Campus News
Moderna Vaccine Test in Monkeys Shows Promise(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

July 28, 2020

“This bodes well for the Phase 3 trials,” said Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University who was not involved in the study.
Masks May Reduce Viral Dose, Some Experts Say(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

July 27, 2020

Dr. Tsion Firew, an emergency physician at Columbia University who wasn’t involved in the work, cautioned that the links between masking and milder disease haven’t yet been proved as cause and effect.
Shed Your Quarantine Skin (and Hair and Nails), Safely(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

July 25, 2020

“It’s reducing the risk, not eliminating the risk,” said Wafaa El-Sadr, a professor of epidemiology and medicine at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
Heart Transplants Declined Sharply During Pandemic

July 24, 2020

Heart transplants, donor hearts, and transplant waitlists all fell sharply at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Columbia University researchers have found.

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Heart Health
NY Doctors Share Advice to Other States Seeing Coronavirus Surges

July 23, 2020

Earlier this year, New York was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. Our doctors want to share some advice for colleagues in other states who are now facing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases.

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Campus News
2020 Irving Scholars Announced

July 23, 2020

Columbia's Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research selected five new Herbert and Florence Irving Scholars to receive funding for the next three years to support their research.

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Campus News
Columbia Students Exchange Pandemic Experiences with International Peers

July 22, 2020

The International Collaboration and Exchange Program convenes premedical, medical, and dental students from Columbia University and beyond to discuss their COVID-19 experiences via online coursework.

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Global Health
What We Know—And Don’t Know—About COVID-19

July 22, 2020

Physicians, researchers, and public health experts from Columbia University weigh in on what we now know about the novel coronavirus and what we still need to learn.

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Research
Neutralizing Antibodies Isolated from COVID-19 Patients May Suppress Virus

July 22, 2020

Columbia researchers have isolated antibodies from COVID-19 patients that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 virus and could be used to treat patients or prevent infections.

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COVID-19