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Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods Linked to COVID-19

June 18, 2020

A study of nearly 400 pregnant women is among the first to show that socioeconomic status and household crowding increase the risk of getting COVID-19.

Topic

Infectious Diseases
“Silent” Genetic Changes May Impact Human Health

June 16, 2020

Genetic changes that were believed meaningless may play an important yet overlooked role in human diseases, including breast cancer, a new study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center finds.

Topic

Genetics
Fighting the Coronavirus With Innovative Tech

Source:

The New York Times

June 16, 2020

Healthe of Melbourne, FL, has created disinfectant devices that use a different technology, far-UVC light, said David Brenner, director of the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University.
Children and COVID—What’s Known

June 15, 2020

In two new papers, Columbia pediatricians describe two different types of serious COVID disease that occur rarely in children.

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Pediatrics
Opinion: As a Black Doctor, Should I Choose My Skin Color or My Health?

Source:

The New York Times

June 14, 2020

Editor's Note: Steven McDonald is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Columbia University.
Examining Race and Public Health

June 12, 2020

A recent faculty webinar explored the public health impacts of systemic racism and violence with Dean Linda P. Fried, Charles Branas, Raygine DiAquoi, Robert Fullilove, and Goleen Samari.

Topic

Campus News
The Hand-Washing Wars

Source:

The New York Times

June 11, 2020

Dr. Elaine Larson, professor emerita of nursing research and professor emerita of epidemiology at Columbia University, is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on hand hygiene.
Heartburn Drug May Have Potential Against COVID-19

June 10, 2020

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who received famotidine were more likely to survive, a new retrospective study has found, but it is premature to conclude that the drug is effective for COVID-19.

Topic

Infectious Diseases
Subway Data Reveals Communities of Color Carry Burden of Essential Work and COVID-19

June 10, 2020

The most socially disadvantaged communities in NYC used the subway to a greater degree during the pandemic, and the strongest driver of subway use was the percentage of essential workers.

Topic

Infectious Diseases
Study Suggests Number of Mammograms for Many Breast Cancer Survivors Can Be Reduced

June 10, 2020

Compared to yearly screening, more frequent mammograms for women treated for early-stage breast cancer did not confer additional benefit, a study from Columbia University oncologists has found.

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Cancer

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