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Seals Harbor Hepatitis A-Like Virus

August 26, 2015

Scientists at the Mailman School of Public Health have discovered a new virus in seals that is the closest known relative of the human hepatitis A virus.

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Public Health
Developing a New Tool to Detect a Frequently Missed Sex Chromosome Disorder in Boys

August 25, 2015

Klinefelter syndrome is the most common disorder of the male sex chromosomes, yet is rarely diagnosed in children. A new assessment tool is being developed by researchers at Columbia to help pediatricians detect the physical traits of the syndrome.

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Pediatrics
Stories of Hope: Tammie Feldman

August 25, 2015

For patients with chronic pancreatitis, a rare treatment called auto islet transplantation offers hope.

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Surgery
Biogen, the ALS Association, and Columbia Collaborate to Drive Understanding of Genetic Influence in ALS

August 20, 2015

Biogen, the ALS Association, and Columbia University Medical Center have announced a new collaboration to better understand the differences and commonalities in the ALS disease process and how genes influence the clinical features of the disease.

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Neurology
New Study Finds Anxiety and Depression Rates Vary by Social Class

August 19, 2015

A Mailman School of Public Health study finds that people toward the middle of social hierarchies suffer higher rates of depression and anxiety based on their social class and position of power in the labor market compared to those at the top or bottom.

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Public Health
Washington Post: My mother had Alzheimer’s. Will my fate be the same?

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Washington Post

August 19, 2015
Program Helps Integrate Nutrition Into Health Care Practice

August 18, 2015

This innovative nutrition program for health care professionals is accepting applicants for September. The medical nutrition program trains health professionals to integrate nutrition into their practice, using behavior counseling approaches based in biochemistry and clinical nutrition.

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Nutrition
Bloomberg: Biogen, Columbia to Map ALS Disease Genes With Ice Bucket Money

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Bloomberg

August 18, 2015
Dentists Tapped for New Role: Drug Screenings

August 17, 2015

A Mailman School of Public Health study looked at the role of dentists in screening for substance use disorders. While many view the dental visit as as an opportunity to identify drug misuse, others do not see it as part of their professional role.

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Public Health
New York Times: Order to Clean Towers Strains Crews Amid Legionnaires’ Outbreak in Bronx

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The New York Times

August 17, 2015

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Public Health

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