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How Common is Depression After a Stroke?

February 24, 2023

Depression after a stroke is very common and treatable but sometimes difficult to diagnose.

Topic

Stroke
Stiff Person Syndrome Is Not What You Think It Is

February 24, 2023

Stiff person syndrome is a rare autoimmune and neurological disorder.

Topic

Neurology
Should Women Have Surgery to Prevent Ovarian Cancer?

February 23, 2023

In the past decade, physicians have recommended that women undergoing some surgeries have their fallopian tubes removed at the same time to prevent ovarian cancer.

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Obstetrics-Gynecology
Understanding These Immune Cells May Lead to New Ways to Treat Brain Diseases

February 22, 2023

Immune cells in the brain must rearrange a part of their cytoskeleton before they can perform their jobs, a finding that may lead to new ways to slow some brain diseases.

Topic

Neurology
Air Pollution Speeds Bone Loss from Osteoporosis

February 22, 2023

Elevated levels of air pollutants are associated with bone damage among postmenopausal women, according to new research led by scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Topic

Public Health
CUIMC Update - February 22, 2023

February 22, 2023

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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Campus News
Bisexual Women Face Increased Risk of Heart Disease

February 22, 2023

The study from researchers at Columbia University School of Nursing also provides important insights into improving heart health among bisexual women.

Topic

Heart Health
Comfort Care: Making the Most of the Briefest Lives

February 21, 2023

The Neonatal Comfort Care Program provides comfort, love, warmth, and superior comprehensive care to babies born with severe life-limiting conditions.

Topic

Campus News
Big Soda’s Alcohol Drinks Worry Health Experts(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

February 21, 2023

Katherine Keyes, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University, said the push into hard sodas appeared to target women, whose alcohol intake has been catching up to men’s in recent years.
Opinion: This Deadly Chemical Should Be Banned(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

February 19, 2023

Editor's Note: David Rosner, a co-author of this opinion piece, is the Ronald H. Lauterstein Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health.