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In Severe COVID, Cytokine “Hurricane” in Lung Attracts Damaging Inflammatory Cells

March 15, 2021

A real-time study of immune responses inside the lungs of COVID patients suggests a cytokine “hurricane” in the airways drives severe disease, and an influx of T cells may be critical to survival.

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Infectious Diseases
The Coronavirus Variants Experts Are Most Concerned About

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CBS News: 60 Minutes

March 14, 2021

Editor's Note: David Ho, interviewed here, is the Clyde '56 and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine, a professor of microbiology and immunology, and the director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center.
Why experts say it’s especially important for heart patients to get a coronavirus vaccine

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The Washington Post

March 13, 2021

“Those with underlying heart failure could still have a more severe case of covid than those without heart failure, but the vaccine should protect everybody significantly,” said Mitchell Elkind.
Scientists Reveal a New Therapeutic Vulnerability in Pancreatic Cancer

March 11, 2021

Reducing levels of a hormone prevented metastasis and prolonged survival in mice with pancreatic cancer, a study from Columbia has found, which could lead to new treatments for patients.

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Cancer
New Rap Videos Aim to Help Increase COVID-19 Vaccination in Communities of Color

March 11, 2021

New videos from Hip Hop Public Health, a community organization founded by a Columbia neurologist, are using the power of music to help increase COVID-19 vaccine coverage in communities of color.

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COVID-19
Life After Vaccination: What Can People Do Differently?

March 10, 2021

Jessica Justman, MD, an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist at Columbia, says vaccinated people still need to take some precautions for now.

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COVID-19
Scientists Needed Help Against Covid-19. They Asked Sports.

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The Wall Street Journal

March 10, 2021

“It was very obvious,” said David Engel, an associate professor of medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, “that this was a tremendous opportunity.”
Gene Therapy Trial for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Now Open at Columbia

March 9, 2021

A clinical trial to test a gene therapy for some patients with dry age-related macular degeneration—a leading cause of blindness in the United States—is underway at Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian.

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Campus News
Five Questions with Michael Weiner, Oncologist, Cancer Survivor, Author

March 9, 2021

In his book, “Living Cancer,” Columbia oncologist Michael Weiner tells the stories of his patients and reflects on his 360-degree view of cancer as a physician, patient, and parent.

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Pediatrics
Eight Ways Chemical Pollutants Harm the Body

March 9, 2021

A new review of existing evidence proposes eight hallmarks of environmental exposures that chart the biological pathways through which pollutants contribute to disease.

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Public Health

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