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Third Annual COMBO Playdate Bolsters Family and Community Health

May 9, 2024

More than 500 attendees came out to Haven Plaza for the 3rd annual COMBO Playdate, a free event for Washington Heights families that connects them to resources and each other.

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Campus News
Herbert Pardes, Who Steered the Growth of a Giant Hospital, Dies at 89(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

May 9, 2024

Dr. Herbert Pardes, a psychiatrist and a former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, brought order to the merger of two major medical centers that became NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Why Anger is Bad for Your Heart

By Robin Lally

May 9, 2024

Ever since Type A personality was linked to cardiovascular disease in the 1950s, it’s been known that anger raises the risk of heart attack and stroke. Now a Columbia study may explain how.

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Heart Health
Study Uncovers Brain Circuit That Controls Body’s Inflammatory Reactions

May 9, 2024

Columbia neuroscientists found that the mouse brain can direct the body's immune system to an unexpected degree, a discovery that could lead to new therapies for many immune disorders.

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Neuroscience
VP&S Academy of Clinical Excellence Inducts Sixth Class

May 8, 2024

Twenty-five Columbia physicians were recognized for outstanding patient care and inducted into the VP&S Academy of Clinical Excellence on May 2.

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Campus News
The Quest for Treatments to Keep Weight Off After Ozempic(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The Wall Street Journal

May 8, 2024

Editor's Note: This article appeared on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on May 9, 2024 with the headline "Finding a Drug to Keep Weight Off Is Next Goal".
CUIMC Update - May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024

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
Local High Schoolers Present Community Health Projects at Columbia

May 6, 2024

High school students who participated in a new community health education program created by a Columbia medical student celebrated their accomplishments at a graduation event.

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Campus News
Building More Homes for Hematopoietic Stem Cells

May 6, 2024

A new study reveals how bone marrow stem cell niche generation is regulated, which could lead to improvements in stem cell transplantation for the treatment of blood diseases.

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Stem Cells
Researchers Breed Mice With Hybrid Brains Containing Cells From Rats(link is external and opens in a new window)

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Smithsonian Magazine

May 2, 2024

“This has potential for human health, where we can understand better how to make cell replacement therapies,” said Kristin Baldwin, an author of the study and a neuroscientist at Columbia University.