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Don’t Delay Returning for Medical Care

July 14, 2020

David Buchholz, MD, discusses patients’ concerns about returning for regular care and the measures Columbia practices are taking to keep patients and providers safe.

Topic

Infectious Diseases
New York Confronts Second-Wave Risk: Visitors From Florida and Texas(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

July 14, 2020

“I don’t anticipate that New York will have a second wave like what we have in Texas and Florida,” said Ian Lipkin, director of the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University.
In Astounding Test, Scientists Revive Damaged Lungs for Transplant(link is external and opens in a new window)

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The New York Times

July 13, 2020

The project began when surgeons at Columbia paid a visit to Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, who directs the university’s stem cell and tissue engineering lab, to talk about lung transplant patients.
Why Are Memories Attached to Emotions So Strong?

July 13, 2020

Multiple neurons in the brain must fire in synchrony to create persistent memories tied to intense emotions, new research from Columbia neuroscientists has found.

Topic

Neuroscience
Severely Damaged Human Lungs Can Now Be Successfully Recovered

July 13, 2020

The health of donated human lungs judged too poor for transplantation can be recovered using a cross-circulation technique designed by biomedical engineers at Columbia University.

Topic

Transplantation
Columbia Physicians Provide First Comprehensive Review of COVID-19’s Effects Outside the Lung

July 10, 2020

Based on their experience treating COVID-19, Columbia physicians have assembled critical information about the coronavirus’s effects on organs outside the lungs.

Topic

Infectious Diseases
U.S. Passes 3 Million Cases; Virus Spiking in 35 States(link is external and opens in a new window)

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CNN: Don Lemon

July 9, 2020

Editor's Note: Director of global health in emergency medicine Craig Spencer sees a pattern of a deliberate undermining of science and public health by the Trump administration.
Video Chronicles Medical School’s COVID-19 Response

July 8, 2020

A video that chronicles the medical school’s response to COVID-19 illustrates how the entire Columbia community came together to confront the most challenging health crisis of our time.

Topic

Campus News
New Modeling Examines Effect of School Capacity on Future COVID-19 Infections

July 8, 2020

A new study compares different NYC reopening scenarios and suggests that keeping all industries, including schools, at 50% capacity may keep COVID-19 at relatively low levels through May 2021.

Topic

Public Health
In NYC, COVID-19 Fatality Rate Is Double Earlier Estimates

July 8, 2020

Mailman researchers estimate that the overall COVID-19 fatality rate in New York City is 1.45%, twice that of estimates from other countries, and older adults have the greatest mortality risk.

Topic

Public Health