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Scientific American: "Fiscal Cliff" Threatens to Impede Biomedical Discoveries

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Scientific American

December 12, 2012

Scientists petition to protect lifesaving research programs before January 2013, when the federal government will slash $2.5B of the NIH budget.
Compliance with Chemotherapy Varies with Strength of Physician’s Recommendation

December 10, 2012

Women with breast cancer for whom chemotherapy is most critical are most likely to begin treatment.

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Cancer
Join a Live Chat on Winter Depression

December 10, 2012

CUMC's Dr. Michael Terman will join ABC's Dr. Richard Besser during a live Twitter chat on winter depression and seasonal affective disorder December 11, 1 p.m.

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Mental Health
ABC News: Nurse Training Goes Virtual

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ABC News

December 10, 2012

Columbia University nursing students conduct a long-distant webinar with a partner clinic in the Dominican Republic.

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Nursing
Time Magazine: New Prenatal Test Could Improve Detection of Congenital Diseases

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Time Magazine

December 7, 2012

Chromosomal microarray, which compares a fetus' DNA to that of a normal genome, should be offered to all expectant mothers, say CUMC researchers.

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Obstetrics-Gynecology
NIH News: Microarray Offers More Information on Genetic Causes of Stillbirth

December 7, 2012

A new genetic test may help detect abnormalities in 40% more cases of stillbirth - co-authored by Columbia's Dr. Brynn Levy.

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Obstetrics-Gynecology
School of Nursing Celebrates National Handwashing Week

December 6, 2012

Cold and flu season has arrived, and viruses spread rapidly in a communal setting, making hand washing both crucial and timely.

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Infectious Diseases
Forecasting the Flu

December 5, 2012

A new computer model takes a page from weather forecasting to predict regional peaks in influenza outbreaks.

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Public Health
Is the Wealth Gap Creating a Health Gap?

December 5, 2012

Elaine Mayer of The 2X2 Project explores inequality and a rising health underclass in America.

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Public Health
Dr. Richard Mayeux Elected Fellow of AAAS

December 5, 2012

Richard Mayeux was elected Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his work on the epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease.

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Aging

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