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‘Less Is More’ Signifies Shift in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy

October 22, 2020

Columbia's Eileen Connolly explains how radiation treatment for breast cancer has vastly improved in recent years due to advancements in technology and an increased understanding of the disease.

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Cancer
Columbia Nursing and NYP Receive New Era for Academic Nursing Award

October 22, 2020

Columbia Nursing and NYP were recognized for their efforts in transforming health care, including a program that connects NYP nurses with school scientists to conduct research in patient care.

Topic

Nursing
NewYork Quality Care Saves Medicare $23.3M in 2019, Improves Quality of Care for Patients

October 21, 2020

NewYork Quality Care, which provides care for more than 37,000 Medicare beneficiaries, saved $23.3 million and improved quality of care for patients in 2019.

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Campus News
Study Finds New Genetic Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease in Blacks

October 21, 2020

A new study of Alzheimer’s genes suggests the disease in Blacks and whites is largely the same, but genetic changes that increase the risk of developing the disease differ between the two groups.

Topic

Neurology
ECMO Support May Save Lives in COVID-19

October 19, 2020

New data from Columbia and other ECMO centers throughout the world show that more than 60% of severe COVID-19 patients who receive ECMO, a heart-lung life support machine, survive.

Topic

COVID-19
CUIMC Update - Oct. 19, 2020

October 19, 2020

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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CUIMC Update
Five Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

October 19, 2020

Sonia Yris Angell, Andrea Baccarelli, Wendy Chung, Kam W. Leong, and Patricia Stone have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

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Campus News
Columbia nursing school starts research center focused on people of color(link is external and opens in a new window)

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Crain's New York Business

October 19, 2020

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Congenital Heart Defects May Not Increase the Risk of Severe COVID-19 Symptoms

October 16, 2020

People with congenital heart disease had a lower-than-expected risk for severe symptoms from COVID-19, a new study has found.

Topic

Heart Health
70 Faculty Receive Seed Funding for Projects that Address Structural Racism

October 16, 2020

Seventy CUIMC faculty members have received funding for projects that engage with issues of structural racism, as part of the university’s “Addressing Racism” initiative.

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Campus News