The latest issue of Columbia Medicine magazine tells the stories of VP&S faculty—today's Whipples, Apgars and Drews—who are working to forever change health care like their illustrious forebears.
The coming COVID boosters aren't the only vaccines adults should consider. Now's a good time for people over 18 to make sure they're up to date with flu, tetanus, and other routine vaccines.
Columbia University’s Program in Narrative Medicine and the American Medical Student Association are co-sponsoring an intensive Summer Institute in Narrative Medicine, June 16–20, 2014.
While most hospitals have policies to prevent health care-associated infections, clinicians often fail to follow the guidelines established to prevent these infections.
To combat the rise of obesity in teens, physicians and other medical professionals have been promoting physical education and healthier diets for children. But for some teens, these are not enough.
In honor of National Healthy Weight Week, we spoke with Dr. Judith Korner, Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC, about how to determine if you are at a healthy weight and, if you're overweight, what to do to get healthy.